Myanmar President Criticizes His Gov’t For Being Corrupt And Inefficient
Myanmar President Thein Sein delivers a speech at the President house in Naypyitaw, Myanmar Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. President Thein Sein voiced rare public criticism of his government Wednesday, saying that rampant corruption, bribery and inefficiency were getting in the way of the country’s much-touted reform process. <AP Photo>
Shinzo Abe And His New Cabinet Members Attend A Ceremony In Imperial Palace
Japan’s new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso, left, Justice Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki, right, walk with other Cabinet members for a group photo session after attending an attestation ceremony for his Cabinet at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Old-guard veteran Abe was voted back into […]
Leaders Of Middle East Nations Attend Closing Ceremony Of GCC Summit In Bahrain
From left to right, United Arab Emirates’ Vice President Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Kuwait’s Emir Sheik Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, and Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, walk to attend the final day of Gulf Cooperation Council GCC summit in Sekhir, Bahrain, Tuesday, […]
South Koreans elect first female President
South Koreans have elected their first Female President Park Geun-hye who ran for the presidency from the ruling Saenuri Party. Park won approximately 52% of the votes and ended the race by edging her main opponent from the main opposition Democratic United Party Moon Jae-In. Korean media shot Park’s supporters waiting for her arrival with much enthusiasm. On […]
Abe Who Led LDP To Victory In Diet Election Becomes Japanese Prime Minister
Japan’s prime-minister-to-be Shinzo Abe arrives at the parliament for the special diet session in Tokyo, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Capitalizing on the Democrats’ failure to improve the economy and its perceived lack of strong leadership, Abe led the Liberal Democratic Party to victory in parliamentary elections Dec. 16. Abe was to be named prime minister […]
Xi Jinping Meets With Leaders Of Chinese Commerce And Industry Circles
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, and Yu Zhengsheng, a Standing Committee member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of CPC, meet the new leaderships of China’s eight non-communist parties and the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC) on Dec. 24 and 25, 2012. <Xinhua/Li […]
Head Of Egyptian Election Committee Announces Approval Of New Constitution
Head of Egyptian Supreme Elections Commission, Samir Ahmed Aboul-Maaty (C), speaks at a press conference in Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 25, 2012. Samir Ahmed Aboul-Maaty announced Tuesday evening that the newly-written draft constitution was approved by 63.8 percent of votes in referendum. <Xinhua>
Netanyahu Starts Election Campaign For Another Term As Israeli PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the inauguration of his election campaign in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. Israel has advanced the process of building 942 more settler homes in east Jerusalem under a new fast-track plan to tighten its grip on the territory, which the Palestinians claim as the capital of a future […]
Gulf Cooperation Council Summit Closes In Manama, Bahrain
Leaders from Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) member states attend the closing ceremony for the 33rd GCC Summit in Manama, Dec. 25, 2012. GCC leaders on Tuesday stressed the importance to move toward a Gulf Union and the development of a “common defense system” to deal with any threats in the region, saying that any threat […]
Li Keqiang Meets With Coal Miners In Datong City, North China
File photo taken on May 2, 1993 shows Li Keqiang (L) visits representatives of the 13th National Congress of the Communist Youth League. <Xinhua> File photo taken on July 28, 2008 shows Li Keqiang visits coal miners in Datong City, north China’s Shanxi Province. <Xinhua/Fan Rujun> File photo taken on Dec. 15, 2009 shows Li […]
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