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A model displays a white jade 'Yubi' seal from the Qianlong period, inscribed with the words: 'Tai Shang Huang Di' or Overlord Emperor, at a Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong. The item on Thursday fetched US$12.29 million, a new record for white jade and imperial seals according to the auction house. -- PHOTO: REUTERS




People pass by the burnt remains of a truck in front of the government building in Bishkek. Kyrgyzstan's opposition said it had taken power and dissolved parliament in the poor but strategically important Central Asian state after deadly protests forced President Kurmanbek Bakiyev to flee the capital. -- PHOTO: REUTERS




Vietnamese students arrive to the National Convention Centre for the opening ceremony of the 16th Asean Summit in Hanoi. South-east Asian leaders will talk about building a strong economic and political community at an annual summit clouded by unrest in Thailand and Myanmar's widely derided election plans. -- PHOTO: REUTERS