• East Asia

    New Year Messages of Asia Pacific Leaders

    As 2011 came to an end, the leaders of Asia Pacific countries gave New Year Messages. In general, they described the last year as a time of great challenge and the issue of economy was again at the centre of their addresses. On the other hand, they saw this year as…

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    Flash Mob for Environment

    Street dance enthusiasts perform during a flash mob activity in Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province, Jan. 3, 2012. Dozens of  street dance enthusiasts participated in a flash mob activity advocating environmental protection here on Tuesday. <Photo: Xinhua/Han Chuanhao> news@theasian.asia  

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    P’yang Holds a Mass Rally for Loyalty

    People attend a mass rally at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), in this Jan. 3, 2012 photo released by the official news agency KCNA. The rally on Tuesday called for carrying out the document by the Political Bureau of the Workers’…

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    NK People Chant Slogan for Kim Jong-un

      People attend a mass rally at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), in this Jan. 3, 2012 photo released by the official news agency KCNA. The rally on Tuesday called for carrying out the document by the Political Bureau of the…

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  • East Asia

    P’yang Holds a Mass Rally

    People attend a mass rally at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), in this Jan. 3, 2012 photo released by the official news agency KCNA. The rally on Tuesday called for carrying out the document by the Political Bureau of the Workers’…

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    Aqua Celebration at Tokyo

    A diver performs in a tank at an aquarium during the new year holiday in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 3, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Kenichiro Seki> news@theasian.asia  

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    Buddhist leader Ven. Jigwan dies

    Ven. Jigwan, who led the nation’s largest Buddhist order of Jogye, died of asthma in Jan. 2nd at Gyeongguk Temple in Seoul. He was 80. Jigwan became a follower of Buddhism in 1947, studied under the noted monk Jawun and became a monk in 1953. He held many positions including…

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    Snow and Ice Dragon for 2012

    Visitors riding horses look at a snow sculpture at the snow and ice sculpture park of the Songshutang ski resort in Hami, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on Jan. 2, 2012. <Phot: Xinhua/Zhu Zhenghua> news@theasian.asia    

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    Hu Jintao’s New Year Message for Both Korean Leaders

      This year marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of Sino-Korean diplomatic relations and the leaders of both countries exchanged congratulatory messages. President Lee Myung-bak said to his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao, “Based on the achievements for the past 20 years, let us pave the way for a brighter…

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    South Korea Opens 2012 Stock Market

    Officials of the Financial Services Commission (FSC) and the Korea Exchange (KRX) attend the opening ceremony of the Securities and Derivatives Markets for this year at the KRX head office in Seoul, South Korea, on Jan. 2, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Park Jin Hee> news@theasian.asia

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