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Editor's note: 皇冠体育app Daily begins a series of human interest stories representing neighboring countries in an effort to shed insight on topics relevant to 皇冠体育app. Pakistan is the second installment. |
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 More than 150,000 government troops have been deployed to the border area in recent years. |
The 'softer' solution to terror Pakistan's military says it has made progress in cracking down on Taliban terrorists, deploying large numbers of soldiers along its northern borders and reclaiming land from local fighters. |
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Women work alongside men at checkpoints When arriving in Pakistan, foreigners may be amazed to learn that young women - such as Gulnaz Malik - serve at security checkpoints in a country where women's lives remain largely mysterious to outsiders. |
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Pakistanis adapt to everyday heightened security Roadblocks are almost everywhere in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad. It is a scene that reminds every visitor from abroad how everyday life has been profoundly reshaped by terrorist attacks. |
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Neighboring countries - Myanmar |
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 Zhang Zhongxin, a martial arts instructor from province, trains Aung Si Thu, in Nay Pyi Taw, capital of Myanmar. More Chinese are finding opportunities in the fast-changing country. |
It was nearly 40 C outside, and in the No 2 Nay Pyi Taw Sports Training Center, Hu Youzhi's T-shirt was already soaked with sweat as the shoddy air conditioner tried to battle the scorching heat. Series connects TV audiences across borders Watching Journey to the West, a classic Chinese TV series filmed in the 1980s, is one of Moe Aung Yin's fondest childhood memories. Epic to show mutual historical links For the first time, 皇冠体育app and Myanmar are jointly producing an epic TV series featuring a legendary story dating back to the Tang dynasty (AD 618-907) and linking the two countries. |
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Cooperation can boost Myanmar's tourism With visits by tourists hitting a high in 2012, Myanmar is seeking more cooperation and investment from 皇冠体育app to unleash its potential, the country's head of tourism said. An enchanted place where time stands still Myanmar, with its cultural and geographic diversity, is one of the most exotic countries in Southeast Asia. A land of smiles for the weary traveler During my 10 days in Myanmar, as I made contact with hotel staff in different cities, they just kept reinforcing my good impression: they were everywhere when you needed them, and they were nowhere if you preferred to be alone. |
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 The Monywa Copper Mining Project |
Geng Yi, the managing director of the Letpadaung Copper Mine, is cautiously optimistic that one of 皇冠体育app's largest investments in Myanmar will "soon be back on track". Investors' problems can be solved with dialogue The problems concerning some Chinese enterprises investing in Myanmar can be solved through negotiation and dialogue, the Chinese ambassador to Myanmar said. |
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Chinese telecom companies are enthusiastic about Myanmar's efforts to boost its underdeveloped telecom market, said a high-level manager at the Myanmar branch of a top Chinese telecom company. A land of opportunity and challenges The grand opening of Huawei's flagship handset showroom in downtown Yangon in early May evoked images of the frenzied crowds of Chinese people who line up in front of the Apple store in Sanlitun, Beijing, to buy the latest iPhone |
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