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STRIKING IMAGES OF EVENTS IN ASIA
wet behind the ears – a baby giraffe, the 11th to be born at Malaysia’s National Zoo in Kuala Lumpur, is bathed by its mother. The newcomer weighed in at 40kg and is 1.2m tall.
opened in December last year, the 32.5km Donghai Bridge in Shanghai is China’s first cross-sea bridge.
dancers from the Chinese Art Ensemble of the Handicapped display their talents at a charity performance in support of HIV/AIDS sufferers in Zhengzhou, China.
an illuminated palace towers over the ice sculpture exhibition at the Ice-Snow Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
the ASEAN Barred Ground Dove Festival in Yala, Thailand, features a dove-cooing competition, in which the bird with the most melodious song takes the grand prize for its owner. The contest attracts more than 1,000 participants from Thailand and its neighbouring countries.
lanterns go on sale in Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning Province in northeast China, in preparation for the Spring Festival, a celebration of China’s Lunar New Year.
backstage at a beauty pageant during the Hmong New Year celebrations in Nong Hoi Mai village near Chiang Mai.
red tape – the Kantha Bopha IV Hospital in Phnom Penh is opened by (left to right) Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen, HRH King Norodom Sihamoni, and Dr Beat Richner of the Foundation for the Kantha Bopha Children’s Hospitals in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap.
figures depicting an ancient Chinese wedding ceremony on display at Beijing’s new Capital Museum. The five-storey museum houses over 5,000 relics.
the floating world – throughout March, the river market in Damoen Saduak, Thailand, gives way to events such as cookery demonstrations and boating competitions in the evenings.
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