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N. Korean no longer robot
In 1986 or 1987 while reading Nodong sinmun (gosh, I subscribed the paper in those days – it was so cheap for the Soviet citizens!) I came across an article which described a North Korean journalist’s trip to a village somewhere in Africa – perhaps, in Zimbabwe, I do not…
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East Asia
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.…
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West Asia
A Holy Mission in the Holy Land
What does the Holy Land remind readers of? The answer depends on their culture, faith, and current political and social circumstances. Muslims recall that the region’s first sufferings started with the Crusades invading their lands, and Pope Francis’ visit is just a peaceful touch of those long forgotten wars against…
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Culture
[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…
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Central Asia
[AJA TALK] Summer Festivals around the World
There is a great advantage being a global reporter, that is meeting people from all over the globe and understanding more about their cultures. The amount of information one accumulates when interacting with people outside their national boundaries is tremendous and AJA TALK creates the perfect opportunity for this. The…
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People
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…
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