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Christmas Eve, like Scrooge… “When I faced death, my life changed.”
<0.1 Gram of Hope> by Professor Lee Sang-Mook By Lee Sang-mook,Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University SEOUL: When Christmas comes to mind, one story that immediately feels familiar to many of us is Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol (1843). The novel tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge,…
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East Asia
Regaining Trust on a Laos Train… The Return of a Lost Luggage
The Lao train crew who helped Poet Oh Choong retrieve his lost bag. This photo was taken with the Vientiane-bound train attendants who delivered the news—about an hour after the bag was lost and just as the train arrived in Vang Vieng, saying, “We found your bag.” By Oh Choong,…
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West Asia
Iranian Filmmaker Takes Afghan Refugee Girl to Oscar
By Alireza Bahrami TEHRAN: An Iranian documentary filmmaker has taken an Afghan girl to the top of the European festival stage and is now leading her to an Oscar. “The Fox Under A Pink Moon” is the latest documentary film by Mehrdad Oskouei, an Iranian documentary filmmaker who has been…
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Dhaka Now World’s Second Most Populous City
world’s second most populous city By Bhanu Ranjan Chakraborty DHAKA: Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, has overtaken Tokyo, Japan, to become the world’s second most populous city. Dhaka was second to Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, the ‘World Urbanization Prospects 2025’ issued by the United Nations Department of Economic and…
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South Asia
Pakistan’s Sindh Province, China-Africa & Asia Economic Trade Team Agree on Strategic Biotechnology, Livestock Partnerships
Meeting between Sindh Chief Minister and China-Africa & Asia Economic Trade Cooperation delegation By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative KARACHI: Chief Minister of Sindh province of Pakistan, Syed Murad Ali Shah hosted on Wednesday a high-stakes meeting with the China-Africa & Asia Economic Trade Cooperation delegation and the representatives from Louyang…
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A Giant of Korean Drama: Lee Soon-jae Passes Away at 91
This file photo, taken in 2021, shows actor Lee Soon-jae. (Yonhap) By Lee Sang-kiFormer President of Asia Journalist Association, Publisher of The AsiaN SEOUL: Legendary Korean actor Lee Soon-jae passed away early on November 25, just nine days after celebrating his 91st birthday. Across more than six decades, Lee built…
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Yongsan International Business District Signals Seoul’s Global Urban Transformation
Bird’s-eye view of Yongsan International Business District By Lee Sang-kiFormer President of Asia Journalist Association, Publisher of The AsiaN SEOUL: The Yongsan International Business District (IBD) is finally breaking ground, 18 years after the project was first announced. The development aims to transform Yongsan—located at the very center of Seoul—into…
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South Asia
At Least Nine People Killed, Hundreds Injured As 5.7 Quake Hits Bangladesh
By Bhanu Ranjan Chakraborty DHAKA: At least nine people, including two children, were killed and more than 300 injured when a moderate to strong earthquake struck Bangladesh at 10:38 a.m. on Friday November 21.According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department, the quake measured 5.7 on the Richter scale, with its epicentre…
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West Asia
Taste of Happiness
Photo by Pooneh Nedai By Pooneh Nedai – Iran I had come just to watch –to see happiness through colored glass,not to taste even a single drop. Then time ran out.The hands of the clock fell off the face of threat.Now hours no longer decide for me. Alas –I was…
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Second Seoul Hangung Association President’s Cup Inclusive Hangung Competition Concludes Successfully at Induk University
By AsiaN Team SEOUL: The Second Seoul Hangung Association President’s Cup Inclusive Hangung Competition, where people with and without disabilities came together, was successfully held on November 8 at Induk University in Nowon-gu, Seoul. About 250 male and female athletes, along with referees and safety personnel, participated in the event,…
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