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East Asia
AFoCo Celebrates 2nd Anniversary, sharing achievement and vision towards “A Greener Asia”
ASEAN-ROK Forest Cooperation (AFoCo) celebrated its 2nd Anniversary on 20th October 2014 in Seoul, Korea. The AFoCo is a regional cooperation mechanism in forest sector, which was formalized upon the entry into force of the “Agreement between the Governments of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations…
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Society
Realizing “21st Century Security Concept”
By Dr. David Leffler Huang Jin Bianji reports in his insightful and well written People’s Daily article “Chinese FM calls for new security concept to ensure lasting peace in Asia” that “Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for a security concept for the 21st century so as to ensure the…
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East Asia
‘Reurbanist’ launches grassroots “Seoul Plaza Proposal”
Seoul, South Korea – October 1, 2014 – Reurbanist, an urban planning and retail development consultancy, has launched a grassroots place-making campaign, Seoul Plaza Proposal, in a bid to help Seoul citizens determine the future of Seoul Plaza. The plaza is a large, underutilized public space adjacent to the Seoul…
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Politics
[AJA Global Report] Algeria’s relations with China and South Korea
Over the past decade Algeria received growing interests by many Asian countries and its relations with China are hot topics of discussion for scholars and journalists. The Algeria-Korea relation will be the topic of this discussion in this article. This article aims to analyze the growing interest of East Asian…
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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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