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South East Asia
U.S. and Myanmar sign an agreement to cooperate in fighting narcotics
In this Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 photo, U.S. Ambassador to Myanmar Derek Michell, left, and Myanmar Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin sign an agreement in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Myanmar and the United States took another step toward closer relations with the agreement Thursday to resume cooperation in fighting narcotics after nearly…
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East Asia
Abe arrives at Andrews Air Force Base for summit talks with Obama
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, arrives at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. The Japanese prime minister will meet with President Barack Obama on Friday. <AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta>
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East Asia
Putin talks with former Japanese PM Mori visiting Moscow as Abe’s envoy
Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) meets with former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (2nd L) who is Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s special envoy in Moscow, Russia, Feb. 21, 2013. They discussed issues on bilateral relationships. Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) meets with former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori who…
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South Asia
“Both Indians and Koreans consider education as a passport to success”
Interview with Indian Ambassador Vishnu Prakash Ambassador Vishnu Prakash said as a career diplomat, South Korea was a post he was always waiting to be assigned, which he was granted in January 2012. The AsiaN interviewed Amb. Prakash in early February at the Indian Embassy in Seoul. Prakash first visited…
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East Asia
Chinese NPC chairman meets with chief executive of Macao
Wu Bangguo (R), chairman of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, meets with Chui Sai On, chief executive of Macao Special Administrative Region, in Macao, south China, Feb. 20, 2013. Wu Bangguo (R), chairman of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, meets with Macao’s delegates of the NPC,…
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West Asia
Morsi meets with defense chief amid fear of military intervention in Egypt
In this Monday, Aug. 13, 2012 file photo, Egyptian Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, left, meets with Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt’s powerful military is showing signs of growing impatience with the country’s Islamist leaders, criticizing their policies and issuing thinly-veiled threats that it might…
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West Asia
Turkish PM welcomes his Libyan counterpart in Ankara
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (1st L) holds a welcoming ceremony for his Libyan counterpart Ali Zeidan (2nd L) in Ankara, Turkey, Feb. 20, 2013. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and his Libyan counterpart Ali Zeidan hold a joint press conference in Ankara, Turkey, Feb. 20, 2013.…
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South East Asia
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State talks with Cambodian FM over human rights
Cambodian deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong (L) shakes hands with visiting U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Michael Posner during their meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Feb. 19, 2013. The United States said on Tuesday that they wanted to see the participation…
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Central Asia
Putin talks with visiting Jordanian King at a residence outside Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and King Abdullah II of Jordan shake hands during their meeting in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. <AP Photo/Sergei Ilnitsky, Pool> Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and King Abdullah II of Jordan meet in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia,…
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West Asia
Yemeni President welcomes his Palestinian counterpart in Sanaa
Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi (R) welcomes visiting Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (L) in the capital of Sanaa on Feb. 19, 2013, on the latest development of the peace process between the Palestinians with Israelis. Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi (R) held talks with visiting Palestinian National Authority…
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