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South East Asia
A monkey rests it’s hands on a man’s arm waiting to be fed at a park in Kuala Lumpur
A monkey rests it’s hands on a man’s arm as it waits to be fed at a park in a suburb of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, March 4, 2013. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Mark Baker>
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South East Asia
Injured people taken to an ambulance in Sabah, Malaysia, where 5 policemen were killed in an ambush
Security personnel carry the injured to an ambulance at a village where a shootout occured at Semporna in Sabah, Malaysia, on March 2, 2013. At least 5 policemen were killed in an ambush in Malaysia’s Sabah state as gunmen were spotted outside the village where standoff continued between security forces…
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South East Asia
Supporters celebrate after Democrat Party candidate elected as Bangkok governor
Supporters of Demcorat party candidate Sukhumbhand Paribatra celebrate after he won his second term as Bangkok governor in a local election on Sunday, March 3, 2013 in Bangkok, Thailan. The election was overshadowed by political divisiveness that has wracked Thailand for much of the past eight years. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Sakchai Lalit>
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South East Asia
Vietnamese PM talks with visiting Swedish Justice Minister in Hanoi
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (front R) meets with visiting Sweden’s Minister of Justice Beatrice Ask in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, Feb. 27, 2013. <Xinhua/VNA>
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East Asia
Asia leaps toward regional economic unity
Asia plans to take a great leap forward in regional economic integration during the next decade, as the United Nations continues to intensify the promotion of South-South cooperation among member states. According to a recent report by the Inter Press Service, the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the…
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South East Asia
Myanmar president meets the press upon arrival in Oslo to start European tour
Myanmar President Thein Sein, left, speaks at a press conference after meeting with Norway’s Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, right, in Oslo Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. President Thein Sein’s arrival Tuesday marked the start of a European tour that will also include stops in Finland, Austria, Belgium and Austria. Norway’s prime…
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South East Asia
A pangolin rescued by Indonesian customs while being smuggled to Malaysia
An Indonesian official shows a pangolin confiscated from suspected smugglers during a news conference in Medan, north Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. Indonesian Customs confiscated 128 live pangolins from a boat off Sumatra island as it was heading for Malaysia on Saturday. <AP Photo> An officer shows a rescued…
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East Asia
“Trust, verification, and engaging storytelling remain”
New media may change the way we deliver content and the need for engagement of the audience, but trust, verification, and engaging storytelling are here to stay. ‘Arirang-KF Global Media Forum: Bridging the Divide’ co-hosted by Arirang TV and the Korea Foundation on Feb. 21-24, brought media people together to discuss the…
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South East Asia
People dance in celebration of Chinese Lantern Festival in Malacca, Malaysia
Malaysians perform lion and dragon dances to celebrate the traditional Chinese Lantern Festival in Malacca, Malaysia, on Feb. 24, 2013. Malaysians perform lion dance to celebrate the traditional Chinese Lantern Festival in Malacca, Malaysia, on Feb. 24, 2013. <Xinhua/Chong Voon Chung>
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South East Asia
U.S. and Myanmar sign an agreement to cooperate in fighting narcotics
In this Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 photo, U.S. Ambassador to Myanmar Derek Michell, left, and Myanmar Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin sign an agreement in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Myanmar and the United States took another step toward closer relations with the agreement Thursday to resume cooperation in fighting narcotics after nearly…
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