Five of world’s top 10 most popular beaches on TikTok are in Asia
Nha Trang is a coastal resort city in southern Vietnam known for its beaches, diving sites and offshore islands. Its main beach is a long, curving stretch along Tran Phu Street backed by a promenade, hotels and seafood restaurants (Photo: Vietnamisawesome). NEW YORK: Five of the world’s top 10 most popular beaches on TikTok are […]
From Kazakhstan to Egypt: The Medal of International Elitist Union of Public Diplomacy
By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid President, Asia Journalists Association CAIRO: The Kazakh writer and translator, Bakhit Rustamov, combines being a writer outside the local borders and a practitioner of popular diplomacy – acting an important role in friendship between the peoples of the world. I met him personally for the first time in Turkey at the Eurasian […]
Uzbekistan: 2023 is the Year of Human Care and Quality Education
Shavkat Mirziyoyev TASHKENT: Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has made a proposal to call 2023 the Year of Human Care and Quality Education. Mirziyoyev made the proposal as he delivered his annual address to the Oliy Majlis (parliament) and the people of Uzbekistan. “The more opportunities we create for our people, the greater the impact, and the […]
Nurzhan Kasmalieva takes second place in In-depth Reporting Award of Silk Road Global News Awards
BISHKEK: An article by Kyrgyzstan’s Kabar News Agency journalist Nurzhan Kasmalieva took the second place in the In-depth Reporting Award of the Silk Road Global News Awards. A total of 4,485 works from 80 countries were submitted to the competition and the jury selected 19 finalists in six nominations. Their names were announced during the […]
United Nations adopts “Sustainable Mountain Development” resolution initiated by Kyrgyzstan
NEW YORK: In an international diplomatic and ecological success for Kyrgyzstan, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted a “Sustainable Mountain Development” resolution. Initiated by Kyrgyzstan, a Central Asian country with mountains forming 94% of its landscape and that has championed for the mountain sustainability concept, the resolution declared 2023-2027 “Five Years of Action for […]
Korean Soprano Kim Bo-Young, Baritone Lee Gwang-Suk to give duo recital
By Seok-Jae Kang, Asia Journalists Association Vice President SEOUL: Korean Soprano Kim Bo-young and Baritone Lee Gwang-suk will give a duo recital at the Prugio Art Hall in downtown Seoul, Korea, on December 16, 2022. At the duo concert, organized by the Youngeum Arts Management, Soprano Kim and Baritone Lee will perform 17 famous Italian, […]
Korean age to be eliminated as South Korea set to unify age counting system
SEOUL: Korea’s National Assembly on Thursday passed a set of bills requiring the use of international age counting system in all judicial and administrative areas, rather than the unique “Korean age” counting system. Under the revisions to the Civil Act and the General Act on Public Administration that are slated to go into effect in […]
‘Extraordinary Attorney Woo’ second-most searched keyword by South Korean users in 2022: Google
SEOUL: The title of the mega-hit Korean TV series “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” was the second-most popular search keyword on Google among South Koreans this year, the U.S. tech giant said Wednesday. The legal drama “Extraordinary Attorney Woo,” aired on local cable channel ENA in June and available on Netflix, was just behind “climate change” on […]
Fourth Asian Literature Festival “In Search of Asia’s Lost Faces” hosted by Asia Culture Center
By Lee Sang-ki, Publisher of THE AsiaN GWANG-JU CITY: “In Search of Asia’s Lost Faces” is the theme of the fourth Asian Literature Festival hosted by Asia Cultural Center in Gwang-ju city, Republic of Korea on October 20 – 24. It was followed by session 1(Seeing Each Other: The Lost Face), session 2(Seeing Anew: Young […]
Ninth Chinese Poetry Spring Festival Gala 2023: International Poets Award announced in Beijing
By Ashraf Aboul- Yazid President, Asia Journalists Association CAIRO: The Recommendation List of the ninth Chinese Poetry Spring Festival Gala 2023 has been announced in Beijing. The announcement said that the Chinese Poetry Spring Festival Gala has always adhered to the concept of “Great Poetry” that integrates ancient and modern, and combines Chinese and western. The awards cover the […]
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