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South Asia
Ghosts haunt public sector education system in Pakistan
Pakistan is more familiar to the word ‘ghost’ than the other countries of the world. It’s not because we really have ghosts here, but since the word is more often used to identify non-existent or non-functional schools, and also the teachers absent from the duties, drawing salaries sitting at home,…
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Art or fine art: A look into usages
What is fine art? Some people say fine art is a way to express their perspectives through the form of colors and shapes. Then, what about art? Explaining art is indeed a complicated matter. The explanation of art can go far back to art theories from ancient Greece, the Middle…
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South Asia
The resurrection, depiction and an encounter with Sultan Akbar Part 1
On the journey from Delhi to Agra, I stopped at several locations during which I read pages from the book written by Nizamuddin Ahmad Bakhshi, which gives an account of great conquests and outstanding events of the holy royal presence revealing the icon of the caliphate; the happy Sultan, the…
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East Asia
An America that does not know China
Before China opened its doors to the world, the author has already foreseen the China that we see now, but was left worrying at a trance, thinking that, “China’s transformation to a capitalist system is inevitable. Now, what should we do?” This has been the common concern amongst the elite…
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The Decisive Role of Leaders at War
A battle is a hostile fight between the commanding officers of both sides while a war is a fight between the highest leaders of the parties involved. The war between the Union and the Confederacy in the mid-19th century was indeed a fight between the Abraham Lincoln, the then leader…
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Carrier of Information: Spies behind the Scenes
A spy’s activities revolve around digging secret information in foreign land. If the spy’s location has been made public of is revealed, the spy will never be able to steal information. The number of years needed to fully cover the identity of one spy cannot be counted, not to mention…
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East Asia
Noodles, Asia’s favorite
Men and women, young and old all over the world enjoy food made with noodles made into hundreds, if not thousands of different types. Especially in Asia, as many types of noodles rise to popularity, national cuisine of different countries becomes popular as well. For example, Vietnam has pho (rice…
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East Asia
Reconsidering ‘Multicultural’ in Korea necessary
The good thing about living in Korea is the fast pace of transformation and changes happening in the society. For its transformation into becoming a multicultural society, Korea has quickly instituted a good number of policies compared to other countries with the same history of multiculturalism. These policies were proposed,…
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East Asia
Kim Jong Un’s visit to Russia unlikely to meet leader’s expectations
Much attention has been attracted recently by the media reports about Kim Jong Un’s likely decision to come to Moscow in May. If such a visit does indeed happen, it will be an important turning point for a remarkably reclusive North Korean leader whose unwillingness to hold summits is, indeed,…
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East Asia
Chinese rapid growth: the culprit of stress?
As the cold wind blows in Shaanxi Province in China, the mercury in the scales go down the negative. Posters that alarm citizens about the possibility of stroke can be seen everywhere. According to China Youth Daily, people who die because of cardiac arrest due to stress and overwork have…
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