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Culture
[AJA Global Report] No More Dracula in Romania
When hearing about Romania, the first thing that pops out in people’s mind is the horrid count, count Dracula. The thirsty vampires, the wandering bats, the scared people, the terror that fills the night, stories of the medieval times that still brings shivers in the spine of the listener. But,…
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Culture
[AJA TALK] Harvest Festival and Thanksgiving Ceremony in the world
Harvest festivals and thanksgiving ceremonies are the celebrations held all over the world in the honor of the successful harvest season. Traditions and celebrations are different and it is always interesting to know something new about customs other countries have. The AJA Talk meeting, took place August 22nd, gave the…
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Business
[AJA Global Report] Asian Alternative for Polish Apples
The Russian embargo on Polish fruits and vegetables created great panic among Polish fruit farmers. Especially apple exporters are afraid of the new laws, that cause them to look for a new market for over 700 000 fruits. Even Polish government launched special campaign “Eat Polish Apples” trying to raise…
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West Asia
[AJA Global Report] Uzbekistan to participate in the K-POP World Festival 2014
K-POP World Festival 2014 will be held in Changwon city, South Korea, on October Lolita Vagapova will represent Uzbekistan in the international contest K-POP World Festival 2014 to be held in Changwon city, South Korea, in October this year reported Jahon information agency. Embassy of the Republic of Korea to…
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East Asia
[AJA Global Report] Movie Star Jackie Chan’s son detained in Beijing over drugs
The son of movie star Jackie Chan, Jaycee Chan, also known as Fang Zuming, and an award-winning Taiwanese actor, Ko Chen-tung, were detained by Beijing police for drug-related offences. Over 100 grams of marijuana were found and both Chan and Ko confessed to using drugs. The police put Chan under…
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Central Asia
[AJA Global Report] Russian become easily travel to Korea by Visa-free entry
Russia and Korea getting closer Korea became closer to Russian from this year – visa-free entry allows a great number of people easily travel between these countries. Russians were free to visit Jeju island before, but now they could travel all over South Korea and Koreans, in turn, could visit…
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East Asia
S. Korean economy strong against global risks
By Joel Lee South Korea’s economy will stay firm against global financial risk factors with strong fundamentals in foreign currency loan and liquidity position, the nation’s integrated financial regulator Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) projected Thursday. Korea’s foreign exchange reserves is the world’s 7th largest, with a 29-months record streak of…
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East Asia
S. Korean economy up 0.5 pct in Q2: BOK
By Joel Lee South Korea’s economy expanded a seasonally adjusted 0.5 percent in the second quarter (Q2) from the first (Q1), supported by manufacturing growth, revised data by the Bank of Korea (BOK) showed Thursday. The figure is slightly lower than the July estimate of 0.6 percent growth. Korea’s gross…
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East Asia
S. Korean conglomerates boost R&D spending, cut facility
By Joel Lee South Korea’s top conglomerates boosted spending on research and development (R&D) as a future growth strategy, while trimming down on capital investments in first half characterized by low consumer spending and exports. 167 listed non-financial firms belonging to the country’s 30 largest business groups poured 16.2 trillion…
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East Asia
S. Korea imports more European oil after EU-Korea FTA
By Joel Lee The amount of European crude oil shipments to South Korea has swelled over the last five years after the EU-Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA), diversifying the channel of supplies to the country that survives on energy imports to cover its high industrial needs. European oil, near nil…
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