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East Asia
“Take Rice Cake With Fortune”
Staff workers made rice cake in a market of Chiayi, southeast China’s Taiwan, Jan. 21, 2012, to greet the traditional Chinese Lunar New Year. <Photo: Xinhua/Wu Ching-teng> news@theasian.asia
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Tough but Happy Going Home
A passenger carries his luggage at the exit of Xiangyang Railway Station in Xiangyang City, central China’s Hubei Province, Jan. 21, 2012. Many passengers in Hubei and Jiangsu provinces encountered heavy snow and cold wave on their way home for the coming Spring Festival, which falls on Jan. 23 this…
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Spring Festival Everywhere
(Photo) Top from the left: Australia-Burma-Costa Rica-Croatia-New York(USA) Middle from the left: India-Russia-Beijing(China)-Canada-Rwanda Bottom from the left: Austria-Hong Kong-Malaysia-Thailand-Zimbabwe Spring Festival, also known as ‘Lunar New Year’ is celebrated everywhere. Regional customs and traditions concerning the celebration vary widely including family meal, visiting friends and relatives, fireworks, giving envelopes with…
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East Asia
ROK FM Talks With Turkish Counterpart
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (R) and his South Korean counterpart Kim Sung-hwan attend a joint press conference after their meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Jan. 20, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Wang Hongjiang> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
“Mom’s Waiting for Me”
Migrant workers bid farewell to workmates at the construction site of a shanty town rebuilding project in Sanlijie Street of Yaohai District in Hefei, capital of east China’s Anhui Province, Jan. 20, 2012. The street administration sent 50 migrant workers home for free on Friday, expressing gratitude for their hard…
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Japan on 20 January 2012
Japan on 20 January 2012 <Japan Today>: Police haven’t ruled out suicide in severed penis case, media report
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Singapore on 20 January 2012
Singapore on 20 January 2012 <Today Online>: Former S’pore trader sought to manipulate Libor: RBS
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China on 20 January 2012
China on 20 January 2012 <CNTV>: China’s urban population exceeds rural for 1st time ever
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Chinese holidaymakers all gather round in Korea
According to the Korea Tourism Organization, at least 45,000 Chinese travellers are expected to come to Korea during the biggest holiday season of ‘Lunar New Year’ beginning this weekend. It is estimated that 800 million Chinese people on average either visit their hometowns or travel abroad. Chinese tourists have taken…
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Japan on 19 January 2012
Japan on 19 January 2012 <NHK World>: Japan seeks exceptions on Iran sanctions
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