January/February/March 2009:
Vietnam has the second-fastest growing economy in the world, with annual growth rates of more than
7 percent.
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April/May/June 2009:
Kiz Kulesi, the Maiden's Tower, was built 2,500 years ago at the intersection point of Europe and
Asia on a small islet in the Bosporous Strait.
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July/August/September 2009:
Shanghai's Pudong New Area, with its futuristic style, has become a center of cultural, economic
and technological activity.
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October/November/December 2009:
A bronze lion at the Summer Palace, Beijing, China
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