Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:20:01 +0100 (Reuters) - A woman washes clothes at a river in the outskirts of capital Naypyitaw January 24, 2012. Hopes of concrete economic reforms are running high among foreign business people now pouring into Myanmar, which has fanned optimism by pledging democratic reform, freeing political prisoners and setting the stage for an April by-election. But as tourists and investors knock on its door, the number of Burmese flowing in the opposite direction suggests that ordinary people don't expect the end of half a century of isolation to improve the economy anytime soon. Picture taken January 24, 2012. To match Analysis MYANMAR-ECONOMY/ REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (MYANMAR - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)
A farmer works on a drought-hit paddy field in the outskirts ...
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:50:02 +0100 (Reuters) - A farmer works on a drought-hit paddy field in the outskirts of Chongqing municipality in this March 24, 2009 file photo. Global warming threatens China's march to prosperity by cutting crops, shrinking rivers and unleashing more droughts and floods, says the government's latest assessment of climate change, projecting big shifts in how the nation feeds itself. REUTERS/Stringer/Files (CHINA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT AGRICULTURE DISASTER)
Soybeans plants are seen on a farm on the outskirts of San Jose ...
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:50:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Soybeans plants are seen on a farm on the outskirts of San Jose in this April 27, 2011 file photo. The area dedicated to the livestock in the country has been decreasing due to the high profitability of using farm areas for soy cultivation. Picture taken April 27, 2011. To match story GANADO-URUGUAY-CRISIS/ REUTERS/Andres Stapff/Files (URUGUAY - Tags: AGRICULTURE BUSINESS)
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Sat, 07 Jan 2012 11:40:01 +0100 (Reuters) - A boy transports fodder on a horse-cart through the outskirts of Quetta January 7, 2012. REUTERS/Naseer Ahmed (PAKISTAN - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS)
Afghan boys play on ice on outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, ...
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