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South East Asia
Myanmarese President holds talks with Indonesian President Yuhoyono
Myanmar President Thein Sein, right, holds talks with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yuhoyono, left, during their meeting at Presidential House Tuesday, April 23, 2013, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. <AP Photo>
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South East Asia
Sea disputes, N. Korea in spotlight at annual ASEAN summit
Worried that long-seething rifts could escalate over the South China Sea, Southeast Asian leaders are expected this week to press China to agree to start negotiations on a new pact aimed at thwarting a major clash in one of the world’s busiest waterways. Concern over North Korea’s latest threats is…
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East Asia
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Regional official meets widow of Koo Chen-fu
Peng Qinghua (L), secretary of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Regional Committee of the Communist Party of China, pays a visit to Koo Yen Cho-yun, wife of the late Straits Exchange Foundation Chairman Koo Chen-fu in Taipei, southeast China’s Taiwan, April 22, 2013. <Xinhua/Xiong Hongming>
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South Asia
Bhutanese officials check voting machines for parliamentary election
A polling official in traditional attire accompanied by Royal Bhutan Army soldiers carrying electronic voting machines arrives at a polling center on the eve of polling to the upper house National Council in Samdrup Jonkhar, Bhutan, Monday, April 22, 2013. The small Himalayan country of Bhutan ended more than a…
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West Asia
Barrakgate: The country of chaos?
No one to believe the news coming from the peaceful country of Kuwait; as the first democracy in the Gulf is facing problems, and they are too big to be missed, neglected or solved soon. Ms. Badrya Darwish, Editor of Kuwait Times is describing the scene very well when she…
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South Asia
Realm of status quo heading towards change in Pakistan
Contemplating facts behind low socio-political and economic growth reveals shadows of bad governance anywhere in the world. The same can be considered valid for prevailing conditions in Pakistan as governance has been a pertinent issue behind ever soaring problems faced by the country. A nation with a colossal population of…
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South Asia
A Pakistani candidate runs election campaign with supporters
In this Tuesday, April 16, 2013 photo, Maulana Jalil Jan, second right, a candidate of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, is surrounded by supporters while touring a market in Peshawar, Pakistan. <AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad> In this Thursday, April 11, 2013, photo, Pakistani daily laborer, Wakeel Mohammed, 38, who fled Pakistan’s tribal region, due…
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West Asia
Palestinian President Abbas meets U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) meets with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Istanbul, Turkey, April 21, 2013. Kerry is wrapping up a 24-hour visit to Istanbul with talks aimed at improving ties between Turkey and Israel and pushing ahead with Mideast peace efforts. <Xinhua/Pool>
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South East Asia
Malaysia’s ruling party flags fly as elections compaign kicks off
A flag of Malaysia’s ruling National Front coalition flies as a man works on a fishing boat in Kuantan, Pahang state, Malaysia, Sunday, April 21, 2013. Malaysian politicians Saturday began formal campaigning for May 5 general elections that will determine if Prime Minister Najib Razak’s governing coalition can extend nearly…
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East Asia
Chairman Yu meets President of Cambodian Royalist Party Rasmey
Yu Zhengsheng (R), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, meets with Norodom Arun Rasmey, president of Cambodian royalist party Funcinpec, in Beijing, capital of China, April 17, 2013. <Xinhua/Pang Xinglei>
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