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Society
Dolce Classic, GCS International organize peace concert to mark 39th UN International Day of Peace
By Seok-Jae Kang GCS International Secretary-General Vice President of the Asian Journalists Association SEOUL: A peace concert, organized by Dolce Classic, led by Chung-Ang University Prof. Emeritus Ryee June-il, and supported by GCS International, was successfully held in Seoul. The peace concert was held on Tuesday to commemorate the 39th…
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Culture
Nearly 1 million viewers from 191 countries for BTS’ online concert
SEOUL: Nearly 1 million viewers watched an online concert of K-pop superstar BTS held over the weekend, the band’s agency said Monday. Some 993,000 viewers from 191 countries and territories watched “BTS MAP OF THE SOUL ON:E” that was streamed online due to the pandemic, according to Big Hit Entertainment.…
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Business
Suwon City where rich history, economic boom co-exist harmoniously
By Dr. Hassan Humeida – Germany SUWON: South Korea was the successful host of the World Journalists Conference on September 14-16, 2020. The 18th conference was held as online conference, this time in the context of COVID-19, and was attended by an estimated one hundred media professionals, journalists and writers…
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Business
Gyeonggi-Do: One of South Korea’s most important gateways to the outside world
By Dr. Hassan Humeida – Germany Gyeonggi-Do: South Korea was the successful host of the World Journalists’ Conference on September 14 – 16, 2020. The eighteenth conference was held as online conference, this time in the context of COVID-19, and was attended by an estimated one hundred media professionals, journalists…
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Politics
Amid international in-person and online participation, 2020 DMZ Peace Festival stresses peace is more precious than triumph
By Seok-Jae Kang GCS International Secretary-General Vice President of the Asian Journalists Association SEOUL: The 2020 DMZ Peace Festival was held successfully in both on- and off-line formats on October 7 in Seoul, Korea. The 2020 DMZ (demilitarized zone) Peace Festival, the second of its kind, was jointly promoted…
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East Asia
Tower fire in South Korea sends 93 to hospital; no deaths reported
ULSAN: Firefighters have brought a fire at a high-rise apartment building in the southeastern city of Ulsan under complete control on Friday after nearly 16 hours of battling the flames, officials said. The blaze broke out at around 11:07 p.m. Thursday at the 33-storey Samhwan Art Nouveau commercial and…
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Culture
New AsiaN editorial team: Making the magazine a force for vibrancy, excellence
SEOUL: South Korea’s world famous “mukbang” as well as viewspapers, democracy and pluralism were among the wide range of exciting topics to be covered suggested by the new editorial team of AsiaN as it held its first meeting. Other topics suggested by the committee, formed last month, include governance,…
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Culture
BLACKPINK music video to be edited following protest outfit sexualized nurses
SEOUL: K-pop girl group BLACKPINK’s latest music video “Lovesick Girls” will be edited and replaced, its agency said, following a controversy over scenes that nurse groups criticized for sexualizing the profession. “We have decided to delete all scenes with the nurse uniform in BLACKPINK’s ‘Lovesick Girls’ music video and plan…
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Society
AJA to host Dr. Jeong-Chan Ra, Korea’s most prominent stem cell researcher
SEOUL: Dr. Jeong-Chan Ra, CEO of Naturecell and Korea’s most prominent Stem Cell researcher, will be hosted by Asia Journalists Association (AJA) for a live video presentation and interview on October 17, AJA Founder and first president Sang-ki Lee has announced. For the past 20 years, Dr. Ra has shown great progress…
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Central Asia
Kyrgyzstan cancels parliamentary election results; president calls for calm
BISHKEK: The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Kyrgyzstan has declared invalid the voting results in the parliamentary elections held on Monday, Kabar news agency reported, quoting the press service of the CEC of the Kyrgyz Republic. In total, 16 political parties took part in the elections held every five years…
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