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World Cup Reaches Beijing, Briefly

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Bill Dorman

Published June 11, 2014 at 11:08 AM HST

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Soccer’s world cup gets underway tomorrow in Brazil. While fans around the world keep tabs on the 32 teams in the tournament, one Asian country has been marking the occasion in an unusual way. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.

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