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Business
Lenovo and Xiaomi Make New Friendship with Windows Phone
Microsoft has announced that it will develop smart devices with help of its Chinese friends-smart phone makers Lenovo and Xiaomi. It has been confirmed that Lenovo and Xiaomi had made commitment to run the latest version of Windows operating system. Lenovo is planning to launch Windows-based smartphones this summer according…
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Culture
The Spectacle of WrestleMania 31: pyrotechnics, ladders and Money in the Bank
All year round, wrestling fans may complain about the quality of wrestling and storylines and wrestlers, but if there is one time of the year, everyone comes together to celebrate, it is WrestleMania. The biggest event of the year, at the Grandest Stage of them all, WrestleMania. Millions of people…
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Oscars 2015: Birdman, Boyhood pushing the boundaries of Cinema
Just when I was wondering that the quality of cinema in 2014 would not surpass that of 2013, I watched films like Birdman and Boyhood, exceeding every expectation and slapping me across my face… with an Oscar. Frankly, I was afraid I would be right when I was thinking ‘How…
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Column
The Decisive Role of Leaders at War
A battle is a hostile fight between the commanding officers of both sides while a war is a fight between the highest leaders of the parties involved. The war between the Union and the Confederacy in the mid-19th century was indeed a fight between the Abraham Lincoln, the then leader…
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Column
Carrier of Information: Spies behind the Scenes
A spy’s activities revolve around digging secret information in foreign land. If the spy’s location has been made public of is revealed, the spy will never be able to steal information. The number of years needed to fully cover the identity of one spy cannot be counted, not to mention…
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East Asia
Noodles, Asia’s favorite
Men and women, young and old all over the world enjoy food made with noodles made into hundreds, if not thousands of different types. Especially in Asia, as many types of noodles rise to popularity, national cuisine of different countries becomes popular as well. For example, Vietnam has pho (rice…
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East Asia
Reconsidering ‘Multicultural’ in Korea necessary
The good thing about living in Korea is the fast pace of transformation and changes happening in the society. For its transformation into becoming a multicultural society, Korea has quickly instituted a good number of policies compared to other countries with the same history of multiculturalism. These policies were proposed,…
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East Asia
Exploration of ethos in Seoul
February 3, 2015, Tuesday morning. I was all hyped up about my first visit to Bukchon Hanok Village. Less than a month in the new city and Bukchon, one of the few places I wanted to visit, awaited me. No excuses, no sleep, I rode toward Bukchon with all my…
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East Asia
The world votes for ‘samgyetang’ as one of Korea’s best dishes
The rise of the chicken dish “samgyetang” as one of the three best dishes of Korea in a survey by foreigners show the continuing rise and heyday of Korean food in the international scene. Samgyetang, usually consumed during the dog days of summer to replenish bodily energy, is emerging as…
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East Asia
World cities’ congress on sustainability to be held in Seoul in April
Coined to be the biggest network of cities in the world, the ICLEI World Congress (ICLEI, International Council for International Environmental Initiatives) will be held in Seoul, Korea from April 8 to 12. During the congress, cities of the world including Paris, Tokyo, Copenhagen, Heidelberg, Budapest, Guangzhou, Johannesburg, Edmonton, Melbourne,…
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