Kyung-In Women’s University: Dedication to excellence is palpable
By Habib Toumi KYUNG-IN, KOREA: University campuses are usually noisily loud. The mobiles, the music, the brouhaha when sharing jokes, the uproar in the neighborhood … However, the campus of Kyung-In Women’s University (KIWU) is comfortably quiet and does not generate any noisy disturbance to the environment. Serene, peaceful and committed. This is roughly how […]
DMZ: The zone where the 1950-1953 Korean War never ended
By Habib Toumi SEOUL: As she was looking into North Korea from the Dora Observatory at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), Khadija was enveloped by an eerie feeling that mixed dramatic history with people’s tragedies without any regard for peace or compassion. She has never been so close to a highly fortified border with wire fences […]
Korean Folklore Village: The pull of history keeps traditions alive
By Habib Toumi SEOUL: Around 40 kilometers south of the skyscrapers and high-tech facilities that define the ultramodern Korean capital Seoul, a folk village displays more than 600 years of history, culture and values. For the visiting group participating in the World Journalists Conference, the Korean Folklore Village (KFV), a living open-air museum offered the […]
The ‘Two Wheels’ of AI Journalism Bicycle: The necessity of tailored AI utilization technologies and guidelines
By Ray Minseong Kim Head of Media Strategy & H-LAB, Korea Daily SEOUL: In every corner of our newsrooms, we deeply value the journalistic ideals we each strive to uphold, as well as our fervent curiosity about emerging technologies. It is essential that we leverage our intrinsic journalistic values in concert with these novel technologies to broaden our core principles, and […]
What relations between journalism and AI? Thailand examples stressed at WJC 2024
By Habib Toumi SEOUL: With artificial intelligence (AI) taking center stage in news reporting, Thailand’s journalism landscape is undergoing a significant shift, Pensopa Sukontarak, Senior Reporter, Thai Journalist Association, has said. Addressing the World Journalists Conference 2024 in the Korean capital Seoul, Sukontarak stressed that AI-powered journalism has emerged as a game-changer, revolutionizing how news […]
Seoul to upgrade ties with Asean
By Ivan Lim Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: THE Asean bloc is back in the limelight as South Korea aims to activate President Yoon Suk-yeol’s Korea-Asean Solidarity ( KASI) policy and move towards a “comprehensive strategic partnership”. The KASI plan was launched with much fanfare by President Yoon in November 2022 when he […]
Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline Project delayed due to international pressure – Iranian Envoy
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative KARACHI, SINDH: Consul General of Islamic Republic of Iran Mr. Hassan Nourian says that the international pressure was the main cause behind delay in execution of Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline Project. “Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline project, conceived in 2009, was originally named as Iran-Pakistan-India Gas Pipeline Project, but after India backed […]
Sudokwon Landfill: The art of putting food scarps to good use
By Habib Toumi INCHEON: Standing on the upper part of Landfill One and its 64 million tons of waste buried underneath, Public Relations Specialist Hong Seung-hee, impeccably dressed and hair blowing in the slight breeze, pointed to a garbage truck, the last of the 350 that empty their load of the 5,500 tons of domestic waste, […]
Baengnyeong Island: The world’s uniquely beautiful military frontline
By Habib Toumi Baengnyeong, South Korea: On my first trip to Baengnyeong Island, the northernmost South Korean Island and right at the tip of the Northern Limit Line dividing the two Koreas, I stared at the tall majestic cliffs and the narrow stretch of water separating by 12 kilometers the two countries and wondered how […]
Bahrain King highlights role of media in tackling climate change, environment issues
By Habib Toumi MANAMA: Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa has paid rich tribute to the Bahraini press as the world commemorates World Press Freedom Day. “On World Press Freedom Day, we express our great gratitude and appreciation to the Bahraini press, which carries out its noble mission of serving the nation through competence […]
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