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- Namsan locks of love, Seoul, South Korea
- Burma releases Aung San Suu Kyi
- Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games opening
| Namsan locks of love, Seoul, South Korea Posted: 13 Nov 2010 10:25 AM PST At Seoul’s Mt Namsan, thousands of love padlocks can be seen hanging on the fences around the base level of N Seoul Tower. Locks of love is a custom in some cultures where love birds would lock their padlocks at public areas and throw away the key to symbolise that their love will be locked forever. Namsan locks of love, Seoul, South Korea from YeinJee's Asian Blog     |
| Burma releases Aung San Suu Kyi Posted: 13 Nov 2010 05:36 AM PST
Aung San Suu Kyi helped set up the National League for Democracy (NLD) party which won the 1990 general election despite her arrest a year earlier. But the military, which rules the Southeast Asian nation since 1962, refused to relinquish power. Military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) won the country’s first election in 20 years last Sunday. The ballot was widely condemned though. Read more about Aung San Suu Kyi on BBC (news) and Wikipedia (bio). Burma releases Aung San Suu Kyi from YeinJee's Asian Blog  |
| Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games opening Posted: 12 Nov 2010 08:29 PM PST Photos from the opening of the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, on Friday night. The ceremony was held in an amphitheatre-like setting – facing the Pearl River with the Guangzhou TV Tower at sight – instead of the usual stadium-mode. Splendid stuff which could rival the Beijing Olympics. Image by Xinhuanet [Cn]… Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games opening from YeinJee's Asian Blog  |
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