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East Asia
Chopstick Makers Under Probe For Poison Use
LIUZHOU, China — Pieces of the bamboo for making disposable chopsticks are seen at a workshop in Rongan County of Liuzhou, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, April 11, 2012. Local government started inspections on disposable chopsticks manufacturers in Liuzhou City recently. Three companies were discovered and punished for using…
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Extra Issue Printed To Inform NK Missile Launch In Tokyo
TOKYO — A newspaper employee shows an extra issue of the Daily Yomiuri reporting North Korea’s rocket launch to hand over to passers-by in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, April 13, 2012. North Korea fired a long-range rocket early Friday, South Korean and U.S. officials said, defying international warnings against moving forward…
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Major news in China on Apr 13 2012
Top news in <CNTV>: Shanghai’s drinking water supply guarded news@theasian.asia
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Major news in Japan on Apr 13 2012: NK rocket fails shortly after launch
Top news in <Kyodo News>: N. Korea rocket fails shortly after launch, falls into sea news@theasian.asia
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Major news in China on Apr 12 2012
Top news in <CNTV>: Yogurt and jelly makers worry about blogs’ effects news@theasian.asia
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Major news in Japan on April 12 2012
Top news in <Kyodo News>: G-8 agrees N. Korea’s rocket launch would violate U.N. resolutions news@theasian.asia
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Different angles in S. Korea’s general election
*Below is the pictorial for National Assembly elections, which were held in April. 11, 2012. <Photo=Newsis> news@theasian.asia
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Major news in Japan on April 11 2012
Top news in <NHK>: Fueling of North Korean rocket begins news@theasian.asia
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Major news in China on April 11 2012
Top news in <Peoples Daily>: New safety rules for school buses take effect news@theasian.asia
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Terraced Rice Paddy At Sunset
HONGHE, China — Photo taken on April 9, 2012 shows terrace scenery in Yuanyang County of Honghe Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Yunnan Province. <Xinhua/Liang Zhiqiang> news@theasian.asia
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