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‘Smarphoto’ Gains Popularity in Korea
By Seok-jae Kang, Vice President, Asia Journalists Association SEOUL: A new genre of photography, Smarphoto, is gaining popularity among Koreans, especially smartphone beginners and senior photography enthusiasts. Smarphoto, a coined term combining smartphone and photography, was created by Korean video specialist Park Kyung-sam in 2012. “Smartphones have become an essential…
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Miracle of music from Africa to Iran, from Iran to India
By Alireza Bahrami TEHRAN: More than half a century ago, a man in the south of Iran sang a local song. This song referred to the people who came to Iran from the African island of Zanzibar several centuries ago. A few years later, an Iranian pop singer sang this…
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Miracle in Africa
By Alireza Bahrami TEHRAN: Football has no shortage of dramatic stories; But what happened in the last few weeks in the African Cup was rare. Ivory Coast fired its head coach after a heavy defeat in the last match of the group stage. The officials of the football federation of…
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4-party MOU signed to promote health, happiness, peace for disadvantaged people
By Seok-jae Kang Vice President, Asia Journalists Association KOLKATA, India – A four-party memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed to promote health, happiness and peace for the mankind, especially the disadvantaged people, including refugees, orphans, the disabled and the elderly in a ceremony in Kolkata, India on February 8, 2024.…
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Football and its wonders
By Alireza Bahrami TEHRAN: Football stories continue in the Asian Cup and the African Cup, because miracles are the nature of football. A few days ago, I wrote about the dramatic football stories for Asian and Middle Eastern countries, in the Asian Cup and the African Cup. These stories continued…
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United States, Pakistan sign agreement to protect Pakistan’s cultural heritage
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome and Pakistan Secretary of National Heritage and Culture Ms. Humaira Ahmed signed an agreement on cultural property protection in Islamabad on January 30, 2024. The agreement establishes import restrictions on certain types of archaeological and ethnological materials…
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“Asre Rowshan” shines in Iran
TEHRAN: Alireza Bahrami, a member of the Asian Journalists Association (AJA) since 2019, is an active and well-known journalist in Iran, especially in the field of culture and art. He has had many media activities and was one of the founders of Iran Students News Agency (ISNA) in 2000. ISNA…
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Kyrgyzstan’s Days of Culture held in Qatar
DOHA: Kyrgyzstan’s tapestry of culture, traditions, local customs, and artistic movements that define the country’s rich heritage were shared with enthusiastic crowds in Qatar. The Days of Culture of Kyrgyzstan were held in the capital city Doha and in Lusail where people have thronged to watch the football matches of…
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Dramatic football stories continue
By Alireza Bahrami TEHRAN: In the 120-year history of modern football, there have been some countries that once had strong and champion teams, but have not had that past glory for years. It has been the same in Asia and the Middle East. For example, Kuwait was once one of…
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2024 GCS International Board meeting takes place at GCS headquarters
By Seok-jae Kang Vice President, Asia Journalists Association SEOUL: The 2024 GCS International Board of Directors Meeting took place at the conference room of the GCS International headquarters in downtown Seoul, Korea on January 22, 2024. At the board meeting, which was held in a hybrid format, the board members…
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