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East Asia
President Lee Officially Visits China
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak boards an airplane at the Seoul Military Airport in Seongnam, South Korea, Jan. 9, 2012. Lee Myung-bak will make a three-day state visit to China from Monday. <Photo: Xinhua/Park Jin Hee> news@theasian.asia
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China on 9 January 2012
China on 9 January 2012 <China Daily> : “Hunt for Nanjing killer intensifies” news@theasian.asia
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Japan on 9 January 2012
Japan on 9 January 2012 <Japan Today> : “Olympus considers suing current, former executives” news@theasian.asia
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Female Bodyguards Get Training
The contestants receive training by the sea in Sanya, south China’s Hainan Province, Jan. 8, 2012. A selection of female bodyguards organized by Beijing Tianjiao Special Guard company started in Sanya on Sunday. <Photo: Xinhua/Hou Jiansen> news@theasian.asia
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China Develops Its 1st Wearable Computer
A staff member shows how to use a wearable computer designed by a company in southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Jan. 6, 2012. The wearable computer, designed and made by a sci-tech company in Yunnan, includes an eyeglasses-shaped mainframe, a mouse and a folding keyboard. The computer, the first of its…
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A Praying Pigeon to Lord Buddha
A pigeon is sitting in front of a statue of Lord Buddha next to the main building of Jogye Temple where a mortuary of Ven. Jigwan was set up. She seems to be praying for her own wishes. news@theasian.asia
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What Makes Nepal Identify Lumbini’s Nationality
Maya Devi Mandir in Lumbini, Nepal dedicated to Queen Maya, Buddha’s mother <Source: AsiaN> 2012 as ‘Visit Lumbini Year’ The Nepali people have launched an aggressive campaign to promote the fact that Buddha was born in Nepal, not India. Nepal’s Ambassador to Korea Kamal Prasad Koirala wrote a letter…
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Apple Products up to ‘35%’ Off
Apple Red Friday If you live in China, Korea, Thailand, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore or the Philippines, it will be a good idea to go to the Apple Store on Friday, 6 January. Apple informed customers in several Asian countries regarding this Friday’s one-day shopping event in celebration of the…
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China on 6 January 2012
Top news of People’s Daily on 6 January 2012 is closer military exchanges between China and Pskistan. news@theasian.asia
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Japan on 6 January 2012
NIKKEI of Japan reports the government and the ruling party DPJ(Democratic Party of Japan)’s plan for consumption tax hike. news@theasian.asia
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