How to react to kids fighting
Fighting is often a way for kids to get attention- and for some kids, negative attention is better than none at all. If adults ignore the fighting and do not let it become a “center stage” in the home or certain location, there becomes less of a reason to do it. That means that you […]
The Aftermath of Gangnam Fever
Bringing countries and cultures together The Korean “Hallyu” wave started several years ago. It overwhelmed the Middle East with Korean dramas like Winter Sonata and Jewel of the Palace, which made people discover Korean culture years before the Gangnam era. Then came 2012 and the mega hit song “Gangnam Style” by PSY went viral. It […]
World Cup Count Down
A woman wearing a self-made hat watches an event for the upcoming World Cup soccer tournament in Brazil, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, June 1, 2014.
Pivotally located Georgia waits for foreign investors
2014 Independence Day of Georgia The Independence Day of Georgia on May 26, commemorates the Act of Independence of 1918, which outlined the main principles of the nation’s democracy and established its first Democratic Republic. This day carries immense historical importance for Georgia’s statehood as it laid grounds, back in 1918, for reemergence of Georgia’s […]
AJA and TEPI Korea to publish ‘Asian Review of Youth’
On May 19th, 2014, former President Sang-Ki Lee of the Asia Journalist Association(AJA), Publisher of Magazine N and President Gang Ryol Lee of TEPI Korea agreed to hold a meeting to discuss the publication of the Asian Review of Youth(AROY) journal. The agreement was signed at the N editorial office located in Jongro-gu, Seoul, South […]
Kuwaiti Drama Museum: formulating thoughts of the Gulf
Documentation of Pioneering Arts “Kuwaiti dramas played a major role in formulating thoughts and conscience of the Gulf public. It offered young generations a precise narration of what parents and grandparents did, and their struggle before the discovery of oil in order to make a living.” These were the words of the popular tradition team […]
[Asian Books] Diaries of an Unfinished Revolution: Voices from Tunis to Damascus
Diaries of an Unfinished Revolution: Voices from Tunis to Damascus By Layla Al-Zubaidi, Matthew Cassel, Nemonie Craven Roderick, Robin Moger, Georgina Collins and Samar Yazbek | Penguin Books | 2013 Although the world was informed about the uprising of the Arab Spring in 2011 through the media, experts, analysts and expats, the voices of the […]
Which is better path for reconciliation, cricket or UN?
“In Sri Lanka, cricket is a better path to reconciliation than the UN plan” Rejecting the resolution passed at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on March 27th to mount an ‘independent’ international investigation into alleged human rights violations in Sri Lanka, President Mahinda Rajapkase said that Sri Lanka would continue with its own reconciliation […]
[Asian Books] By All Means Necessary
By All Means Necessary How China’s Resource Quest is Changing the World By Elizabeth Economy & Michael Levi | Oxford University Press | 2014 In By All Means Necessary, Elizabeth C. Economy and Michael Levi explore China’s unprecedented massive quest for natural resources and the global impact of Chinese growth. China is on a worldwide […]
More fun in the Philippines
Enjoy Boracay, El Nido, Maskara, Moriones, and more Filipinos are indeed a blessed people, and one of the reasons is their geography and climate being a tropical country. The seasons are generally divided into three: the hot season from March to May, the rainy season that runs from June to November and the “cold” season […]