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East Asia
President Lee Visits Turkey
Turkish President Abdullah Gul (R) shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Lee Myung-bak during their meetin in Ankara, on Feb. 6, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
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Japan on 7 February 2012
Japan on 7 February 2012 <Kyodo News> : “U.S. proposes moving 1,500 Okinawa Marines to Iwakuni” news@theasian.asia
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China on 7 February 2012
China on 7 February 2012 <Xinhua> : “Lantern Festival celebrated across China” news@theasian.asia
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Russia on 7 February 2012
Russia on 7 February 2012 <The Moscow Times> : “Taking to the streets” news@theasian.asia
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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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