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South East Asia
AJA announces Suu Kyi, Pakistani activist as Asians of 2012
The Asia Journalist Association (AJA) has selected Aung San Suu Kyi and Malala Yousafzai as its Asians of 2012. In a Friday press release, the Seoul-based association wrote, “The two female winners are proof that the new era demands female leadership.” Suu Kyi is well known for being a decades-long…
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China’s communist party organ selects top 10 news stories of 2012
HONG KONG (Yonhap) — China’s communist party organ People’s Daily said Saturday it has selected the top 10 news stories of 2012, ranking the country’s strengthening of its claim to territorial waters as No. 1 on the list. The Chinese state-run newspaper said in an editorial that this year’s most…
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East Asia
Seoul recovers possible engine debris from NK rocket
Seoul has recovered what is believed to be a portion of the engine from North Korea’s multistage rocket launched earlier his month, officials said Friday, in what could provide clues on Pyongyang’s development in the field. The object was recovered some 160 kilometers off the coast of Gunsan, Jeolla Province,…
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East Asia
As the World Rebalances in the Asian-Pacific Century, So Must the United States
*Author, Patrick M. Cronin is Senior Advisor and Senior Director, Asia-Pacific Security Program, Center for a New American Security in Washington, D.C. As the world’s center of economic gravity continues to shift to the Asia-Pacific region, the US decision to refocus its foreign policy toward Asia is motivated by both…
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West Asia
Israel Builds Apartment In East Jerusalem Despite Opposition By Palestinians
In this Nov. 2, 2011 file photo, a construction worker works on a new housing unit in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Har Homa. Israel is planning its biggest construction surge in east Jerusalem in decades, settlement opponents say, a move that would complicate prospects for restarting peace talks with…
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West Asia
Air Show Held To Celebrate Graduation Ceremony Of Israeli Military Pilots
A female graduate of Class 165 of Israeli Air Force’s (IAF) Flight School stands beside a F-15I fighter jet of IAF at Hatzerim base near Beersheva, south Israel, on Dec. 27, 2012. An F-15I fighter jet of Israeli Air Force (IAF) takes off during an air show at a graduation…
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West Asia
A Total of 180 Afghan Policemen Attend A Graduation Ceremony
Afghan police officers attend a graduation ceremony in Nangarhar province of eastern Afghanistan, Dec. 27, 2012. A total of 180 Afghan policemen graduated on Thursday after a two-month training in Nangarhar. Afghan police officers take oath during a graduation ceremony in Nangarhar province of eastern Afghanistan, Dec. 27, 2012. <Xinhua/Tahir…
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East Asia
North Koreans Celebrate Birth Centennial Of The Late NK Founder Kim Il-sung
In this Sunday, April 15, 2012 photo, people walk down a street after a large military parade in Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung Square celebrating 100 years since the birth of the late North Korean founder Kim Il Sung. <AP Photo/David Guttenfelder> In this Monday, April 16, 2012 photo, students wave…
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South East Asia
Poem dedicated to two women handpicked by The AsiaN as 2012 Asians of the year
When I got the names of Aung San Suu Kyi(Myanmar) and Malala Yousafzai(Pakistan) to be 2012 Asian of the Year I was watching Egyptian women at Tahrir Square, Cairo, cutting their hair, as a sign of showing opposition to the new constitution approved by the radical government in Egypt. Our…
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West Asia
Afghan Policemen Seize Some 800 Kilograms Of Hashish In Recent Operation
Afghan policemen unload bags of seized hashish during a presentation by Afghan border police in east Afghanistan’s Nangarhar Province, Dec. 27, 2012. Afghan border police captured around 800 kilograms of hashish during an operation in Nangarhar province. <Xinhua/Tahir Safi>
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