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Monks at Dharma Drum Mountain Temple in Taiwan strike their temple bells 108 times to ring in the Year of the Tiger. The striking of the bells symbolises the removal of 108 kinds of human worries. IMAGES
On Lunar New Year's Eve, monks at Taiwan's Dharma Drum Mountain Temple strike the Buddhist Fa-hua Bell 108 times to usher in the Year of the Dragon. The ringing of the bell represents the removal of 108 types of human worries. IMAGES
Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi, who is also the chief executive of QatarEnergy signs a deal with Shun-Chin Lee, Chairman of the CPC Corporation Taiwan for Qatar to supply the Taiwan-headquartered CPC with natural gas for 27 years. Qatar will supply four million tonnes of gas a year under the deal, QatarEnergy said in a statement, without disclosing the cost of the agreement. IMAGES
Artists in Beijing perform a dragon dance to celebrate Lunar New Year, as the country's Year of the Dragon kicks off this Saturday. IMAGES
Crowds are seen at Beijing's railway station as people travel home ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday. IMAGES