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East Asia
Chinese Fly ‘Kong Ming’ Lantern With Wishes
Citizens set off the Kong Ming lantern, a kind of handmade paper hot-air balloon, in Wenzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province, Feb. 5, 2012, one day before the Lantern Festival. People believe that setting off the Kong Ming lanterns may help their dream come ture. <Photo: Xinhua/Chen Xiang> news@theasian.asia
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Japan on 6 February 2012
Japan on 6 February 2012 <NHK> : “One thermometer high at Fukushima No.2 reactor” news@theasian.asia
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China on 6 February 2012
China on 6 February 2012 <People’s Daily> : “Premier Wen stresses unwavering reform, rural democracy” news@theasian.asia
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Fireballs for Jeongwol Daeboreum Festival
South Korean spin fireballs made of wood chips and straws on the eve of the Jeongwol Daeboreum Fire Festival in Seoul, South Korea, on Feb. 5, 2012. The word “daeboreum” comes from the word “boreumdal” which means “full moon”. Jeongwol Daeboreum refers to the largest and brightest full moon of…
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Kazuo Hirai Appointed as New President of Sony
Kazuo Hirai (L), newly-appointed president and CEO of Sony Corp., shakes hands with the current chairman, CEO and president Howard Stringer at a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 2, 2012. Sony Corp. announced on Thursday that the 51-year-old Kazuo Hirai is appointed as the new president and CEO, replacing…
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Japan on 3 February 2012
Japan on 3 February 2012 <NIKKEI> : “Nikkei Opens Lower On Profit-Taking” news@theasian.asia
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China on 3 February 2012
China on 3 February 2012 <CNTV> : “China considers greater role in European debt crisis” news@theasian.asia
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[The AsiaN Video] Current situation in Syria
Un Security council met in New York on 31st January to discuss the current situation in Syria and possible sanctions . A Cambodian friegher ship sunk off the east coast of the Black sea coast of turkey, two crew members have been rescued , still 10 polish crew members are…
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Fears over China cadmium spill
Chinese authorities are erecting barrages and pouring tons of chloride into a river in southern China in a desperate effort to prevent a toxic cadmium spill from further tainting water supplies of a major city. Cadmium was discharged into the Liu River in early January and the flow of cadmium…
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1300-Year-Old City ‘Dukezong’
Photo taken on Feb. 1, 2012 shows a view of Dukezong ancient city of Shangri-la County, southwest China’s Yunnan Province. Meaning “Moonlight City” in the Tibetan language, Dukezong has been a city in which merchants came to do businesses long ago. Protection work have been intensified in recent…
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