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OVER ONE MILLION PROTEST IN HONG KONG

August 19, 2019
By Sunny Mok/EyePress



Hong Kong, Hong Kong - 1.7 Million people take part in a demonstration in downtown Hong Kong packing streets from downtown Causeway Bay to financial district of Central on Sunday Aug 18, 2019 to keep pressing their demands over the government-sponsored China Extradition Bill and probe over the police abuse of power in crackdown on protesters in the past eleven weeks of unrest sparked by the now-suspended proposed legislation. It is a huge turnout despite warning of deployment of Chinese troops to crackdown the unrest. Over 700 protesters had been arrested since June. (Sunny Mok/EYEPRESS)

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HONG KONG GENERAL STRIKE PROTEST

August 6, 2019
By Jason Chan/EyePress



Hong Kong, Hong Kong - Protesters throw back tear gas fired by riot police from a police station in Shatin of Hong Kong on Monday Aug 5, 2019 as the anti-government protester enters the ninth weeks following the introduction of government sponsored China Extradition Bill. At least seven police stations are surrounded by protesters denouncing the abuse of police power in recent crackdown on anti-government demonstrations. (Jason Chan/EYEPRESS)

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HONG KONG PROTEST

August 5, 2019
By Deacon Lui/EyePress



Hong Kong, Hong Kong - Riot police fire tear gas to disperse protesters in the normally busy district of Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, during an anti-government demonstration against the now shelved China Extradition Bill in Hong Kong on Aug 4, 2019. The protest to demand the government to total withdrawal of the proposed legislation has entered the ninth month of unrest in the financial hub. (Deacon Lui/EYEPRESS)

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WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN GWANGJU

July 17, 2019
By Alan Siu/EyePress



Gwangju, South Korea - Player practice their routine in the artistic swimming highlight team technical at the 18th world swimming championships in Gwangju, South Korea, on July 16, 2019.

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NO CHINA EXTRADITION CLASH

July 15, 2019
By James Ma/EyePress



Hong Kong, Hong Kong - Anti-riot police officers advance their way to disperse protesters after a march in Shatin, eastern Hong Kong, on Sunday July 14, 2019 demanding the total recall of the government sponsored China Extradition Bill.

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G20 SUMMIT LEADERS ARRIVAL

June 27, 2019
By HO/EyePress



Osaka, Japan - U.S President Donald Trump arrives in Osaka, Japan, for the G20 Summit on June 27, 2019.

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PROTEST IN TOKYO AS TRUMP VISITS JAPAN

May 27, 2019
By Rodrigo Reyes Marin/EYEPRESS



Tokyo, Japan - Protesters holding placards against the US President Donald Trump's visit to Japan during a rally in Shinjuku on May 26, 2019, Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo Police prevented a clash between a small group of right-wing people and protesters against US President Donald Trump's visit to Japan and the country's new Emperor Naruhito. Trump is currently on an official four-day state visit to Japan. He is the first foreign leader to visit the country after the coronation of Emperor Naruhito.

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THAI CROWNED NEW KING

May 4, 2019
By Alan Siu/EyePress



Bangkok, Thailand - Three-day coronation swathed in centuries-old Buddhist and Brahmin traditions begins on Saturday May 4, 2019 as Thailand's new King, Maha Vajiralongkorn, who succeeded his late father, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, in December 2016, formally be crowned Rama X. Royalist Thais have in recent weeks been wearing yellow, the colour associated in astrology with Monday, the day on which both the king and his late father were born. (EYEPRESS/Alan Siu)

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REIWA NEW ERA BEGINS IN JAPAN

May 2, 2019
By Rodrigo Reyes Marin/EyePress



Tokyo, Japan - People take pictures of Japan's new imperial era name Reiwa in downtown Tokyo on May 1, 2019, Japan. Japan's new emperor Naruhito formally ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne, today May 1st, a day after his father Akihito abdicated. Naruhito became the 126th emperor of Japan starting the new imperial era of Reiwa, meaning beautiful harmony.

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COUNTER TERRORISM DRILL

March 25, 2019
By Sunny Mok/EyePress



Hong Kong, Hong Kong - Counter terrorism drill in Hong Kong on March 25, 2019. (Sunny Mok/EyePress)

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KIM JONG UN ARRIVES IN HANOI

February 26, 2019
By Alan Siu/EyePress



Hanoi, Vietnam - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's armored limousine, surrounded by his phalanx of burly bodyguards, rolled into Vietnam's capital Hanoi Tuesday Feb 26, 2019 ahead of a summit with U.S President Donald Trump. (Alan Siu/EyePress)

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ASIAN LE MANS SERIES FINALE

February 25, 2019
By F.L Wong/EyePress



Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Inter Europol Competition team of Poland competes during the Asian Le Mans Series Finale at Sepang F1 International Circuit in Selangor outside of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on February 24, 2019. (EyePress Newswire/FL Wong)

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INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI

October 4, 2018
By Jafar G Bua/EyePress



Palu, Indonesia - Earthquake and tsunami wage the city of Palu, Indonesia's Central Sulawesi, on Friday, September 28, 2018. Food and supplies are trickling into Indonesia as the official death toll from last week's earthquake and tsunami has now topped 1,400 people. In Palu, the situation is increasingly desperate, but 17 countries including the U.S. have promised to send aid. The city of more than 350,000 people has no running water or electricity. Food and water is scarce, as are the tools to recover the dead. (Jafar Bua/EP Image)

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MALAYSIA INDEPENDENCE DAY

August 31, 2018
By F.L Wong/EyePress



Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Malaysian soldiers march during the 61st Malaysia Independence Day celebrations in Putrajaya outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 31, 2018. Hari Merdeka (Independence Day) is a national day of Malaysia to commemorate the independence of the Federation of Malaya from the British colonial rule on August 31, 1957 and is celebrated on August 31 each year. (EyePress Newswire/FL Wong)

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DAYA BAY NUCLAR INCIDENTS EXERCISE

December 20, 2017
By Alan Siu/EyePress



Hong Kong, Hong Kong - Health workers with radiation protective suit stand by at a pier as evacuees arrive for radiation monitoring during a Codenamed Checkerboard II, the Daya Bay Contingency Plan (DBCP) exercise in Hong Kong on Dec 20 2017. The drill which tested the response capabilities of the Government in dealing with serious nuclear incidents continued this afternoon. The starting scenario of the exercise this morning simulated fault events at the Guangdong Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station (GNPS), which led to an off-site emergency situation involving a release of radioactive materials. Relevant government bureaux and departments co-ordinated various measures to respond to the incident. (Alan Siu/EyePress)

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HUNT OF TERRORIST GROUP IN INDONESIA

March 26, 2016
By Jafar G Bua/EyePress



Palu, Indonesia - Unit of Mobile Brigade, an elite forces belonging to the Indonesian National Police, take part in the hunt for terrorists group, Easteren Indonesian Mujaheddin, led by Santoso in Poso, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, on March 25, 2016. Not less than 2000 personnel of the Armed Forces of Indonesia and the Indonesian National Police of all units joined in Operation Tinombala 2016 to hunt the terrorist leader, Santoso and his group. Operation Tinombala 2016, 2nd will be over the next two months. (Jafar G Bua/EyePress)