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Annual Tazaungdine Hot Air Balloon Festival Opens In Taunggyi, Myanmar

Contestants prepare paper lamps to decorate under hot air balloons during the annual Tazaungdine hot air balloon festival in Taunggyi, southern Shan State, Myanmar, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. In this photo taken on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, festival goers watch as contestants prepare to release a hot air balloon during…
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South East Asia

Bangladesh’s Alliance Of 18 Opposition Parties Holds Grand Rally In Dhaka

Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister and Chairwoman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Khaleda Zia attends a grand rally in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, Nov. 28, 2012. Bangladesh’s main opposition alliance of the 18 opposition parties led by BNP, will observe a road blockade program on Dec. 9 across the country…
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South East Asia

Buddhist Monks, Villagers Protest Against Expansion Of Mine In Northwestern Myanmar

A group of protesting villagers who has blocked a road with rocks and wood guard their position in Letpadaung mine, Monywa town shop, northwestern Myanmar, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. Hundreds of Buddhist monks and villagers occupying the mine, they said is causing environmental, social and health problems, defied a government…
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East Asia

Trip to Nami Island presents foreign tourists with exotic experience

My vacation plan to Korea was merely dealt with my interest with Nami Island as a perfect tourism destination, located at Chuncheon District. My plan was realized when I arrived in Korea for my five day trip. Packed with necessary information, four of my friends and me started our journey to…
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East Asia

[Korea Report] Mini market selling world food in Itaewon is a great comfort for foreigners

Living abroad away from home could be tough for some people. There would be a lot of things that must be missed. One might think that foreigners miss all the time are the food from his home country. As people travel and move here and there easily now, most of host countries…
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South East Asia

[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Berbagai Pekerjaan di Korea Utara

Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita mengenai mengenai Korea Utara. Masyarakat Barat selalu terkesan saat mengetahui bahwa seseorang di Korea Utara adalah seorang dokter . Perwujudan kesuksesan karir seperti di Seoul, New York atau London. Bagaimanapun, Korea Utara berbeda. Dokter Korea Utara tidak menikmati perlakuan yang dimanja…
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South East Asia

Inmates At Prison In Bangkok Perform Kangnam Style Dance During Dancing Competition

Thai inmates perform “Gangnam Style” dance on the stage during the dancing competition at a prison in Bangkok, Thailand Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012. The event was held to encourage inmates to do more exercise and coincide with the concert of South Korean rapper PSY’s “Gangnam Style” to be held in…
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South East Asia

Planned Sale Of Media Outlets To Pro-China Businessman Sparks Fierce Taiwanese Opposition

Young demonstrators scuffle with police during a protest against the proposed sale of influential media outlets to a pro-China businessman in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012. About 100 protesters gathered outside the Cabinet offices to lambaste media magnate Tsai Eng-meng, well known for his pro-China attitudes and his extensive…
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South East Asia

Some 400 Indigenous People In Philippines Celebrate Dayaw Festival In Bulacan Province

Indigenous people dance during the Dayaw Festival 2012 in Bulacan Province, the Philippines, on Nov. 27, 2012. Around 400 participants from various indigenous communities around the Philippines took part in the Dayaw Festival celebration Tuesday. Dancers perform during the Dayaw Festival 2012 in Bulacan Province, the Philippines, on Nov. 27,…
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East Asia

Singaporean ambassador wins grand prize at Korea CQ awards

Singaporean Ambassador Peter Tan won the grand prize at the Korea CQ award ceremony organized by the Corea Image Communication Institute (CICI) at the Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas Hotel in southern Seoul, Tuesday. The institute has held the Korea CQ Forum twice yearly since 2006 to promote Korean culture to…
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