Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:00:03 +0100 (Reuters) - A vendor offers prayers before she starts her business at Ima Market, one of the largest markets operated by women in Asia, in Imphal January 23, 2012. Manipur, which neighbours Myanmar, is called the Jewel of India for its paddy fields, lakes and verdant hills. But it has been plagued for decades by a low-intensity war, blamed by authorities on rebels sheltering in Myanmese camps as well as a stream of drugs and guns seeping through the porous frontier. Picture taken January 23, 2012. To match INDIA-ELECTION/MANIPUR. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri (INDIA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY ELECTIONS)
A folk artist performs a Chinese traditional dance at a Spring ...
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:40:01 +0100 (Reuters) - A folk artist performs a Chinese traditional dance at a Spring Festival Temple Fair celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year at Dongyue Temple in Beijing January 27, 2012. The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, began on January 23 and marks the start of the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese zodiac. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT)
A woman buys fruit in a new village that Chinese company Jin ...
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:20:02 +0100 (Reuters) - A woman buys fruit in a new village that Chinese company Jin Mu Mian claimed it built for Lao people displaced by the building of the Kings Roman casino complex along the Mekong river bordering Thai-Laos opposite Sop Ruak January 14, 2012. The murder of 13 Chinese sailors last October on the Mekong was the deadliest attack on Chinese nationals overseas in modern times and highlights the growing presence of China in the Golden Triangle, the opium-growing region straddling Myanmar, Laos and Thailand. Picture taken January 14, 2012. To match Special Report MEKONG-CHINA/MURDERS REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (LAOS - Tags: CIVIL UNREST BUSINESS AGRICULTURE POLITICS SOCIETY)
Thai workers load timber onto a Chinese boat at the Thai Mekong ...
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:00:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Thai workers load timber onto a Chinese boat at the Thai Mekong river port of Chiang Saen in the Golden Triangle region where the borders of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar meet January 14, 2012. The murder of 13 Chinese sailors last October on the Mekong was the deadliest attack on Chinese nationals overseas in modern times and highlights the growing presence of China in the Golden Triangle, the opium-growing region straddling Myanmar, Laos and Thailand. Picture taken January 14, 2012. To match Special Report MEKONG-CHINA/MURDERS REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND - Tags: CIVIL UNREST BUSINESS POLITICS MARITIME)
Thai marines patrol the Mekong river near Sop Ruak in the Golden ...
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:50:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Thai marines patrol the Mekong river near Sop Ruak in the Golden Triangle region where the borders of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar meet, January 18, 2012. The murder of 13 Chinese sailors last October on the Mekong was the deadliest attack on Chinese nationals overseas in modern times and highlights the growing presence of China in the Golden Triangle, the opium-growing region straddling Myanmar, Laos and Thailand. Picture taken January 18, 2012. To match Special Report MEKONG-CHINA/MURDERS REUTERS/Sinthana Kosolpradit (THAILAND - Tags: CIVIL UNREST MILITARY BUSINESS POLITICS MARITIME)
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