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South East Asia
Sri Lankan Asylum Seekers Adrifting On A Troubled Boat Disembark A Rescue Ship
Indonesian police officers watch as Sri Lankan asylum seekers who were rescued from a troubled boat adrift trying to reach Australia disembark a rescue ship at Teluk Bayur port in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. Officials said they rescued 46 asylum seekers on Wednesday after their boat…
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South East Asia
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] 2 Bulan Penting Dalam Transisi Presiden Korea Selatan
Halo, saya Meidyana Rayana. Berikut adalah berita dari dalam negeri Korea Selatan. Dalam politik Amerika, dikatakan bahwa keberhasilan pemerintahan baru sering tergantung pada apa yang dilakukan dalam 100 hari pertama. Sebaliknya, di Korea, 67 hari pertama dari pemilihan hingga pelantikan sebagai presiden dapat menentukan nasib suatu pemerintahan baru. Sejak pemilihan…
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East Asia
13 wishful actions Asian leaders hoped to take this year
1. Could I have a dream that Mr. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China; President-elect of the People’s Republic of China, will play a greater role in the global peace of the yellow continent and the world? Shops and houses are filled with Chinese…
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South East Asia
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Hubungan Korea – Jepang Dibawah Kepemimpinan Baru
Halo, saya Meidyana Rayana. Berikut berita mengenai hubungan Jepang dan Korea Selatan dibawah kepemimpinan baru keduanya. Shinzo Abe, Perdana Menteri Jepang berikutnya, harus menyerah pada pendekatan tentatif dan mengatasi masalah dengan negara-negara tetangga mengenai intensinya untuk merevisi konstitusi pasifis Jepang, menurut para ahli dan pejabat Partai Saenuri Korea Selatan pada…
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East Asia
A Singer Of Xinjiang Art Troupe From China Enchants Myanmar Audience
A singer from China’s Xinjiang art troupe performs at the International Convention Center in Nay Pyi Taw, capital of Myanmar, Dec. 30, 2012. The art troupe of China’s Xinjiang staged its first performance here on Sunday evening, winning audiences’ wave of good applause. Myanmar Vice President U Nyan Tun (R…
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South East Asia
Melody, Myanmar Actress, Delighted Upon Receiving Best Actress Award
Winners of the Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards pose for a photo after the ceremony at Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. From left Myint Saung & Soe Kyaw San, winner of best screen-play award, Mose, winner of best supporting actor award, Hein Htet, best film editing…
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South East Asia
[Indonesia Report] Eighth anniversary of tsunami observed
December 26 2012 is exactly 8 years after tsunami hit Aceh Province in Indonesia and other countries in South Asia. The 2004 tsunami reportedly claimed some 230,000 lives of whom around 167,000 died in Indonesia alone. The devastating tragedy still remains vividly in the mind of the survivors and all Indonesians. A ceremony to mark the…
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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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South East Asia
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Impor Minuman Keras Korea Selatan Meningkat
Halo, saya Meidyana Rayana. Berikut berita mengenai kenaikan impor minuman beralkohol Korea Selatan. Impor Korea sake minuman beralkohol tradisional Jepang melonjak ke rekor tertinggi tahun ini di tengah permintaan akan minuman keras asing di kalangan konsumen lokal meningkat, berdasarkan data bea cukai pada Senin. Korea mengimpor 4,1 juta liter sake…
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South East Asia
AJA picks Aung San Suu Kyi and Malala Yousafzai as Asians of 2012
Asian journalist Association (AJA) has picked Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar opposition leader, and Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani human right activist, as Asians of 2012 Thursday (Dec. 27). Suu Kyi has devoted herself to the democratization of her country under the oppresion of the military regime and contributed greatly to the opening of Myanmar to…
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