Category: Culture
China’s ban shifting hallyu to Southeast Asia
Kim Jae-heun – The Korea Times China’s recent restrictions on K-pop and K-dramas are shifting the Korean wave, or hallyu, to Southeast Asia, officials said Thursday. China has cancelled a […]
True Story of a Little Girl and a Soldier: Ayla
In 1950, Sergeant Suleyman was one of the thousands of Turkish soldiers who went to South Korea to fight the enemy. Suleyman and Ali, a fellow soldier from Iskenderun, had […]
Albinism Closet designer Jeong Ji-Su
Jeong Ji-Su is a 22-year-old designer based in Seoul. His clothing design name is Albinism Closet, which captured my attention immediately when I heard it. The reason some of you […]
Ibrahim Farghali wins Sawiris Cultural Awards
Egyptian writer Ibrahim Farghali won the Sawiris Cultural Award for best novel in the branch of Established Writers on his latest work “Maabad Anamel Al-Harir” (Temple of Silk Fingertips), published […]
Bollywood and India
Bollywood is like an insignia of India. Whether they like them or not, everyone knows about Bollywood films – replete with melodrama, song, and dance. Facebook posts show strange Bollywood […]
60% of global Christmas commodities made in Yiwu, China
As the world’s biggest transfer center for small items, the city of Yiwu in Zhejiang Province provides 60% of global Christmas commodities, with over 1,000 containers full of Christmas items […]
Korean language proficiency test to be administered in 73 countries
The state-run Korean language proficiency test for foreign students and expatriates is set to be administered in over 70 countries worldwide next year, Seoul’s education ministry said Thursday. According to […]
New Year Messages of The AsiaN Authors
Ashraf Abul-Yazid Dali – Egypt Egypt is going through a transforming era, where everything is not stable; prices, social life and infrastructure. These are the aftermath five years after 25 […]