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East Asia
“New Asia, New Dynamics” motto of the Magazine N
This year, The AsiaN’s Magazine N embarks on the New Year with the phrase, “New Asia, New Dynamics” and truly, it is the start of a whole new platform upon which Magazine N aspires to convey the ideas of reporters and columnists around Asia. Not only has there been shifts…
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East Asia
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East Asia
True Story of a Little Girl and a Soldier: Ayla
In 1950, Sergeant Suleyman was one of the thousands of Turkish soldiers who went to South Korea to fight the enemy. Suleyman and Ali, a fellow soldier from Iskenderun, had volunteered to help the people of South Korea and to fight in a war that was taking place in a…
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East Asia
25th Anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and Uzbekistan
Botirjon Asadov / Uzbekistan Ambassador to South Korea This year the Republic of Korea and Uzbekistan celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. The foundation of bilateral relations between the two nations was laid on Dec. 30, 1991, when South Korea was among the first foreign countries…
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Central Asia
Central Asia: 25 Years without Miracle
From September till December 2016 all five Central Asian countries- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan – have lived in the special historical atmosphere: one after another they have celebrated 25th anniversary of independence. A quarter of century passed since they gained independence after the collapse of the former Soviet…
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East Asia
Images back to 1917 from 2017
Lee Sun-ho / The Korea Times At the dawn of the year 2017 it is intriguing to look back on the last century of human history to see how things have progressed since 1917, a typical common year of the snake, in contrast to 2017, the year of the rooster…
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East Asia
1 year later, sex slavery deal on shaky ground
The agreement between Korea and Japan over compensation for women forced into sexual slavery before and during World War II is now on shaky ground with the opposition calling for its renegotiation or abolishment. On the first anniversary of the deal, Wednesday, the opposition parties asked for Japan to make…
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East Asia
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East Asia
Rethinking Russian Revolution
Gwynne Dyer – The Korea Times “We have imagined how things would have been at that time if there was an internet and people were using social media,” said Mikhail Zygar, the creator of the biggest-ever interactive historical website. It’s called “1917: Free History”, and it’s a quietly subversive attempt…
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South East Asia
Constitutional Monarchy’s Duet with Parliamentary Democracy
The Sultan of Kelantan, Sultan Muhammad V, 47, is now the 15th Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia) and will serve for a five year term under the country’s unique rotational monarchy system. The announcement was made by the Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal, Datuk Seri Syed Danial Syed Ahmad…
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