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“Am I Terrifying?”
OMAHA, Nebraska — A Bowmouth Guitar fish swims in a tank during a preview of the newly renovated Suzanne and Walter Scott Aquarium at Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Neb., Wednesday, April 4, 2012. The aquarium opens to the general public on Thursday, April 5. <AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia
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“We Are Ready for Easter”
ANTWERP, Belgium — Belgium’s Bram Hullebroeck, chief chocolatier at Burie Chocolatier prepares chocolate Easter chicks in his workshop in Antwerp, Belgium, Wednesday April 4, 2012. Traditionally, Easter is a busy period for Belgian chocolatiers. <AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
An Extracurricular Activity in NK
SAMJIYON, North Korea — In this Tuesday, April 3, 2012 photo, North Korean students practice playing accordions at the Samjiyon Schoolchildren’s Palace in Samjiyon, North Korea. The facility was built for children to take part in after school programs in the arts, sciences, sports, computer and vocational training. <AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
“Camel Is Our Breadwinner”
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistani Abdul basheer Khan, 36, who sells camel milk on a roadside feeds the camels with his son Raha, 6, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, April 4, 2012. <AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia
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Cleaning Leads to Nirvana
YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar women sweep the floor at Shwedagone Pagoda in the afternoon in Yangon, Myanmar, Wednesday, April 4, 2012. <AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
[China Now] Disappointment grows among Chinese football fans
This article was compiled from the story of Li Yang, reporter of the China Daily, about people’s growing disappointment of Chinese fooball. His story was carried on the Peoples’ Daily Online on April 01, 2012. Chinese people have started to have essimistic attitude toward the Chinese football lately. They think that Chinese Super League…
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Scene of Terrorist Attack in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali Olympic Committee President Aden Yabarow Wiish lies fatally wounded on the ground after a bomb exploded during a ceremony at the Somali National Theater in Mogadishu, Somalia, Wednesday, April 4, 2012. Wiish died later at a hospital. The explosion at the theater Wednesday killed at least…
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Column
Beyond Prayer
*This film about receding Glaciers directed by Neelima, SPOTFILMS is available on vimeo link. The north Indian region of Ladakh is a barren, rocky and cold desert. The biggest problem for those people is like it is in any desert – shortage of water. For many years, Chewang Norphel(75, Ladakh, North India), saw…
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Politics
Top UN officials warn against growing human trafficking
*Editor’s note: High-ranking UN officials including Secretary-General Bank Ki-moon delivered speeches at the special General Assembly meeting held Tuesday (Apr. 3, 2012) in New York to raise the awareness among the members nations about the seriousness of the human trafficking. The AsiaN excerpted the story from the UN home page. …
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[The AsiaN Video for Chinese] 梦想成真
大家好，我是亚洲记者协会的记者王璇，很荣幸为大家介绍今天theAsiaN的最新新闻。今天的一则新闻是关于在韩国生活的中国朝鲜族同胞的。 事实上，早在1992年中韩两国正式建立外交关系之前，中国的朝鲜族同胞就已经开始踏上了追寻韩国故土的征程。而详细记述他们在韩国生活经历的名为《梦想成真》图书，最近也在韩国出版，并在《吉林日报》韩文版的首发式上同韩国读者见面。根据出席首发式的《吉林日报》韩正一主编所说，该书记载了从2011年2月到6月间曾经备受媒体广泛关注的朝鲜族成功人士的生活轨迹。就内容结构来说，按照不同的分类记述了30名朝鲜族杰出成功人士的事迹。其中涵盖了朝鲜族作家、文人、音乐人、商界人士等来自不同职业的群体。 此书的出版对消除韩国社会曾经对朝鲜族的误解和偏见必将起到良好的改观作用。 欲知详情，欢迎点击我们的网站，www.theasian.asia 今天就介绍到这里，谢谢大家！ *related post http://kor.theasian.asia/?p=22094
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