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3000-yr-old Chinese Vinegar Manufacturer

A staff member works at Donghu Vinegar Garden of Shanxi Mature Vinegar Group Co., LTD in Taiyuan, capital of north China’s Shanxi Province, Feb. 15, 2012. With over 3,000 years of history, Shanxi Mature Vinegar, one of the four famous vinegar in China, is made from sorghum, barley and other…

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NK Celebrates Late Kim’s 70th Birthday

Kim Jong Un, supreme leader of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), the army and the state, attends the meeting to the 70th birth anniversary of late leader Kim Jong Il, at Kumsusan Momorial Palace in Pyongyang, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), on Feb. 16, 2012. The DPRK…

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Japan on 17 February 2012

Japan on 17 February 2012 <The Mainichi Daily News> : “Bismarck’s pension system” news@theasian.asia

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China on 17 February 2012

China on 17 February 2012 <China Daily> : “TCM expert defends bile harvesting” news@theasian.asia

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Japan on 16 February 2012

Japan on 16 February 2012 <Kyodo News> : “Antiterror drill by S. Korean police for nuclear summit” news@theasian.asia

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China on 16 February 2012

China on 16 February 2012 <CNTV> : “Houston autopsy completed” news@theasian.asia

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Japan on 15 February 2012

Japan on 15 February 2012 <The Japan Times> : “Fukushima farming hard row to hoe” news@theasian.asia

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China on 15 February 2012

China on 15 February 2012 <China Daily> : “Goat, doe wed at Yunnan zoo” news@theasian.asia

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NK Unveils Kim Jong-il Bronze Statues

Bronze statues of late Democratic People’s Republic of Krea (DPRK) leaders Kim Il-sung (L) and Kim Jong-il (R) are unveiled in Pyongyang, DPRK, on Feb. 14, 2012. (above photo) Belos photo released by Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Feb. 14, 2012 shows the commemorative gold coins to mark…

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Japan on 14 February 2012

Japan on 14 February 2012 <NHK> : “Xi Jinping arrives in Washington” news@theasian.asia