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East Asia
Major news in China on May 9
Top news in <CNTV>: Officials say China’s tea products are safe news@theasian.asia
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A bank report: The rich will get richer in China
BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) — The head of a bank that recently launched a service aimed at China’s super-rich predicted Tuesday that the wealth of the country’s high net worth individuals (HNWIs) in 2015 will be more than triple that of 2010. The assets of HNWIs in China will accumulate…
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East Asia
Major news in China on May 8
Top news in <People’s Daily>: Experts “No basis for sharp yuan appreciation” news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Major news in Japan on May 8
Top news in <Kyodo News>: Measuring skin tone with smartphone news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Major news in China on May 7
Top news in <CNTV>: Drought leaves 680, 000 thirsty in SW China news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Major news in Japan on May 7
Top news in <NHK>: N.Korea criticizes UNSC permanent members news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Royal ritual
A ritual specialist wearing a king’s costume enters Jongmyo, a UNESCO-registered royal shrine from the Joseon Kingdom (1392-1910) in central Seoul, to reenact Jongmyo Jerye, Sunday. Jongmyo Jerye is a royal ancestral ritual paying tribute to the kings and queens of the kingdom and was listed as a UNESCO Intangible…
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East Asia
Major news in China on May 4
Top news in <CNTV>: Chinese passports to get chipped news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Major news in Japan on May 4
Top news in <Japan Today>: Crisis-hit Japan debates shift to renewable energy news@theasian.asia
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AJA issues statement on World Press Freedom Day
On the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day which fell on Thursday (May 3), the Asia Journalist Association (AJA), represented by Ivan Lim, issued a statement in which it said “we would like to applaud the journalists doing their best to convey the truth to their readers.” It continued that “as…
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