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East Asia
[China Now] Aging society, a new challenge
Aging society is a new challenge facing China. According to a report by Xinhua News Agency, the number of Chinese population aged over 65 is 123 million or 9.1 percent of Chinese total population of 1.4 billion as of the end of 2011. The statistics was announced by the Health Aging Symposium last…
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Major news in China on April 9 2012
Top news in <CNTV>: Shanghai police brush up English news@theasian.asia
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Major news in Japan on April 9 2012
Top news in <NHK>: North Korea completes missile assembly news@theasian.asia
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[The AsiaN Video] “India looms as military rival”
Good afternoon everyone. I am Wang Xuan, reporter of the AsiaN. Today if you come to our site you can find a piece of news about the relationship between India and China. The story, titled “India looms as military rival,” suggested that India will be the next military power targeting China. Actually this article…
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Holy Place of NK Near Mt. Paektu
In this photo taken on Monday, April 2, 2012, a female North Korean soldier, working as a guide, enters what was a secret military camp during the fight against the Japanese and the site of what North Koreans say is the home of the late North Korean leader Kim Il…
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[China Now] Kimchi museum attracts Chinese attention
Chinese journalist Yao Quilin of Xinhua carried a brief story on the People’s Daily Online with a title “Kimchi Museum in Seoul, South Korea” on Apr. 05, 2012. His stroy reflected a great interest of Chinese media in Korea’s traditional food culture. Chinese journalists visited Kimchi Museum in Seoul on Apr.…
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Major news in Japan on April 6 2012
Top news in <Kyodo News>: Radioactive coolant water leaks at French nuke plant following fire news@theasian.asia
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Major news in China on April 6 2012
Top news in <People’s Daily>: India’s ‘Look East Policy’ news@theasian.asia
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Season of Tea Harvest in China
HANGZHOU — A worker picks Xihu Longjing tea leaves on a plantation near the West Lake in Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province, April 5, 2012. Harvest of the Xihu Longjing tea, considered the most authentic of all Longjing varieties, will be carried out in full swing starting from…
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Enjoying Cherry Blossom on Rickshaw
TOKYO — Visitors ride a rickshaw under cherry blossom trees in Asakusa of Tokyo, capital of Japan, on April 5, 2012. <Xinhua/Kenichiro Seki> news@theasian.asia
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