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China's top football official urged teams to make the Communist Party proud and said that the sport in the country is at "a historical turning point", days after champions Jiangsu FC were kicked out.
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Two self-made South Korean billionaires have pledged in as many weeks to give away half their fortunes –- a rarity in a country where business is dominated by family-controlled conglomerates and charity often begins and ends at home.
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A glacial burst that triggered a deadly flash flood in the Indian Himalayas at the weekend was a disaster waiting to happen, and one likely to be repeated in a region transformed by climate change and unchecked infrastructure development, experts warn....
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From keeping coronavirus vaccines cold in tropical temperatures to ensuring they reach remote islands, a top drug distributor is gearing up for major challenges in shipping shots across Asia.
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A women's university football match in China descended into farce and was eventually called off after players were told that they were not allowed to have dyed hair, state media said Tuesday.
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Coronavirus-ravaged economies across the Asia Pacific will make a "swoosh-shaped" recovery next year, the Asian Development Bank forecast Tuesday, but it warned that further restrictions to combat the contagion could derail the region's return to growt...
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Myanmar is preparing to launch its first-ever satellite, joining an unlikely coalition of nascent space nations aiming to protect millions from environmental disasters.
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From factory floors in India to the warehouses of Cambodia, garment workers for global brands say the collapse in demand triggered by the coronavirus is being used as a cover to break their unions.
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A miniature bird sculpted out of burnt bone in China around 13,500 years ago is the oldest known figurine from East Asia, according to researchers who discovered it in a refuse heap near an archaeological site.
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False alerts about a man shot dead at a coronavirus checkpoint, old footage of a supermarket stampede in reports of panic buying, and a 2015 video of a police raid on a brothel recirculated with a misleading claim.
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Here are the latest developments in Asia related to the coronavirus pandemic:- Japan set to lift virus emergency -Japan is poised Monday to lift its nationwide state of emergency over the coronavirus, gradually reopening the world's third-biggest econo...
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Here are the latest developments in Asia related to the novel coronavirus pandemic: - No annual growth target for virus-hit China, a first in years -China's communist rulers avoided setting an annual growth target for the first time in decades, as they...
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Here are the latest developments from Asia related to the novel coronavirus: - Millions cram cyclone shelters despite virus risks -At least 88 people died as the fiercest cyclone to hit parts of Bangladesh and eastern India this century sent trees flyi...
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Here are the latest developments in Asia related to the coronavirus pandemic: - Schools reopen in South Korea -Hundreds of thousands of South Korean students returned to school as educational establishments started re-opening after being shuttered by ...
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Here are the latest developments from Asia related to the novel coronavirus pandemic:- Trump slams WHO as 'puppet of China' -President Donald Trump threatened to pull the US out of the World Health Organization, accusing it of botching the global coron...
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Here are the latest developments from Asia related to the coronavirus pandemic: - Japan slides into recession -Japan dived into its first recession since 2015, according to official data, with the world's third-largest economy shrinking by 0.
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Here are the latest developments in Asia related to the coronavirus pandemic:- India lockdown extended -India -- home to the world's largest anti-virus lockdown, affecting 1.
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Here are the latest developments from Asia related to the novel coronavirus pandemic: - Japan lifts emergency for most regions -Japan's prime minister lifted a state of emergency imposed due to the coronavirus for the majority of the country but kept i...
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Here are the latest developments in Asia related to the novel coronavirus pandemic:- Chinese city in partial lockdown over 'major risk' of virus spread -A northeastern Chinese city has partially shut its borders, cut off transport links and closed scho...
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Here are the latest developments in Asia related to the novel coronavirus pandemic:- Chinese city in partial lockdown over 'major risk' of virus spread -A northeastern Chinese city has partially shut its borders and cut off transport links after the em...
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Here are the latest developments in Asia related to the novel coronavirus pandemic:- South Korea uses mobile data on new cluster -South Korean authorities said they were using mobile phone data to trace Seoul nightclub visitors as they tackle a new cor...
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Here are the latest developments from Asia related to the novel coronavirus pandemic:- Students in Wuhan return to school -Chinese youngsters in Wuhan, where the coronavirus first emerged, filed back to class, wearing masks and walking in single file p...
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Here are the latest developments from Asia related to the novel coronavirus pandemic: - India embarks on 'massive' repatriation -India has embarked on a "massive" operation involving naval ships and aircraft to bring back some of the hundreds of thousa...
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Here are the latest developments from Asia related to the coronavirus pandemic: - Japan set to extend virus emergency -Japan's government prepared to extend its nationwide state of emergency to the end of May as it braced for a lengthy battle against t...
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Some oil-hungry Asian nations are taking advantage of the collapse in prices caused by the coronavirus pandemic to build up their crude stockpiles.
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Here are the latest developments from Asia related to the novel coronavirus pandemic:- Maldives reports first death -The Maldives reported its first coronavirus fatality Thursday with the death of an 83-year-old woman, as the Indian Ocean holiday hotsp...
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South Asia could face a further public health crisis as children miss routine vaccinations, the UN warned Tuesday, spurring fears that the fallout from the novel coronavirus pandemic might reverse hard-earned gains in the region.
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Here are the latest developments from Asia related to the novel coronavirus pandemic: - Olympics to be cancelled if pandemic not over: Games chief -The postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be cancelled if the coronavirus pandemic isn't brought under cont...
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Here are the latest developments in Asia related to the novel coronavirus pandemic: - Back to school in Shanghai and Beijing -Tens of thousands of students returned to school in Shanghai and Beijing after months of closures as China's major cities grad...
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Here are the latest developments in Asia related to the novel coronavirus pandemic:- Driveway vigils for Anzac Day -Australians and New Zealanders marked Anzac Day from the isolation of their driveways to honour their armed forces after the pandemic sa...
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Photo taken from printed program of Asia on Stage show 2010 at Herbst Theater San Francisco Program photo from Asia on Stage show 2010
Skyang Kangri, North face.
Photo taken: Dec. 31, 1985. Kuno Lechner
Police in Ecuador have seized around 200,000 sharks fins which were about to be illegally exported to Asia. The fins - often used to make soup - were discovered after raids on nine locations in the port city of Manta. World Network TV
Rice fields in Sapa, Viet Nam. Every year the world produces 356 kg of cereal per person, yet 40 million die of hunger. A more than 30% rise in food prices last year has taken a huge toll on the world’s poor.
Photo taken June 23, 2011. United Nations photo
They also have normal flavors in some stores. The real draw will always of course be the strange varieties. DickwaSean
Trade routes between Asia and Alaska Mail Online
Footage of the devastation of the tsunami in Japan Screenshot from Youtube
Picture of something Asian. Is this Chinese or Japanese? Neither, it's Korean.
Weather map showing current weather conditions in the Philippines The Weather Channel
Traditional Chinese medicine shop in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong mailer_diablo
A view of Busan, the Republic of South Korea’s second largest city after Seoul Kibae Park / UN
Ryukyu Islands in Japan kavalinka
The Redwing in Victoria showed himself again today (Dec 23) as did the Yellow-breasted Chat. (Victoria NHS/Twitter) Victoria Natural History Society
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