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Singapore F1 Grand Prix Opens On Marina Bay City Circuit
Ferrari Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of Spain waves to the crowd as he walks out onto the start grid for the drivers parade prior to the start of the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix on the Marina Bay City Circuit in Singapore, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. <AP Photo/Mark Baker>…
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Princess of Brunei celebrates marriage with spectacular ceremony
The daughter of the sultan of Brunei, one of the world’s wealthiest men, is set to wed this weekend in a glittering ceremony at the monarch’s 1,700-room palace. Princess Hajah Hafizah Sururul Bolkiah, 32, and her groom Pengiran Haji Muhammad Ruzaini, 29, exchanged vows on Thursday in the tiny oil-rich…
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[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Brand Image Samsung Mengalahkan Apple
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita mengenai dua raksasa teknologi dunia. Samsung Electronics baru-baru ini kalah melawan Apple di pengadilan San Jose, Amerika Serikat. Oleh karena itu Samsung harus membayar $1,05 Milliar Dollar kepada Apple. Namun dalam polling terakhir, Samsung mengalahkan Apple dalam survery yang dilakukan terhadap…
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International Motor Show Opens In Jakarta
Visitors stroll around Indonesia International Motor Show in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sept. 20, 2012. The ten-day Indonesia International Motor Show 2012 kicked off here on Thursday. <Xinhua=Veri Sanovri> news@theasian.asia
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Philippine Police Drive Out Settlers Of Shanty Region For Redevelopment
Philippine National Police officers and SWAT team members try to arrest resisting informal settlers during the demolition of their shanty in Taguig city Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012, east of Manila, Philippines. The informal settlers’ community of mostly retired police and military personnel was demolished to pave the way for new…
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Indonesian Students Hold Anti-Tobacco Proest In Jakarta
Indonesian students shout slogans during an anti-tobbaco protest outside the venue of the World Tobacco Asia (WTA) conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2012. Indonesia has long been criticized for its lack of tobacco controls is one of a remaining handful of countries that has failed to sign the…
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Anti-U.S. Protests Over Anti-Islam Film Intensified In Indonesia
Police officers stand guard during a protest against American-made film “Innocence of Muslims” that ridicules Islam and Prophet Muhammad outside the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. An Indonesian Muslim protester kicks a banner hung on the razor wire surrounding the U.S. Embassy compound during a…
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Filipinos Protest Against Mining Contract With Foreign Company
Protesters clash with private guards and police as they try to rush closer to a hotel where a forum on mining is being held Wednesday Sept. 19, 2012 in Manila, Philippines. The protesters were calling for the revocation of the recently-signed mining act which they claim to benefit only foreign…
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Residents Set Up Barricade To Resist Planned Demolition Of Their Shanties
Residents at an informal settlers’ community in the financial district of Makati city burn tires as they set up a barricade to resist an anticipated demolition of their shanties Wednesday Sept. 19, 2012, east of Manila, Philippines. The local government is planning to tear down shanties housing about 200 families…
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Philippine : Aquino’s back channel to China is Trillanes
Major News of <Inquirer> : Aquino’s back channel to China is Trillanes A tempest is brewing in the country’s diplomatic front with Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario saying his efforts to resolve the lingering standoff with China over disputed territories in the West Philippine Sea were being torpedoed by a…
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