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Society
Vietnam faces fuel shortages
Hundreds of people have to wait in long queues to fill up with gas to go to work at a gas station on Le Van Luong Street, Tan Hung Ward, District 7 (Photo: Tran Dat) By Phong Lan Dantri International HO CHI MINH CITY: People in many localities in Vietnam have…
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Entertainment
2022 GCS International Convention to Take Place in Bangkok, Thailand on Oct. 14
By Seok-Jae Kang, Asia Journalists Association Vice President BANGKOK: The 2022 GCS International Convention will take place at Siam University in Bangkok, Thailand on October 14, 2022. The annual GCS convention will be held in a hybrid format because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The previous in-person annual GCS Convention was held…
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Society
Busan film festival brings over-the-top dramas to the fore
BUSAN: The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has constantly evolved to attract movie buffs and the Asian cinema industry, and this year it set an expanded stage for highly anticipated over-the-top (OTT) dramas to reflect their rising popularity. Running in full-scale without social distancing measures for the first time in…
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Climate Change: Tajikistan wants 2025 to be “International Year for Preservation of Glaciers”
NICOSIA: Tajikistan has reiterated its call to the United Nations to make 2025 “The International Year for Preservation of Glaciers”. Taking part, alongside 55 countries in the October 5-7 Ministerial Conference in Cyprus on sustainable infrastructure, sustainable tourism, and education for sustainable development. Tajikistan’s delegation outlined its commitment to cooperate…
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Vietnam confirms first monkeypox infection
Monkeypox infected patients in HCM City will be treated at the HCM City Hospital for Tropical Diseases (Dantri) By Phong Lan Dantri International HO CHI MINH CITY: A woman returning to Vietnam from Dubai has been infected with the monkeypox virus, the first case recorded in the country so far, the…
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The Silk Road Anthology: Nano Poems for Africa
By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid President, Asia Journalists Association CAIRO: Nano is a combining form with the meaning “very small or minute,” used in the formation of compound words; so (nano-poems) means very short poems. Short poems have been written in different forms, under the umbrella of varied names. For example, the…
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First Racoda Asian Film Festival prizes announced
By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid President, Asia Journalists Association CAIRO: The 1st edition of Racoda Asian Film Festival Prizes were announced by head of the jury committee Omani director, Dr. Khaled Abdel Rahim Al Zadjali. The jury had Lebanese actress and star Madeleine Tabar, Egyptian writer and novelist Ashraf Aboul-Yazid, Egyptian director…
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People
The Unlimited Power of Writing
By Dr. Hassan Humeida KIEL, GERMANY: It just started with writing. The funny one that nobody can read. Sometimes, not even himself. Filling out another form? Damn it – Stupid pale form. Unfortunately, all first impressions are given by Scripture: Legible handwriting, good student; illegible handwriting, bad student; even more beautiful…
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Culture
A few weeks in Cardiff, the capital of Royal Wales
By Dr. Hassan Humeida KIEL, GERMANY: Bristol was my first stop on the way to Cardiff. The plane landed on time at the International Bristol Airport. I dragged my suitcase to the checkpoints, where everything was automatic, and later to the arrivals hall. My old friend and countryman M., who…
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Society
Bodies of Chinese nationals found off Vietnamese island
By Phong Lan- Dantri International PHU QUOC ISLAND, VIETNAM: Seven dead bodies have been found floating off Phu Quoc Island in Vietnam’s southern province of Kien Giang Province, including two of Chinese nationality. According to authorities in Phu Quoc, local residents detected the first two bodies drifting onto Bai Truong…
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