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East Asia
‘Yuanxiao’ for Upcoming Lantern Festival
A cook makes the Yuanxiao, glutinous rice flour dumpling with sweetened stuffing, at a Yuanxiao shop in Taiyuan, north China’s Shanxi Province, Jan. 30, 2012, to greet the upcoming Lantern Festival. The Lantern Festival, which is celebrated on the 15th day of Chinese lunar year’s first month, falls upon Feb.…
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China on 30 January 2012
China on 30 January 2012 <CNTV> : “Spring Festival spending chalks up USD 74 bln” news@theasian.asia
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Japan on 30 January 2012
Japan on 30 January 2012 <NHK> : “IAEA inspectors arrive in Iran over nuke row” news@theasian.asia
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“Stop Further Cadmium Pollution”
An armed police soldier conveys the neutralizers at a hydropower station in Liucheng County of Liuzhou City, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan. 29, 2012. The neutralizers were poured into a water tank and then flew into the Longjiang River, a tributary upstream of the Liujiang River at the…
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China Provides Ethiopia with AU Center
Jia Qinglin (R, front), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, hands over the golden key which represents the new Conference Center for the African Union (AU) to Equatorial Guinean President and AU Chairman Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo during the inauguration ceremony of the new…
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“It’s Dumpling Day”
Greeks have Jiaozi, or Chinese dumplings, during a celebration held for foreigners living in China to mark the fifth day of the first lunar month in the Chinese New Year , in Beijing, China, Jan. 27, 2012. It is a traditional custom to have dumplings here on the day. <Photo: Xinhua/Gong…
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Winter in Mount Baekdu
Mount Baekdu Mount Baekdu, also known as Changbai Mountain and Baitou Mountain when referrting to only the mountain and both the mountain and its crater lake respectively in China, is a volcanic mountain on the border between North Korea and China. It is the highest mountain of the Changbai mountain range…
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Rush into Rail Station for Returning
Passengers wait to board trains at the Suzhou Railway Station in Suzhou, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Jan. 26, 2012. Railway terminals in major Chinese cities are braced for a new travel rush, as millions of travelers are returning to city work near the end of the week-long Spring Festival holiday.…
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Japan on 27 January 2012
Japan on 27 January 2012 <The Mainichi Daily News> : “Dust to dust: A different approach to funerals” news@theasian.asia
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China on 27 January 2012
China on 27 January 2012 <China Daily> : “Davos stresses innovation to avoid Kodak faliure” news@theasian.asia
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