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Kris Min19 December , 2011
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Washi Death Toll Risen to 632

A boy runs from his home that was swept to the roadside after tropical storm Washi triggered flash floods in Cagayan De Oro, the Philippines, on Dec. 19, 2011. The death toll from tropical storm Washi has risen to 632, and hundreds more still missing. <Photo: Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
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Choi Sun-hwa19 December , 2011
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Short Comment And Reaction on N Korean Leader Kim Jong-il

Artist Hwang Hee-cheol, one of the relatives of Hwang Jang-yop··· “It won’t be easy for veteran military to be loyal to the successor Kim Jong-un” “North Korean society will have some internal conflicts and won’t be that quiet” and “It’s uneasy for 60 and 70-year-old veteran military to be loyal…
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East Asia

The AsiaN Editor19 December , 2011
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Obama Reaffirmed US Strong Commitment

South Koreans watch TV news reporting about the death of Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), in Incheon, South Korea, on Dec. 19, 2011. Kim Jong Il passed away on Dec. 17, DPRK’s official KCNA news agency reported on Monday. U.S. President…
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The AsiaN Editor19 December , 2011
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Tokyo Kim Jong-il Death News

A man watchs the news report of the death of Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in a shop of Tokyo, Japan, on Dec. 19, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Kenichiro Seki> news@theasian.asia
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Kris Min19 December , 2011
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New Delhi Christmas Decoration

Christmas decorations are seen in Ambience Mall in Vasant Kunj, south New Delhi, India, on Dec. 19, 2011. Many shops in New Delhi have been decorated for the upcoming Christmas. <Xinhua/Li Yigang> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia

The AsiaN Editor19 December , 2011
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Profile of Kim Jong-il

Feb. 1941 Born at Milyoung, Baekdu Mountain His father Kim Il-sung and mother Kim Jong-suk 1945 Back to settle in North Korea from the Soviet Union 1950-52 Went to China to study at the Jirin Academy Jul. 1961 Entered the Worker’s Party of Korea 1966 Central Committee Member Jun. 1973…
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East Asia

Choi Sun-hwa19 December , 2011
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Pictures of the NK Leaders Unveiled

Pictures of the N Korean leaders unveiled The deceased South Korean pastor Moon Ik-hwan and his spouse and Park Yong-gil respectively took a picture with Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il. AsiaN has recently obtained the promotional leaflet of Chilgol church in Pyeongyang. The top left photo of the leaflet is…
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Kris Min19 December , 2011
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Bangladesh Blasts···One Person Killed

A passenger bus was set on fire in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, on Dec. 18, 2011. One person was killed in a small bomb explosion in Dhaka Sunday morning, police said. The blast in Dhaka’s Motijheel commercial district was the result of a clash between the police and activists of…
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East Asia

Kris Min19 December , 2011
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NK Leader Kim Jong-il Dead

Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), passed away last Saturday at the age of 69 “from a great mental and physical strain,” the DPRK’s official KCNA news agency reported on Monday. Kim died “from a great mental and physical strain at 08:30 (2330…
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West Asia

Kris Min19 December , 2011
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Israel Releases 550 Palestine Prisoners

A freed Palestinian prisoner is greeted by relatives in Rafah border crossing in southern Gaza Strip on Dec. 18, 2011. Israel freed 550 Palestinian prisoners on Sunday evening in the second phase of a prisoner swap deal, while Hamas movement announced the Palestinian-Israeli agreement reached in October had been finalized. <Photo:…
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