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Huge dragon light up Taipei
A 60-foot-tall dragon lantern warmed up the Taipei skyline as Taiwanese people in the capital and around the island celebrated the annual Lantern Festival.
telegraph.co.uk | 06-Feb-2012 21:14

Huge dragons light up Taipei
A 60-foot-tall dragon lantern warmed up the Taipei skyline as Taiwanese people in the capital and around the island celebrated the annual Lantern Festival.
telegraph.co.uk | 06-Feb-2012 21:14

North Korean accordion players are a YouTube hit

A group of North Korean accordion players is proving to be an unlikely hit on YouTube, attracting nearly 320,000 viewings in five days with their spirited version of a 1980s pop song.

topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 20:23

China warns officials to be on highest guard over Tibet protests
China's anxious leadership has warned security and government officials struggling to control restive Tibetans to be on their "highest guard" ahead of this month's Tibetan New Year festival.
telegraph.co.uk | 06-Feb-2012 20:14

HIV Activist Runs for Parliament in Burma
Government's reforms, release of political prisoners, promise of more open elections encourages critic to jump into fray
voanews.com | 06-Feb-2012 19:43

Kyrgyz officials say another 70 children are infected with HIV/AIDS virus
Hospitals in southern Kyrgyzstan have accidentally infected another 70 children with the HIV/AIDS virus, Kyrgyz officials have said.
telegraph.co.uk | 06-Feb-2012 19:12