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East Asia
Kim Yong-joon, Former Constitutional Court Chief, Meets The Press Upon Being Nominated As PM Of Incoming Gov.t
Kim Yong-joon, a former Constitutional Court chief, speaks during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. Kim Thursday was nominated by President-elect Park Geun-hye as the first prime minister of her incoming government. <AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon> South Korea’s President-elect Park Geun-hye (Front) arrives at the transition…
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West Asia
About 56.5 Percent Of Registered Voters Cast Their Ballots In Jordanian Parliamentary Election
Election officials count votes in Amman, Jordan, Jan. 23, 2013. About 56.5 percent of the registered voters cast their ballots Wednesday to elect members of the 17th lower house of parliament, the election commission said. <Xinhua/Mohammad Abu Ghosh> A member of the Jordanian Independent Electoral Commission, walks past a large…
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South East Asia
Queen Beatrix Of The Netherlands Reviews Honor Guard During Her 2-Day Visit To Singapore
Singaporean President Tony Tan Keng Yam (R) meets with Netherlands’ Queen Beatrix at the Istana in Singapore, Jan. 24, 2013. Queen Beatrix is on a 2-day official visit to Singapore. <Xinhua/Then Chih Wey> Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands inspects an honor guard with Singapore’s President Tony Tan, behind her, during…
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South Asia
Sri Lankan Defense Secretary Reveals Gov’t Rules In Dealing With Civil Wars
Sri Lankan Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, center, gestures as he arrives with Army Commander Lt. Gen. Jagath Jayasuriya for a press conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. Sri Lanka’s military on Thursday asked the government to introduce its own rules to deal with civil wars, saying existing…
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East Asia
NK Leader Kim Jong-un Promises To Put Focus On Economic Improvements In His New Year Speech
In this Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013 file image made from video, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gives his first speech for the New Year in Pyongyang, North Korea, calling for his country to focus on economic improvements with the same urgency that scientists put into the launch of a…
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South Asia
New Leader Of India’s Main Opposition Party Waves To Supporters Upon Being Elected In New Delhi
Newly elected President of India’s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajnath Singh, center, waves to supporters in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. Singh was elected unopposed Wednesday morning. Newly elected President of India’s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajnath Singh, left, and outgoing party president Nitin…
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East Asia
Kim Moo-sung Shakes Hands With Xi Jinping Upon Handing Over Letter From Park Geun-hye In Beijing
Kim Moo-sung, left, a special envoy sent by South Korean President-elect Park Geun-hye, shakes hands with Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, right, after he handed over a letter from Park to Xi during their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. Chinese…
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Hun Sen, Chinese Ambassador To Cambodia Attend Inauguration Ceremony Of New Container Terminal In Phnom Penh
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (R Front) and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Pan Guangxue (L Front) start a boom button at the inauguration ceremony of China-financed new container terminal of the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Jan. 22, 2013. Cambodia on Tuesday inaugurated a new container terminal…
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Minister lobbies to retain part of trade functions
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Affairs (MOFAT) began a belated effort Friday to keep its trade related division. In proposed government apparatus changes, the ministry is supposed to be stripped of trade policy-setting and negotiating functions, which will be handed over to the Ministry of Industry, Trade and…
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East Asia
Japanese And Thai PMs Shake Hands During Press Conference At Gov’t House In Bangkok
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) attend a joint press conference at the Government House in Bangkok, capital of Thailand, Jan. 17, 2013. Shinzo Abe arrived in Bangkok on Thursday for a two-day official visit to Thailand. <Xinhua/Gao Jianjun> Thai Prime Minister Yingluck…
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