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Kalilah wa-Dimnah: Ancient Asian Folk Tales with Modern Insight

Kalilah wa-Dimnah: Ancient Asian Folk Tales with Modern Insight

I was almost 13 years when I read some of Kalilah wa-Dimnah’s fables for the first time. Touched by the animal characters in those folk tales, I used to find an equal personification of those animals in real life. For my surprise, I learnt many years later, that the author of those imaginary stories was […]

International Conference on Interfaith Dialogue

International Conference on Interfaith Dialogue

Introduction Asia Journalist Association Nepal (AJA Nepal) is a media organization established by a group of professional journalists and media activists in Nepal fully dedicated to press freedom, democracy and human rights. The key members of the organization have a history of involvements in press freedom and democratic movements and had led the Federation of […]

‘Hong Kong Voice’ Spread around the UK

‘Hong Kong Voice’ Spread around the UK

Special Interview with Felix, a Hong Kong student studying in the UK Felix from Hong Kong is a normal student studying Ph.D in England. However his normal student life in England has been changing since he participated in Hong Kong silent protest at university. This movement of Hong Kong students is for a sign of […]

[Transnational] Witnesses of the Incheon Asian Games

[Transnational] Witnesses of the Incheon Asian Games

Returning to the Forgotten values of sports Maria Mejia·Colombia·Graduate student of Global Sport Management at SNU The 17th edition of the Asian Games represented for Korea not only the third opportunity to host the games, but also set questions within the sport world towards the readiness of a city to host such an event, and […]

“Today is the Day to Work in Iraq”

“Today is the Day to Work in Iraq”

Interview with Iraqi Ambassador Khalil Al-Mosawi The Iraqi envoy to Korea, Ambassador Khalil Ismail Abdul Sahib Al-Mosawi, in an interview with the Magazine N expresses his hopes to change the perceptions about Iraq, and how his oil and water-rich country is ripe for investments. “Iraq has been the cradle of civilization, culture, religion and history […]

Polio cases surge in Pakistan

Polio cases surge  in Pakistan

Pakistan is heading for one of its worst years for polio in recent times. According to figures from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), 166 cases of polio have been verified this year, compared to 28 at the same time last year, says a report released by United Nations Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN). This […]

SINGAPORE ART FAIR SET TO KICK OFF THIS WEEK

SINGAPORE ART FAIR SET TO KICK OFF THIS WEEK

Salsali Private Museum (UAE), XVA Gallery (UAE), Ward Gallery (Dubai, Cairo, & KSA) and Lahd Gallery (UK & USA) participate from the GCC region For its first edition, SINGAPORE ART FAIR presents the best of ME.NA.SA. artistic creations and confirms the participation of 59 top-leading galleries featuring more than 230 artists. This new ground for […]

China Lays Claims to Leadership of the Buddhist World

China Lays Claims to Leadership of the Buddhist World

With an impressive display of Chinese Buddhist culture and hospitality, China laid claims to giving leadership to the Buddhist world, by hosting over 600 international delegates for the 27th General Conference of the World Fellowship of Buddhists (WFB) at the historic city of Baoji in northwestern China from October 16-18. The conference theme of “Buddhism […]

A Tale of the Three Shipbuilding Nations – A long long tunnel

A Tale of  the Three Shipbuilding Nations – A long long tunnel

The global shipbuilding market, which has stayed caught in a trap of overcapacity, is still struggling to exit from the long and dark tunnel. According to Clarkson Research, the global NB orders contracted this year to September totals 1,388 ships (92.02 mil dwt, 30.80 mil cgt, $352 million), declining 32% on-year in terms of dwt, […]

Football connects world in Brazil

Football connects world in Brazil

Brazil is a passionate place for football. “Vai Japan! Japan! Japan!” That is the phrase that people, from kids to the elderly, used in Brazil to cheer my team on the minute they found me walking with the Japanese football jersey on in town. We did not know each other’s languages and we did not […]

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