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East Asia
Overcast and Rain Have Afflicted Hunan for 60 Days
A student opens an umbrella on the bank of Xiangjiang River in Changsha City, capital of central China’s Hunan Province, March 2, 2012. Overcast and rain have afflicted Hunan for 60 days since the beginning of January. <Photo: Xinhua/Zhao Zhongzhi> news@theasian.asia
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1st Anniversary of Tsunami
People mourn in silence at a ceremony commemorating the victims of last year’s massive earthquake at Jochi University, Tokyo, Japan, on March 9, 2012. A total of about 500 residents attended the commemoration marking the one-year anniversary of the March 11 massive quake on Friday. <Photo: Xinhua/Kenichiro Seki> news@theasian.asia
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S.Korea FM meets U.S. Secretary of State
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) and visiting South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan attend a press briefing at the Department of State in Washington D.C., capital of the United States, March 9, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Zhang Jun> news@theasian.asia
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China on 9 Mar 2012
China on 9 Mar 2012 <CNTV>: China pledges to develop non-public sector by breaking up monopolies
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Japan on 9 Mar 2012: Gov’t recognized meltdown possibility hours after tsunami hit plant
Japan on 9 Mar 2012 <Kyodo News>: Gov’t recognized meltdown possibility hours after tsunami hit plant
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So Many Ladies, So Many Make-up
Flight attendant candidates put on makeups before entering a job interview held by Hainan Airlines in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, March 8, 2012. The company, China’s fourth largest airlines, plans to enroll 1,000 would-be flight attendants from twenty cities including Beijing, Tianjin, Changchun, Shenyang and Harbin. <Photo:…
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Japan on 8 Mar 2012
Japan on 8 Mar 2012 <Kyodo News>: Japan’s Oct.-Dec. GDP revised up to annualized 0.7 contraction
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China on 8 Mar 2012
China on 8 Mar 2012 <China Daily>: China highlights human rights in law revision
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Malaysia on 8 Mar 2012
Malaysia on 8 Mar 2012 <New Straits Times>: More boys on STPM list of high achievers
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East Asia
Forever the Moment
A maritime police officer and his wife share an apple during a group wedding in Quanzhou, southeast China’s Fujian Province, March 7, 2012. Ten maritime police officers got married here on Wednesday at a group wedding held to mark International Women’s Day, which falls on March 8. <Photo: Xinhua/Wei Peiquan>…
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