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 volunteered to help the people of South Korea and to fight in a war that was taking place in a remote country. American military officers […]
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 connections. A new Spanish bride dancing to a Bollywood song on a street. German girls doing a Bollywood number on stage. Today, young men and […]
Nightlife in Seoul, Itaewon – Hip hop clubs
Are you travelling to Seoul and like to know the nightlife here? Well I’ve written an article about the nightlife in Korea, the Hongdae hiphop clubs edition for the New Year’s Eve article, you should go and check that out first Now Seoul is a big city and has a lot to offer for some […]
2017 New Year in Seoul
New Year is approaching fast and there is a variety of events that you could attend to for New Year’s Eve here in Seoul. There are some cultural events for New Year’s Eve that are worth looking out for. One of the main NYE events is the Bosingak Watch-Night bell ceremony, where locals, as well […]
Lifestyle Show ‘2017 Daegu Fashion Fair’
Lifestyle Show ‘2017 Daegu Fashion Fair’ is held on March 8th 2017. The Korea Fashion Industry Research Institute (HanPae Won) plans to hold the ‘2017 Daegu Fashion Fair’, a lifestyle fashion trade show, from March 8th to 10th next year at the Daegu EXCO. The fair will be held with the largest exhibition of materials […]
Mari Kim’s solo exhibition ‘La Vie Parisienne’
You might want to make a quick visit near Cheongdam’s Dosan Park, to Gallery 0914. With the 130 Year Friendship Korea-France event ending, Mari Kim’s solo exhibition ‘La Vie Parisienne’ will be opening. The title of the exhibition, ‘La Vie Parisienne’, which means the life of Parisian, is based on the French weekly magazine, which […]
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 being delivered abroad from Yiwu just ahead of this year’s Christmas Day. Santa Claus-themed items and LED reindeer are sold in Yiwu through the year, […]
Street Photography and Streetstyle with Michael Hurt
Wondering what are the trends on the streets of Seoul now? Where some of the trends come from? As well as the person who captures the real essence of street photos here in Seoul? I conducted an interview with Michael Hurt, who is a street photographer and professor living in Seoul, South Korea. He has […]
![[Novel] The Road to Shamawes ⑯](http://www.theasian.asia/wp-content/themes/city-desk/timthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theasian.asia%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F08%2FAshraf-2novel-news_9601.jpg&q=90&w=300&h=0&zc=1 "[Novel] The Road to Shamawes ⑯")
