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Tasting Taiwanese cuisine
I was lucky to be invited a few days ago to a cuisine table set by Taiwanese twin-brother chefs. Regrettably it was just a try-a-sample occasion, not for eating our bellyful. The hard-to-miss brief feast was arranged at a Chinese restaurant in downtown Seoul. It was a special event prepared…
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Imprisonment of 33 opposition leaders heightens tension in Bangladesh
DHAKA – In a quickly developed political tension in Bangladesh, thirty-three key leaders of the 18-party opposition alliances were sent to Dhaka Central Jail on Wednesday promting another spell of violence and unrest in the country. The Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court in Dhaka rejected their bail petitions in an arson attack…
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Park Geun-hye’s chance and crisis
All eyes in the political sector have been fixed on the recent development surrounding the strife-ridden Unified Progressive Party (UPP). Many of the party members are those who fought against the previous dictatorial governments in the 1970s and 1980s. It seems the members especially the mainstreamers belonging to NL (National…
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Wipe out polio, now
Wild viruses and wildfires have two things in common. If neglected, they can spread out of control. If handled properly, they can be stamped out for good. Today, the flame of polio is near extinction ― but sparks in three countries threaten to ignite a global blaze. Now is the…
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Caste system in India to fade away by itself
In 1945, just a year earlier than I was born, English author, George Orwell wrote an allegorical novella called “Animal Farm”. The lines that became most famous and are quoted by many were, “all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others”. His connotation was in a…
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Protest continues over death of journalist couple in Bangladesh
Bangladesh journalists to march towards PMs office DHAKA – Journalists community in Bangladesh have announced a fresh spell of protest program including a march towards Prime Minister’s office on June 26 demanding arrest of the killers of journalist couple Meherun Rinu and Sagar Sarwar. Both television journalists were murdered in…
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Teacher’s Day gathering leaves deep impression
On the evening of May 15, about 50 people from various sectors in society including journalists, professors, artists, musicians, and international students came together at the Seoul Press Center to take part in the Asia Journalist Association (AJA)’s annual Teacher’s Day gathering in honor of our beloved and respected teachers.…
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Nepali plane crash claims 15 dead and six injured
KATHMANDU, Nepal–Thirteen passengers and two crew members died Monday morning when a Dornier 9N AIG-D228 plane of Agni Air crashed in Jomsom Airport in western mountains of Nepal. The ill-fated plane was flying to Jomsom from tourist city Pokhara taking 16 Indian pilgrims, two Danish tourists and three crew members.…
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Kuwaiti painter seeks to expose social contradictions
*Editor’s note: This is the second installment of six-part stories about six Arab women artists devoting themselves to creating different style of art and innovating their methods of expression for “revolutionary” change. Ghada Alkandari “A Pretty Green Bullet” “My name is Ghada Alkandari, an artist and ambitious blogger from Kuwait. I only realized that when I started my…
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A Singaporean temple goes ahead in practicing green energy
Spiritual food for the soul is what you get when you visit any Buddhist shrine in Asia … until you step into the Poh Ern Shih (Temple of Thanksgiving) in Singapore. There, you will receive something more, something scientific and enlightening too. At this Chinese-style Mahayan shrine, devotees come and…
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