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East Asia
A Cartoonist Helps Her Grandpa’s Dream Come True
Combo photo taken on May 15, 2012 shows some photos posted by microbloggers as responses to Ling Yifan, a 29-year-old cartoonist, to help her ailing grandfather travel the world in Beijing, capital of China, May 15, 2012. Earlier this month Ling posted a portrait of her grandfather, who is dying…
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Chinese PKO Team Bound For East Timor
Two police officers help each other to settle their backpacks at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, May 21, 2012, before boarding an airplane to join the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in East Timor. The 13-person team of Chinese police officers departed from Beijing to East…
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Major news in China on May 22
Top news in <Peoples Daily>: China still most attractive for FDI news@theasian.asia
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Major news in Japan on May 22: Skytree is set to open Tuesday
Top news in <Japan Times>: Skytree is set to open Tuesday news@theasian.asia
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Cardinal celebrates Buddha’s birthday
Cardinal Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk, the archbishop of Seoul, delivered a congratulatory message on Buddha’s birthday, which falls on May 28 this year, to the Jogye Order, the country’s largest Buddhist sect, Monday. “We wish that the mercy of Buddha, who came to this world to save all creatures in agony,…
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Major news in China on May 21
Top news in <CNTV>: Taiwan preparing to embrace more mainland tourists news@theasian.asia
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Major news in Japan on May 21: Freshwater fish take cesium via feeds
Top news in <Kyodo News>: Tests show freshwater fish take in radioactive cesium via feeds news@theasian.asia
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“Ring of Fire” Eclipse Seen Across Asia
A solar eclipse occurs as the moon passes between the Earth and the Sun as partially seen at sunrise Monday May 21, 2012 from coastal township of Gumaca, Quezon province, 187 kilometers (116 miles) southeast of Manila, Philippines. It was the first solar eclipse this year. A partial solar eclipse…
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Ethnic Groups Show-Off Their Dresses
Performers present dresses of ethnic groups during a carnival activity in Liuzhou City, southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 18, 2012. A series of activities were held across the country to celebrate the second China National Tourism Day on May 19. <Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
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Childrean’s Priceless Smile
People hold umbrellas, with portraits of young survivors of the earthquake and tsunami that hit eastern Japan on March 11, 2011, during the Merry Smile Action held at Tokyo’s shopping district Harajuku, Saturday, May 19, 2012. It was a part of the Merry Project, a global art project staging ad-hoc…
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