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East Asia
‘Black consumers’ to be shown no mercy
Law enforcement authorities and courts are increasingly getting tough on the so-called “black consumers” or charlatans who make international inappropriate complaints of products in order to coerce compensation from manufacturers. On Monday, the Seoul Southern District Court slapped a 15 million won fine on a 28-year-old man, surnamed Kim, for…
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East Asia
Park needs sophisticated ‘envoy diplomacy’ for China ties
BEIJING – The incoming Park Geun-hye administration should adopt a pretty sophisticated “envoy diplomacy” to patch up strained ties with China, while continuing to carefully steer Seoul’s alliance with the United States, said Shin Gi-wook, the director of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center at Stanford University. “The first…
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South East Asia
Bilge Of Palm Oil Ship Cleaned By Workers At Tanjung Priok Port In Jakarta
A Crude Palm Oil (CPO) cleaner looks on as he climbs out of the bilge of a palm oil ship docked at the Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 7, 2013. The CPO’s cleaners are paid 200,000 rupiah (around 20.83 U.S. dollars) per person on every palm oil ship.…
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East Asia
Three-Day International Licensing Show Kicks Off In Hong Kong
People visit the Hong Kong International Licensing Show in south China’s Hong Kong, Jan. 7, 2013. The three-day exhibition kicked off here Monday, attracting more than 200 exhibitors from 18 countries and regions. Participants pose with the mascot of the Hong Kong International Licensing Show, in south China’s Hong Kong,…
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East Asia
A Large Number Of People Rush To Buy Railway Tickets For Spring Festival Travel In China
People buy railway tickets at Shijiazhuang Railway Station in Shijiazhuang, capital of north China’s Hebei Province, Jan. 7, 2013. The tickets for the upcoming Spring Festival rush period can be purchased via online and phone-call booking systems since Jan. 7. The 40-day 2013 Spring Festival travel rush will start on…
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East Asia
Google Chairman Arrives In Pyongyang With Former New Mexico Governor
U.S. Former New Mexico state governor Bill Richardson (3rd L) and Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt (3nd R) arrive at Sunan airport of Pyongyang, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), on Jan. 7, 2013. Bill Richardson and Eric Schmidt arrived here on Monday for a “private humanitarian” visit to…
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West Asia
Heavy Rainstorm In Lebanon Torments Syrian Refugees Who Fled To The Country
A Syrian refugee woman looks outside her tent, at a temporary refugee camp in the eastern Lebanese town of Marj near the border with Syria, Lebanon, Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. Syrian refugees worked on reinforcing their tents after they were flooded and some blown away by torrential rains and high…
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Central Asia
French Invasion Of Russia Reenacted To Celebrate Russian Orthodox Christmas In St. Petersburg
Historical re-enactors dressed as 1812-era French horsemen ride during a reenactment of the French Invasion of Russia in 1812, during celebrations to mark the Russian Orthodox Christmas in St.Petersburg, Russia, Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. Christmas falls on Jan. 7 for Orthodox Christians who rely on the old Julian calendar rather…
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East Asia
Tiger-Head Shoes Made In Hope Of Children Grow As Robust As Tigers
An old woman shows her handmade tiger-head shoes in downtown Bozhou City, east China’s Anhui Province, Jan. 7, 2013. Tiger-head shoes, a kind of traditional Chinese shoes made of colourful cotton fabric and thread, are popular for local people who hope their children grow as robust and healthy as tigers…
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South Asia
Cold Spell Attacks Kathmandu, Recording The Lowest Of 0.7 Degree C
A milk vendor, dressed in warm clothes, talks to a shopkeeper on a winter morning in Katmandu, Nepal, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. The temperature in the Kathmandu Valley was recorded at its lowest of 0.7 degree Celsius (33 degrees Fahrenheit) for this year on Sunday morning, according to news reports.…
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