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East Asia
Park Geun-hye gov’t asked to prepare for welfare policy of unified Korea
The election of Park Geun-hye as the new President of the ROK has attracted much attention internationally. Some observers have emphasised the fact that she is the first woman to become the leader of South Korea, while others prefer to dwell on her being the daughter of former South Korean…
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East Asia
Cambodian PM Meets With Ha Kum-loul, South Korean Presidential Chief Of Staff
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (R) meets with South Korea’s Presidential Chief of Staff Ha Kum-Loul at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, Feb. 3, 2013. Ha visited Cambodia to attend the royal cremation ceremony of the late Cambodian former King Norodom Sihanouk, which will be…
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West Asia
Syrian President Talks With Iran’s Chief Nuclear Negotiator In Damascus
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency, SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, meets with Iran’s Chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili, in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013. <AP Photo/SANA>
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West Asia
Bank Ki-moon Attends An International Conference For Syria At Bayan Palace, Kuwait
The Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Sabah,speaks during the International Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria in Bayan Palace, Kuwait City on Wed. Jan 30, 2013. The U.N. chief made a dramatic appeal Wednesday for a major boost in relief aid for Syria, calling for an end to the fighting…
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East Asia
U.S. Envoy For NK Shakes Hands With His Japanese Counterpart In Tokyo
U.S. envoy for North Korea Glyn Davies, left, poses with his Japanese counterpart Shinsuke Sugiyama prior to their talks at Sugiyama’s office in Tokyo on Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Davies was in Tokyo on a four-day visit. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened top security and foreign affairs officials…
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East Asia
Japanese Lawmakers In Kimono Attend Opening Ceremony Of Ordinary Diet Session
Japanese lawmakers clad in kimono participate in the opening ceremony of the ordinary diet session at the upper house of parliament in Tokyo Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. About 80 lawmakers who belong to a non-partisan parliamentary group to promote the Japanese traditional attire customary attend the first diet session in…
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East Asia
President Lee Myung-bak Talks With Aung San Suu Kyi At The Blue House In Seoul
Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, center, is greeted by Myanmarese who lives in South Korea upon her arrival at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, west of Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Suu Kyi arrived in South Korea for her five-days trip to attend the opening ceremony…
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Politics
Dutch Queen Beatrix Announces Abdication To Turn Over The Throne To Her Eldest Son
Dutch Queen Beatrix poses for a photographer prior or shortly after announcing her April 30, 2013, abdication in a prerecorded speech in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday Jan. 28, 2013. Beatrix, who turns 75 on Thursday, has ruled the nation of 16 million for more than 32 years and would be…
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Politics
Leaders Of African Nations Pose For A Group Picture During African Union Conference In Addis Ababa
Opening ceremony of the 20th African Union (AU) summit is held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Jan. 27, 2013. The 20th AU summit opened on Sunday in Addis Ababa, as Africa leaders gathered to discuss prominent issues facing the continent. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the opening ceremony of the 20th…
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East Asia
NK Top Leader Kim Jong-un Presides Over A Security Affairs Meeting
This photo provided by KCNA on Jan. 27, 2013 shows Kim Jong Un (3rd L), top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), attends a work meeting of officials for national security and external affairs held recently on current situation. Kim Jong Un pledged to resort to “powerful…
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