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East Asia
Former Actor’s Debut as a Politician
Moon Sung-keun, famous as a charismatic actor and a TV presenter made an impressive debut on a political stage on Sunday as one of the new leaders of the main opposition party. The 59-year-old former actor gained second most votes in the Democratic United Party’s leadership vote, following after former…
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Snowscape With Spring Festival Lantern
Photo taken on Jan. 16, 2012 shows the beautiful snowscape of Lushan, a famous mountain in Jiujiang City, east China’s Jiangxi Province. The snowfall started on the evening of Jan. 15, endowing Lushan a special charm, which delights tourists both home and abroad. <Photo: Xinhua/Yin Weicheng> news@theasian.asia
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AP Set Up its 1st Bureau in Pyongyang
Photo provided by Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Jan. 16, 2012 shows Tom Curley (2nd L), president and chief executive officer of the Associated Press (AP), and Kim Pyong Ho (C), director general of the KCNA, pose for a group photo with other officials in Pyongyang, capital of the…
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Learns English for Foreigners
Fan Hongwei (L) helps a student from Sri-Lanka pick vegetables at her stall in Tong’an market in north China’s Tianjin Municipality, Jan. 16, 2012. Some international students in a nearby university often encounter language difficulties when shopping in Tong’an market. In order to help those students, Fan Hongwei, a vegetable…
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China on 16 January 2012
China on 16 January 2012 <Xinhua> : “Chinese premier calls for end to violence in West Asia, North Africa” news@theasian.asia
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Japan on 16 January 2012
Japan on 16 January 2012 <NIKKEI> : “Nikkei Opens Lower On French Bond Downgrade” news@theasian.asia
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Women Writing a New History of Korean Politics
Women are writing a new history of party politics in Korea. Ms Han Myung-sook, Former Prime Minister of Korea won the election on 15th for party chairperson of the Democratic United Party, the biggest opposition party in Korea. She was the Prime Minister under the Roh Moo-hyun administration and received…
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People Rush in Hwacheon Sanchoneo Ice Festival
People enjoy catching Seancheoneo in a river during 2012 Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival in Hwacheon, South Korea, on Jan. 14, 2012. The Sancheoneo Ice Festival, under the slogan of “Unfrozen Hearts, Unforgettable Memories”, lasts from Jan. 7 to 29. <Photo: Xinhua/He Lulu> news@theasian.asia
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Ma Gets Victory at Taiwanese Election
Ma Ying-jeou (front, R), the incumbent Taiwan leader and chairman of the ruling Kuomintang (KMT), gestures as he declares his victory in the island’s leadership election in Taipei, southeast China’s Taiwan, Jan. 14, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai> news@theasian.asia
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A Scenery of Chinese Art Exhibition
Visitors view Chinese painter Zhao Xucheng’s inkwash paintings at Jiangsu Provincial Art Museum in Nanjing City, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Jan. 13, 2012. 2012 Jiangsu Traditional Chinese Painting Institute Art Exhibition and Zhao Xucheng Inkwash Painting Exhibition were held simultaneously in Jiangsu Provincial Art Museum, showing more than 400 works.…
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