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South East Asia
Thai, French PMs review honor guard at welcoming ceremony in Bangkok
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (L front) and French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault (R front) review the guard of honor during a welcoming ceremony at the Government House in Bangkok, capital of Thailand, Feb. 5, 2013. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and France’s Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault attend a welcoming…
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West Asia
Netanyahu greets members of new Israeli parliament after swearing-in ceremony
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) greets members of the the 19th Knesset, the new Israeli parliament, after their swearing-in ceremony in Jerusalem, Feb. 5, 2013. Members of the 19th Knesset, the new Israeli parliament, stand as President Shimon Peres arrives to their swearing-in ceremony at the parliament in Jerusalem,…
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South East Asia
Chinese National Committee head meets with Malsyia’s Head Of State in Kuala Lumpur
Jia Qinglin (L), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, meets with Malaysia’s Supreme Head of State Abdul Halim (R) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Feb. 5, 2013. <Xinhua/Yao Dawei>
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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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