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ASEAN Global Dialogue Held First Ever In Phnom Penh Putting Focus On Global Challenges

Picture taken on Nov. 20, 2012 shows a scene of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Global Dialogue in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The first-ever ASEAN global dialogue was held here on Tuesday, focusing on global challenges, particularly economic and financial issues. <Xinhua/Li Peng>
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South East Asia

7th ASEAN Summit Meeting Ends In Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Photo taken on Nov. 20, 2012 shows the emblem of next Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit at the close ceremony of the 21st ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. <Xinhua/Liao Zida> Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen delivers a speech during the closing ceremony of the Association of Southeast…
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South East Asia

Myint Aye, Myanmar’s Human Rights Activist In Custody, Released In Time For Obama’s Visit

Myint Aye, the director of the Human Rights Defenders and Promoters Organization, center, who was serving a life sentence, walks with supporters as he arrives at his residence following his recent release from Loikaw prison, in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012. Myint Aye was among dozens of political prisoners…
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South East Asia

Obama Stands With ASEAN Leaders During Summit Meeting Of The Regional Organization In Phnom Penh

Newly re-elected U.S. President Barack Obama (5th L) poses for photos with ASEAN leaders during the 4th ASEAN-U.S. Leaders’ Meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Nov. 19, 2012. Newly re-elected U.S. President Barack Obama arrived here on Monday afternoon to attend the 4th ASEAN-U.S. Leaders’ Meeting and the 7th East Asia…
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South East Asia

Obama Speaks At Yangon University During His Historic Visit To Myanmar

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at Yangon University’s Convocation Hall in Yangon, Myanmar, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. U.S. President Barack Obama, right, accompanied by Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, addresses members of the media at Suu Kyi’s residence in Yangon, Myanmar, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. Obama who touched…
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South East Asia

Indonesia-China Business Forum Opens In Jakarta With Putting Focus On Economic, Trade Cooperation

Zhang Wei, vice president of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), speaks on the Indonesia-China Business Forum at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia, Nov. 19, 2012. The forum which kicked off here Monday focused on Indonesia-China economic and trade cooperation. Picture taken on Nov. 19,…
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East Asia

From killing fields to healing fields

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia ― Kim Gi-dae, a missionary and principal of a vocational school in Cambodia, takes a lengthy pause when he is asked in which years his three children are at school. Koreans tend to ask ages indirectly. The person who asked the question teases him, “You are their…
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South East Asia

[Indonesia Report] Dreamland, a new hot beach, emerges as New Kuta Beach in Bali

Dreamland is Indonesia’s new hot beach located in Bali, attracting the most foreign and domestic tourists among the beaches in the resort island lately. Indonesian Tourism Board website on its article describes Dreamland as a paradise of a vast stretch of soft pearly white sand, clear blue sky over the enchanting…
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South East Asia

[Indonesia Report] Wakatobi attracts tourisits from across the world due to its underwater beauty

Indonesia’s underwater beauty is famous in the world. One of the most well-known sea paradises in Indonesia is the Wakatobi National Park in Southeast Sulawesi Province. Wakatobi National Park was established in 1996, in the area covering some 1.39 million hectare of variety of marine diversity and coral. According to Kompas.com, Wakatobi National Park…
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South East Asia

People Attend Tour Of Fireflies To Push For Bicycle Riding Near Manila, Philippines

A Tinkerbell doll is attached to a bike as riders await the start of the 14th Tour of the Fireflies in suburban Pasig, east of Manila, Philippines on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. Thousands joined the event which aims to promote environmental awareness and also push for bicycle riding as a…
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