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East Asia
South Korea Independence Day: Do you know Yoon Hyung Sook?
By Sang-ki Lee AsiaN Reporter, Former Chairman of Korea Journalists Association Yeosu: The name ‘Yeosu’ recalls both the 2012 Yeosu Expo and the Yeosu-Suncheon rebellion of 1948. The two incidents with the interval of approximately 60 years symbolically represent the present and the past of Korea. Yet, there is another…
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East Asia
South Korea: a case of domestic violence
There is always tension and conflict between countries as seen in recent relations between Korean and Japan. Seventy years have passed since World War II but Seoul and Tokyo have not yet overcome their emotional hostility. Although the two countries’ economy developed enough t belong to OECD, the cultural index…
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East Asia
2019 World Journalists Conference Kicks Off in Seoul to Seek Truth
The 2019 World Journalists Conference kicked off on March 25, 2019, with the attendance of about 70 journalists from around 50 countries. The week-long journalist conference was promoted by the Journalists Association of Korea (JAK), which marked the seventh of its kind. It may be the first time ever for…
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East Asia
Kindergartens in South Korea
Kindergartens in South Korea are for children around the ages of 3-6 before they enter elementary school. There are three kinds of them: national kindergartens managed by the government, public kindergartens managed by the local government, and the private ones run by the civil sector. According to data, in…
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Politics
Indonesian President Joko Widodo Visiting South Korea
During the Asian Games, President Joko Widodo announced that the 2032 Olympic Games will be held in Indonesia. I would like to show full support to this. Not only me, but Koreans, other Asians, and friends all around the world will try their bests to Indonesia successfully host the…
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Dear respected reader
Dear respected reader, We thank you for your love of Magazine N for the past five years. When everyone else discouraged us from the start, claiming that paper magazines and news were on the decline, we boldly took initiative to create Magazine N. It was an arduous process, but we learned that…
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South East Asia
Interview with Philippines’ beloved reporter, Ramon Tulfo
Ramon Tulfo (70) is one of the most well-known and respected journalists in the Philippines. He was the first of four children born to his independence-fighter father and Japanese mother. Tulfo currently works with renowned media outlet The Inquirer as a columnist and runs the regular radio channel ‘DWIZ 882…
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South East Asia
Unconditional support for Duterte’s War on Drugs by citizens
Philippines: the country that sent troops over to support the Korean war; the country that used to be second in wealth to neighboring Japan. In mid-1980s, the people continued in the long-fought race against President Marcos’ dictatorship, winning that race in June of 1987. And even though many Philippines have…
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South East Asia
2017 Global Leaders Forum Indonesia: “Indonesia is the Land of Opportunity for the Precise and Humble”
“Indonesia is the land of opportunity. But only those who are precise and humble will be able to gain such opportunities.” On the 23rd of August, at 6 pm (Korea time), to kick-off the 2017 Global Leaders Forum Indonesia with Korean member participants, Jung Moo-young (Vice President of Korindo), Indonesian…
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East Asia
“To Pass Down All that I Have Learned and Gained to Students”
Former UN ambassador Oh Joon is known amongst diplomats as one with good manners, with proficiency in the English language, who can also play the drums, and sends hand-drawn cards for New Year’s greetings. As the writer, I completely agree with such descriptions, but I also have one more thing…
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