Animated Pakistani movie ‘Donkey King’ set for release in South Korea
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Writer and director Aziz Jindani’s animated film, The Donkey King, which hit cinemas across Pakistan in October last year and had a great run at the box office, is set to release in South Korea by the end of this month. The political satire broke previous box […]
In daring act, Mongolian walks on 65-meter long tightrope
Ulaanbaatar: A Mongolian circus actor successfully has walked on a 65-meter long tightrope 25 meters above the ground across the Waterfall Ulaan Tsutgalan in Uvurkhangai aimag. M.Myagmarsaikhan, the highest tightrope walker of Mongolia according to the Encyclopedia of Mongolian Circus, is an acrobat who used to work at the Mongolian National Circus until he went […]
Storytelling festival: When myths and legends become a nation’s eternal treasure
By Alireza Bahrami AsiaN Contributor Tehran: An institute for young people in Iran is anticipating a wide international participation in a festival that aims to improve and highlight the invaluable art of storytelling. The Institute of the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (Kanoon) is planning its next festival at the end of the […]
Long-running comedy TV show struggles to keep up with viewers’ changing tastes
Seoul: A few years ago, “Gag Concert,” a 20-year old sketch comedy TV show on KBS network every Sunday night, had been regarded as a program whose conclusion triggered the start of Monday blues for local viewers. With an hour of laughs and chuckles, they knew that it was time to wrap up their […]
K-pop, ‘hallyu’ emerge as powerful marketing tools for Korean consumer goods
Sejong: At a trade fair exhibiting Korean goods in Bangkok in June, whenever a customer came to the small booth where he was promoting beauty products, Jake Choi would use his smartphone to show them a video clip as part of his sales pitch. The three-minute video includes a scene of popular South Korean […]
ASEAN Friendship Concert 2019: Singing Together for Stronger Partnership
Bangkok: While in some regions, music and politics are in a dysfunctional relationship, marked by wary trysts and embarrassed silences, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries have shown that music supplements politics in deepening relations and strengthening partnerships. The ten ASEAN member countries and their allies and partners have been holding meetings […]
Old Shoes for Mother: An inspiring life story that motivates great success
Jakarta: A bitter life experience could actually be a whip for success, Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto said as he attended a meeting with the production team of the film “Old Shoes for Mothers”. “In the course of my own life, 99 percent is a process, and success is only […]
Jordan sinks military vehicles in Aqaba for underwater museum
Amman: An underwater museum, comprising 19 military relics, has been launched in Jordan. Aqaba’s Underwater Military Museum Dive Site offers divers and snorkelers the opportunity to explore military machines stationed along coral reefs imitating a tactical formation, Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) said in a statement. The formation consists of tanks, an […]
International Festival of Songrwriters to be held November in Costa Rica
Egyptian poet and novelist Ashraf Aboul-Yazid (Dali) has joined members of the jury of the International Festival of Songwriters in Costa Rica organized by the Health Without Borders Foundation along with singer-songwriter Javier Malca, Spanish poets and songwriters Luis Pastor and Lourdes Guerra, and Director of Poetry Festival Costa Rica Norberto Salinas. Susana Poveda Solorzano, […]
Kuciia Diamant and the South Korean Drag Community
The drag queen community in South Korea is growing and consists of both Koreans and foreigners. By definition, a drag queen is a male who dresses in exaggerated feminine attire (drag) and acts with exaggerated femininity often as entertainment. Drag queens tend to have extravagant characteristics and bold features created by heavy makeup. I interviewed […]
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