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East Asia
People mourn death of former head of Huaxi Village, one of the richest provinces in China
The file photo taken on Oct. 30, 2008 shows Wu Renbao (2nd L), the retired Communist Party of China (CPC) chief of Huaxi Village, talking with local villagers about rice output in Huaxi Village, east China’s Jiangsu Province. Wu, 85, deceased on Monday at his home in the village, which…
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East Asia
Xi Jinping unfolds vision for ‘China dream’
China’s new leader President Xi Jinping outlined on Mar. 17 his vision for the ‘China Dream’ by saying renaissance is within the nation’s reach. President Xi, in his first address as head of state, said China had to follow its own path while putting its faith in the Communist Party’s…
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East Asia
Abe vows to win in the coming election during the ruling LDP’s annual meeting
Japan’s Prime Minister and leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Shinzo Abe addresses LDP’s annual meeting in Tokyo, Japan, March 17, 2013. Shinzo Abe vowed Sunday that his party would strive to win election of the Diet’s upper house in summer so as to put an end to…
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South East Asia
President of Myanmar talks with Australian PM in Canberra
President of Myanmar Thein Sein, left, meets with Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Monday, March 18, 2013. Thein is on a three day visit to Australia. <AP Photo/Alan Porritt, Pool>
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East Asia
Liu Yandong congratulates 110th founding anniversary of Beijing Normal University
In this file photo taken in January, 2006, Wang Yang (C) talks with locals during a research in Pengshui County of southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality. <Xinhua> In this file photo taken on July 21, 2011, Li Jianguo (R, Front) meets with locals during a visit to Nagqu, southwest China’s Tibet…
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South East Asia
Hun Sen and other Cambodian leaders attend closing ceremony of the party congress
Cambodian Prime Minister and Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) Vice President Hun Sen (R, Front), CPP President Chea Sim (C, Front) and the party’s Honorary President Heng Samrin (L, Front) attend the closing ceremony of the party congress in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on March 17, 2013. The ruling Cambodian People’s Party…
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South Asia
Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi appointed Nepal’s new Prime Minister
Kathmandu: Holding marathon meetings lasting over three weeks the key four political parties of Nepal have succeeded to form an election government under the leadership of Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi. With the appointment of Regmi as the chairman of the interim election council of ministers, the nine-month political deadlock…
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East Asia
Beyond nationalism: An approach to ‘explosive’ territorial disputes
Joint Project between the Northeast Asian History Foundation and The AsiaN *Editor’s Note: Security in East Asia is swaying in a rough sea. North Korea’s nuclear crisis has been highly elated amid existing territorial disputes and deep-rooted conflicts between nations in the region. South Korea, China and Japan, the countries…
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West Asia
Turkish President welcomes Romanian FM at his office in Ankara
Photo released by the Presidential Palace of Turkey shows Turkish President Abdullah Gul meeting with visiting Romanian Foreign Minister Titus Corlatean at the presidential Cankaya Palace in Ankara, Turkey, on March 14, 2013. <Xinhua>
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Central Asia
Presidents of Ukrain and Latvia meet in Kiev to strengthen bilateral relations
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych (R) meets with his Latvian counterpart, Andris Berzins, in Kiev, March 14, 2013. Both sides pledged Thursday to strengthen bilateral relations and cooperate on Ukraine’s integration into the European Union (EU). <Xinhua/Press Office of President of Ukraine>
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