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East Asia
People remember 46 sailors killed when South Korean naval ship “Cheonan” was sunken three years ago
A man looks at illustration board showing the portraits of the 46 sailors killed when their naval ship “Cheonan,” was sunken, in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, March 25, 2013. An explosion ripped apart the 1,200-ton warship, killing 46 sailors near the maritime border with North Korea in 2010. A photo…
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East Asia
Xi Jinping welcomed by his Tanzanian counterpart on arrival in Dar es Salaam
Chinese President Xi Jinping ,left, and his host Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, right, watch the tradition dance on arrival at Julious Nyerere International airport in the capital Dar es Salaam, Sunday, March 24, 2013. The Chinese Leader is in the country for a two day visit. Chinese First Lady, Madame…
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East Asia
Chinese and Russian defense chiefs shake hands in Moscow
Chinese State Councilor Chang Wanquan (L), who is also the Defense Minister of China, meets with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in Moscow, capital of Russia, March 24, 2013. Chinese State Councilor Chang Wanquan (2nd R), who is also the Defense Minister of China, meets with Russian Defense Minister Sergei…
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South Asia
Musharraf addresses his supporters upon his arrival in Karachi to run for coming parliamentary election
Pakistan’s former president Pervez Musharraf (back-C) addresses supporters outside the airport his arrival from Dubai in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on March 24, 2013. Musharraf returned home on Sunday after a self-exile for over four years to take part in the May 11 parliamentary elections, his party said.…
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South Asia
Musharraf returns to Pakistan amid death threats
Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf ended more than four years in self-exile on Mar. 24 with a flight to his homeland, seeking a possible political comeback in defiance of judicial probes and death threats from Taliban militants. Security forces whisked Musharraf away in a convoy of about a dozen vehicles…
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East Asia
Chinese first lady: A diplomatic star is born
Glamorous new first lady Peng Liyuan has emerged as Chinese diplomacy’s latest star, charming audiences and cutting a very different profile from her all-but invisible predecessors on her debut official visit abroad to Russia. A celebrated performer on state television, Peng featured prominently in Sunday’s Chinese media coverage of husband…
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East Asia
Chinese Non-action
Despite sanction, China remains staunch NK supporter On the 9th of March, the Chinese foreign minister, Yang Jiechi held a news conference in Beijing. Predictably, one of the questions was about North Korea – after all, China just recently supported another tough resolution of the UN Security Council which condemns…
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West Asia
Obama awarded Presidential Medal of Distinction by his Israeli counterpart in Jerusalem
Israel’s President Shimon Peres (R) shakes hand with U.S. President Barack Obama after presenting him the Presidential Medal of Distinction, Israel’s highest civilian honor, during the official state dinner in Jerusalem, March 21, 2013. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Yin Dongxun>
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East Asia
NK issues a fresh threat as S.Korea probes hacking
North Korea said it would attack U.S. military bases on Japan and the Pacific island of Guam if provoked, a day after leader Kim Jong-un oversaw a mock drone strike on South Korea. The North also held an air raid drill on Mar. 21 after accusing the United States of…
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South East Asia
Vietnamese President talks with Myanmar Veep making his first ever trip to Hanoi
Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang (R) meets with visiting Myanmar Vice President U Nyan Tun in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, March 20, 2013. U Nyan Tun is on his first ever trip to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Madam Nguyen Thi Doan and the visit comes a…
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