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Yoo Seung-ho’s legal thriller “Remember” releases teasers
“Remember – War of the Son” is an upcoming 2015 thriller and legal South Korean melodrama starring Yoo Seung-ho and Park Min-young for the main roles of Seo Jin Woo and Lee In Ah. Seo Jin-woo (played by Yoo Seung-ho) has the condition of Hyperthymesia which allows him to remember almost…
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MAMA in Hong Kong celebrates Kpop in its 17th round
The ‘2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards’ is taking place in Hong Kong this year round, being hosted by Psy, awarding idol stars and groups for their amazing music. Originally launched in 1999, the ‘MAMA’ is a major K-pop award ceremony that attracts performers from all over the world. It aims…
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South East Asia
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West Asia
UAE celebrates its 44th National Day in Seoul’s Silla Hotel
In it’s celebration of it’s National Day, UAE chose Silla Hotel to host that memorable event. Abdallah Khalfan Matar Al-Ramethy, United Arab Emirates’s ambassador in South Korea, celebrates the 44th National day of the United Arab Emirates, in the presence of notable figures of politicians and ambassadors. In the picture,…
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West Asia
Al-Qaida in Syria releases 16 Lebanese prisoners in swap deal
Al Qaeda’s Syrian wing, the Nusra Front, released Lebanese soldiers and policemen held captive since August 2014 in a Qatari-mediated swap deal that also secured freedom for a jailed ex-wife of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. According to AlAraby AlJadeed, the sixteen Lebanese servicemen were captured by Nusra on the…
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“Splish Splash Love” a short drama about time travel and romance
MBC’s 2-episode time-travel fantasy romance drama special, Splish Splash Love has secured a December broadcast date, with plans to release the episodes simultaneously online. Kim Seul-gi from “Oh My Ghostess” stars as a high school student with space & time superpowers who accidentally travels back in time to Joseon era, where she meets a young…
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PSY comes back with double hits, Daddy and Bell Bottoms
On 1 December 2015, PSY released his 7th complete album titled “Chiljip PSY-da”, which he has been promoting for the past weeks. He released the two title track “Daddy” which features fellow YG artist, CL; and “Napal Baji” or as it’s known, Bell Bottoms. In a matter of hours, the…
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Israelis convicted of burning Palestinian teen alive
Court finds two Israeli minors guilty of burning to death Mohammed Abu Khdeir but delays ruling over the accused ringleader, waiting for the results of a psychiatric evaluation. According to Alarabiya, the court said that the three of them admitted to kidnapping Mohammed Abu Khdeir, torturing him and burning him alive, in…
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Korea’s World Food Expo 2015: Halal, wine, and egg festivals
The annual celebration of food in Korea was held in KINTEX building in Illsan, running from 27 to 29 November. The food expo activities varied between the egg festival, which featured a wide range of egg products, “Chimk Festival” or as it’s famously known, the chicken and beer festival, one of the…
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