Javanese compete in archery match during the event to celebrate birthday of monarch of Yogyakarta Sultanate
An archer dressed in a traditional Javanese costume competes in a traditional archery match in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, March 26, 2013. The event was held in commemoration of the birthday of Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, the current monarch of the historic Yogyakarta Sultanate in Indonesia. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Zulkarnain>
An Iranian woman remembers a soldier killed in Iran-Iraq war at cemetery in Mashhad
A grave of a soldier who was killed during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war, is seen at the Behesht-e Reza cemetery in Mashhad city, northeastern Iran, March 25, 2013. Iranians visited the cemetery to commemorate soldiers who were killed during the Iran-Iraq war, during the Iranian New Year holidays. A woman sit at a grave of […]
A boatman rows his boat at Dal Lake during sunset in Kashmir surrounded by snowy mountains
A Kashmiri boatman rows his boat at the Dal Lake during sunset in Srinagar, India, Monday, March, 25, 2013. Set in the Himalayas, Kashmir is a green, saucer-shaped valley full of fruit orchards and surrounded by snowy mountain ranges. About 100 lakes dot its highlands and plains. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Mukhtar Khan>
Mongolian children wear traditional costumes with a decision to promote ethnic culture in autonomous region
Children wearing costumes of Mongolian ethnic group perform during a class at a kindergarten in Hohhot, capital of north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, March 25, 2013. The region has promoted education on ethnic culture for kindergarten children of Mongolian ethnic group, by offering children classes on folk music, dance and drawing. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Zhao Tingting>
Jews collect water at a mountain spring to prepare for celebration of Passover
Ultra-Orthodox Jews collect water to make matza during the Maim Shelanoo ceremony at a mountain spring, in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 24, 2013. The water is used to prepare the traditional unleavened bread for the high holiday of Passover which begins Monday. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Oded Balilty>
Abderrahim El Allam earns fame for winning Manhae Prize
The announcement of Abderrahim El Allam’s being chosen for the Manhae Prize 2013 winner has attracted all the media attention both in his home country Morocco and the whole Arabic region. The news has been covered by major newspapers including Al massae which has the largest circulation in Morocco. Several reports quoted The AsiaN‘s story and photo of March […]
Jackie Chan, Malaysian PM get together for fund-raising performance in Kuantan
Hong Kong action movie star Jackie Chan (1st R) attends a fund-raising performance with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib (2nd R) in Kuantan, Malaysia, March 23, 2013. The event was held here to raise money for the construction of a new Chinese school. <Xinhua/NEWSis>
Hindu devotees attend Lathmar Holy festival at a temple in Barsana near New Delhi
A newly wed Indian woman from Barsana village waits with a wooden stick at the door step of her house, for the arrival of villagers from Nandgaon during the Lathmar Holy festival the legendary hometown of Radha, consort of Hindu God Krishna, in Barsana, 115 kilometers (71 miles) from New Delhi, India , Thursday, March […]
Combination photos show an egret on wetland of Yellow River in Hainan, China
Combination photo taken on March 21, 2013 shows an egret on the wetland of the Yellow River in Guide County of the Hainan Tibet Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Qinghai Province. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Wang Bo>
People enjoy cherry blossom at Ueno Park in Tokyo, blooming a week earlier than expected
Visitors enjoy the blooming sakura at Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 20, 2013. Sakura in Tokyo bloom a week earlier than expected owing to the rising temperature. Visitors row on a lake in Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 20, 2013. <Xinhua/Ma Ping>
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