Interesting Fact: An Official Rainbow Flag in Armenian History
A controversial historical fact remains a big discussion for Armenians. A rainbow flag was proposed by Martiros Saryan in 1919 and it was used for a short time. A piece appeared on the website of the Public TV Company of Armenia, titled “The Creation Story of the 3 symbols of the First Republic”. Here we […]
The Jedol Day of Korea
Jaecheon Choi (Professor at the Ecological Sciences Department of Ewha Women’s University, Dean of the National Ecology Institute) – July 17th is Constitution Day. The day was promulgated as a national holiday in 1949 to celebrate the first anniversary of the Republic of Korea as a constitutional republic. July 17th is also the date the […]
“Until you have tasted it, you cannot fully understand the flavor”
Ryan Welshhon at CIA (The Culinary Institute of America) FMC course design assistant and coordinator Three-day education in CIA, NY campus-Taste, evaluate and describe 200 various flavors in foods and beverages The world’s premier culinary college, CIA (The Culinary Institute of America) opens FMC (Flavor Master Certificate) course in NY campus on August 25, 2016. […]
340 news websites banned, access to 3,000 links blocked in one year
Since June 7, 2015, 340 news websites were banned while access to around 3,000 links was blocked in a year as part of the government-initiated crackdown on media, Turkish Minute cites the Yeni Hayat daily report. Access to tens of dailies’ websites as well as other online news portals is systematically being blocked by government-led moves […]
Sophia Loren to visit Georgia
Italian actress Sophia Loren will visit Georgia. She will arrive in Georgia on 13th of June and on 15th of June famous actress will participate in a concert organized by charity foundation “Natvris Khe”. Natvris Khe – the foundation established by Georgian Opera singer Nino Surguladze, is planning to organize charity concert that will be […]
Do you know anything about Kyrgyzstan?
I participated in an international forum last month. I met many people and made a lot of friends. But many of them have not heard about my country. So I was hurt… No, I’m just kidding here. Just it was not pleasant. Even someone asked me, whether Kyrgyzstan is a country of Mongolia. I only […]
Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan top leaders among world’s tea lovers
Euromonitor International released a research about tea and coffee consumption in the world. According to data, the absolute majority of Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan prefer to drink tea. Uzbekistan became the leader among tea lover countries as statistics ranked 99.6% of the country’s joint drink (tea and coffee) consumption. Azerbaijan has 99.1% in the same list. […]
Kuwaiti schoolchildren’s football dreams come true
Budding Kuwaiti Club had their dreams of representing the Middle East in a global football tournament realized at this year’s Volkswagen Junior Masters world championships in Paris. Kuwaiti Club travelled to the sixth global final of the Volkswagen Junior World Masters – one of the world’s largest and most popular youth football tournaments – on […]
Pakistan Television airs Korean drama
The State-owned TV channel Pakistan Television has started airing a Korean drama serial from 4th January 2016. The PTV Home channel is broadcasting the Korean drama series famously known as ‘Jewel in the Palace’ (Dae Jang Geum) from Monday to Saturday. The airing of Jewel in the Palace on PTV Home is a big step forward in promoting cultural ties between Pakistan […]
Celebrating Stanley Kubrick’s genius in Korea
If you’re a film nerd, you may have already heard the name ‘Stanley Kubrick’. If you haven’t, you just did. So read on! Whenever there’s a debate about the greatest film directors of all time, one name that constantly comes up is of ‘Stanley Kubrick’. The director of some of the most memorable films in […]
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