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East Asia
China and India to make new engine of world economy
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visits India and meets with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh China and India are both willing and able to foster new highlights in cooperation among Asian countries and make new engine of the world economy, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday. “The two countries…
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East Asia
S. Korean Minister Cho addresses East Asia Gender Equality Meeting
Cho Yoon-sun, S. Korea’s Minister of Gender Equality and Family delivers a keynote speech at the 5th East Asia Gender Equality Ministerial Meeting in Beijing, capital of China, May 15, 2013. <Photo/ Minister of Gender Equality and Family> Delegates attend the 5th East Asia Gender Equality Ministerial Meeting in…
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Culture
Actress Zhang Ziyi walks red carpet at 66th Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival Kicks Off with Great Gatsby Under unseasonably cloudy skies and dodging a few raindrops, Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan and Tobey Maguire kicked off the 66th Cannes Film Festival on May 15 just hours before walking the red carpet for their blockbuster film The…
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East Asia
Dalai Lama speaks to US lawmakers praising democracy and compassion
Dalai Lama speaks to US lawmakers, praises democracy and compassion The Dalai Lama, speaking on the floor of the Wisconsin Assembly where lawmakers just two years ago hurled expletives at each other while angry protesters screamed insults, said on May 14 that the key to a happy…
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East Asia
LA Mayor Villaraigosa, Beijing Mayor Wang attend Sino-U.S. Mayors Summit
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, from left, Beijing Mayor Wang Anshun, China Association of Mayors, Secretary General, Chui Hengde, and Chinese Consul General Qiu Shaofang attend the seventh annual Sino-U.S. Mayors Summit in Los Angeles Tuesday, May 14, 2013. The United States Conference of Mayors (USCM), the Chinese Association of…
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East Asia
New Confucius Institute inaugurated in Istanbul, Turkey
Consul General of China in Istanbul Zhang Qingyang (2nd L), President of Okan University Sule Kut (3rd L), Chairman of Okan University board Okan Bekir (3rd R), President of Beijing Language and Culture University Cui Xiliang (2nd R), Cultural Counsellor of the Embassy of China Yu Jian (1st R) are…
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West Asia
Palestinian AL permanent delegate discusses latest Israeli assaults
Palestinian permanent delegate Barakat Al-Farra is seen during the Arab League (AL) emergency meeting at the level of permanent delegates to discuss the latest Israeli assaults on Al-Aqsa mosque, one of the three most sacred mosques for Muslims, at the AL headquarters in Cairo, May 12, 2013. Arab League (AL)…
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West Asia
Palestinian President Abbas chairs PLO Executive Committee
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas chairs the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on May 12, 2013. <Xinhua/Fadi Arouri>
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East Asia
S. Korean President Park meets LA Mayor Villaraigosa during visit to US
South Korean President Park Geun-hye, left, speaks with Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, during a welcoming luncheon at the Getty House on Thursday, May 9, 2013 in Los Angeles, during her five-day, unity-building visit to the United States. Park has been in the United States since Monday, when she visited…
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East Asia
Six Asian countries sign Declaration on drug control cooperation
Representatives sign the Nay Pyi Taw Declaration on drug control cooperation in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, May 9, 2013. The Nay Pyi Taw Declaration on drug control cooperation among Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam was issued at the one-day six-Nation Ministerial Meeting held here on Thursday. <Xinhua/U Aung>
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