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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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Seoul, Tokyo to discuss sanctions on N. Korea
The top envoys of Korean and Japan were set to meet Thursday to discuss how to handle North Korea’s growing nuclear threat, including possible sanctions to punish the Stalinist state for its missile development. The talks in Seoul between Lim Sung-nam, special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs…
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4-river project a failure: audit
An audit of President Lee Myung-bak’s signature four-river project found it was poorly executed and that as a result water quality of the rivers may have been worsened. Unveiling the results of its investigation Thursday, the Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) voiced concern that the project would require the…
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East Asia
Park puts economy, safety first
President-elect Park Geun-hye’s government restructuring plan, unveiled Tuesday, calls for empowering ministries overseeing the economy while emphasizing public safety amid a rising number of sex crimes. Under the proposal, the team scrapped the Ministry of Special Affairs in charge of facilitating dialogue with opposition parties. Analysts widely agreed that the…
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West Asia
Iranian President Talks With Syrian PM In Tehran Aimed At Enhancing Relations
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) meets with Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi (L) in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 15, 2013. Ahmadinejad called on Tuesday for enhancing relations with Syria in different fields. <Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz>
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