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East Asia
Feeling cool in the Cherwell River, Oxford
Park Yoon Min – Korean Ambassador to Ruanda Summer in Britain is often hailed as the height of beauty of all seasons. That should be why Shakespeare sang in his sonnet, “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” When summer comes, the dreaming spires of Oxford shine under the…
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East Asia
Iran to purchase 20 small airplanes from Japan
Iran’s Deputy Road and Urban Development Minister Asqar Fakhriyeh Kashan announced that his country is holding negotiations with the Japanese Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation to buy 20 small passenger airplanes, Fars News reports. “We have held negotiations with Japan to purchase MRJ (Mitsubishi Regional Jet passenger) planes from Mitsubishi,” Fakhriyeh Kashan…
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West Asia
Everyday with Samsung in Iran
Alireza Bahrami/Iranian Journalist Editor-in-chief of ISNA (Iranian Students’ News Agency) “Samsung” has become a part of Iranian culture while an issue, which did not exist in the history of a nation, needs some factors to be a part of that culture. The presence of this brand is undeniable among Iranian…
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South East Asia
The Reconstruction of Nepal
Devendra Kumar Sambahmphe – 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Nepal on 25th April 2015. Thousands of people had been affected. Due to the devastating earthquake, more than 8 thousand people died as well as millions of people became homeless. Some people are still missing. The country’s infrastructures, cultural, mythological and…
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Culture
A meaningful illustration of the Magazine N
Bilal Bassal / Illustrator – Journalist Everyone is upset here, but as I’m walking now in Paris’ streets, I mentioned that the people forget quickly and want to return to their normal life as soon as possible. I knew that experience in Beirut when you believe that the death is not…
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Central Asia
Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia regarding the 8th anniversary of the August 2008 War
7 August 2016 marks the 8th anniversary of Russia’s large-scale military intervention and aggression against Georgia. Since then Russia has continued illegal occupation of the regions of the sovereign and independent state in contradiction with the international law as well as the commitments of the 12 August 2008 Ceasefire Agreement. Eight…
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East Asia
China’s tale of pride, prejudice
By Tom Plate – The Korea Times The café in Los Angeles was well shaded from the glaring outside sun and not even half full and no one was within overhearing distance. My appointment was with a diplomat ― a smart Ministry of Foreign Affairs veteran from the People’s Republic…
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East Asia
Traitor Trump?
By Donald Kirk – The Korea Times Donald Trump should be thankful the Republican convention in Cleveland that nominated him for the presidency was held the week before Hillary Clinton’s shining moments at the Democratic conflab in Philadelphia. Just think what the fallout would have been if the Muslim parents…
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East Asia
Korea’s tunnel vision
By Oh Young-jin – The Korea Times An inattentive observer wouldn’t understand Koreans’ feeling of being stuck in the same place. After all, the country is known for its dynamism and vibrancy ― something new and big happening everyday so that newspapers need not worry about stories for their front…
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East Asia
To recall 1988 Seoul Olympics
By Park Moo-jong – The Korea Times Finally, it’s time for the Olympics to beat the heat of this scorching summer. The 2016 Summer Olympics, ironically during the winter season of the host city of Rio de Janeiro, will kick off its 17-day run at 8 o’clock tomorrow morning (Korean…
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