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Airshow in China

BEIJING, China - Visitors view a rocket launching vehicle being displayed for potential overseas buyers during the International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, on Nov. 17, 2010.

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Airshow in China

ZHUHAI, China - The B611M missile of China is displayed at the International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, on Nov. 17, 2010. China showcased the weapon for overseas sale.

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Airshow in China

ZHUHAI, China - Visitors look at China's A100 rocket launching system at the International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, on Nov. 17, 2010. China showcased the equipment for overseas sale.

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Honda President Ito in interview

LOS ANGELES, United States - Honda Motor Co. President Takanobu Ito speaks during an interview on Nov. 17, 2010, in Los Angles, California. Ito said Honda will commit to developing an electric version of the Fit, with the aim of setting a reasonable price for consumers.

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Fit's electric version unveiled

LOS ANGELES, United States - Honda Motor Co. President Takanobu Ito shows off an electric version of the Fit compact car at the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, on Nov. 17, 2010.

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Kuwahara wins silver in men's horizontal bar

GUANGZHOU, China - Japanese gymnast Shun Kuwahara bites his silver medal on Nov. 17, 2010, at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, after finishing second in the men's horizontal bar.

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Suu Kyi at AIDS hospice in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi (C) speaks to a patient at a hospice for people suffering from AIDS on Nov. 17, 2010 in a suburb of Yangon, Myanmar. Suu Kyi has recently been released from house arrest after the expiry of her latest detention term by the authorities of the military-ruled country.

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Beaujolais Nouveau on sale

TOKYO, Japan - This year's Beaujolais Nouveau red wine from France is lined up on a table at a promotional event in Tokyo late at night on Nov. 17, 2010, prior to its nationwide release at midnight.

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Bangkok rehabilitation after rallies

BANGKOK, Thailand - Vehicles pass by a shopping center in Bangkok on Nov. 17, 2010 which has been renewed after being damaged during a series of antigovernment rallies earlier in the year.

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S. Korea's Park wins gold in men's 100m freestyle

GUANGZHOU, China - Park Tae Hwan of South Korea celebrates after winning the men's 100-meter freestyle final at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, on Nov. 17, 2010.

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China's Zhang wins gold in men's horizontal bar

GUANGZHOU, China - Zhang Chenglong of China (C), gold medalist in the men's horizontal bar, raises a bouquet alongside silver medalist Shun Kuwahara of Japan (L) and bronze medalist Teng Haibin of China (R) at a medal ceremony on Nov. 17, 2010, at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.

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Emperor, empress meet Thai princess

TOKYO, Japan - Empress Michiko of Japan (R) and Princess Chulabhorn of Thailand (L) shake hands at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2010. Looking on is Japanese Emperor Akihito. The imperial couple had dinner with the princess, who was visiting Japan to attend a conference. (Pool photo)

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Japan ambassador visits Tianjin factory

TIANJIN, China - Japanese Ambassador to China Uichiro Niwa (R) visits a factory in a special industrial zone for environmental conservation in Tianjin, northeastern China, on Nov. 17, 2010. Niwa visited the city on his first trip to a regional area since taking office in July.

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Hakuho steady in Kyushu tourney

FUKUOKA, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho (L) pushes out rank-and-filer Aminishiki on the fourth day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 17, 2010.

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Emperor, empress meet Thai princess

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (C) and Empress Michiko (R) of Japan greet Princess Chulabhorn of Thailand at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2010. The imperial couple had dinner with the princess, who was visiting Japan to attend a conference. (Pool photo)

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Sengoku at parliament

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku looks unimpressed with Takeshi Maeda (L) after the head of an upper house committee erroneously called Sengoku ''prime minister'' during a session Nov. 17, 2010. The incident took place at a time when many pundits have branded the top aide to Prime Minister Naoto Kan as ''a shadow prime minister.''

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WHO chief at Kobe confab

KOBE, Japan - Margaret Chan, chief of the World Health Organization, speaks at a press conference in Kobe on Nov. 17, 2010. The WHO Global Forum on Urbanization and Health adopted the ''Kobe Call for Action'' the same day.

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Sengoku at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku takes a reporter's question at a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2010.

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Michelin Guide gives 3 stars to 11 Tokyo restaurants

TOKYO, Japan - Jean-Luc Naret, director of Michelin Guides, shows the 2010 edition of the company's culinary guide for Tokyo during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2009. Michelin has awarded three-star ratings to 11 restaurants in Tokyo, giving the Japanese capital the largest number of top ratings among the world's major cities.