[AJA Global Report] France’s burqa ban upheld by human rights court
![[AJA Global Report] France’s burqa ban upheld by human rights court](http://www.theasian.asia/wp-content/themes/city-desk/timthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theasian.asia%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F07%2F%EB%AC%B4%EC%8A%AC%EB%A6%BC%EC%B2%9C1.jpg&q=90&w=160&h=106&zc=1 "[AJA Global Report] France’s burqa ban upheld by human rights court")
Judges at the European court of human rights (ECHR) have upheld France’s burqa ban, agreeing with Paris’ argument that it encouraged citizens to “live together.” On July 13, 2010, France approved a bill outlawing the wearing of “clothing intended to hide the face” in public spaces and offenders can be fined and face possible jail […]
Young Korean monochrome painter to make debut in France
The 26-year-old young artist Hwang Young-soo was selected to participate in two major invitational art exhibitions later this year in France. Hwang will participate in the Salon des Indépendants at the Grand Palais and the Société Nationale des Beaux Arts at the Carrousel du Louvre in November and December respectively. Hwang is planning on displaying […]
[AJA Global Report] R16 KOREA, How Dynamic it is!
![[AJA Global Report] R16 KOREA, How Dynamic it is!](http://www.theasian.asia/wp-content/themes/city-desk/timthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theasian.asia%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F07%2FDSC_4639_960.jpg&q=90&w=160&h=106&zc=1 "[AJA Global Report] R16 KOREA, How Dynamic it is!")
R16 Korea, an annual international urban culture festival, was held in Seoul, South Korea, with the final break-dance crew tournament taking place on Sunday, 6 July at Jamsil Olympic Park. The crews, being judged by significant international break-dance figures, were competing in two categories: performance, and battle. The first prize in the performance tournament went […]
2014 Manhae Grand Prize Awardees Determined
Ashraf Dali, the president of the Asia Journalist Association (AJA) Middle East chapter was determined as one of the awardees of the Manhae Grand Prize 2014 in the field of arts and literature. The judging committee for the Manhae Grand Prize met in June 30th to select not only Ashraf Dali but also the Iranian […]
[Asia Round-up] Life without Google: search engine alternatives
![[Asia Round-up] Life without Google: search engine alternatives](http://www.theasian.asia/wp-content/themes/city-desk/timthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theasian.asia%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F05%2FDuckDuckGo-2-800x459.png&q=90&w=160&h=106&zc=1 "[Asia Round-up] Life without Google: search engine alternatives")
Google processes 100bn search requests a month, or about 3.3bn per day. It’s become such a dominant force in web search that its name has become a verb: people don’t “look up something online,” they “google it.” But there are other commercial alternatives out there, even beyond Yahoo and Microsoft’s Bing. Many of them are […]
Ukraine and new tensions in the world
Developments in Ukraine, which began in November 2013, shocked the world. That shock was not because the people revolted against the government and demanded changes, but because it was causing change to the world order, which remained as such for many decades. Divided by political priorities, the modern world has two camps that oppose each […]
Which is better path for reconciliation, cricket or UN?
“In Sri Lanka, cricket is a better path to reconciliation than the UN plan” Rejecting the resolution passed at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on March 27th to mount an ‘independent’ international investigation into alleged human rights violations in Sri Lanka, President Mahinda Rajapkase said that Sri Lanka would continue with its own reconciliation […]
China, the guest of honour, shines
Art Paris Art Fair 2014 At a walking distance from The Avenue des Champs-Élysées and the Seine river, in a quiet and prestige area, the Art Paris Art Fair opened its doors to the public from the 27th to 30th March 2014. One day before the opening, dozens of artists, collectors, art gallery managers and […]
[Asia Round-up] Xi Jinping’s visit to Europe– economic diplomacy?
![[Asia Round-up] Xi Jinping’s visit to Europe– economic diplomacy?](http://www.theasian.asia/wp-content/themes/city-desk/timthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theasian.asia%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F05%2F%EC%8B%9C%EC%A7%84%ED%95%91-%EC%8B%A0%ED%99%94-800x637.jpg&q=90&w=160&h=106&zc=1 "[Asia Round-up] Xi Jinping’s visit to Europe– economic diplomacy?")
For the European Union, what was truly remarkable about Xi Jinping’s four-nation tour of Europe (The Netherlands, France, Germany and Belgium) was the efforts that the Chinese President made to visit the key EU institutions in Brussels and to meet with its top leaders – President of the European Council Herman van Rompuy; President of […]
[Asia Round-up] It pays to be cautious about digital cash
![[Asia Round-up] It pays to be cautious about digital cash](http://www.theasian.asia/wp-content/themes/city-desk/timthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theasian.asia%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F05%2FAsia-Round-up_2%EC%8B%A0%ED%99%94%EC%82%AC-800x532.jpg&q=90&w=160&h=106&zc=1 "[Asia Round-up] It pays to be cautious about digital cash")
The collapse of the bitcoin exchange MtGox tells a lot about both entrepreneurs and cyber buyers. Some US$450 million is said to have been lost from the debacle. The vision of inflation-less currency that can move easily and without cost between sender and receiver is an attractive one. But, one should not get carried away […]
![[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")
