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Central Asia
Rouhani and Nazarbayev sign 5 co-op documents
Iranian and Kazakh officials signed five memorandums of understanding (MOUs) on the sidelines of a meeting between the visiting Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani and his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev in Astana. The signed documents include MOU for animal quarantine, a document for cooperation in the field of shipping in the…
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East Asia
‘HipHoper’ Street Fashion Photo Exhibition
If you are interested in street fashion, then you should definitely visit the upcoming event that is held in Seoul from the 26th to the 30th of December. Online Shop ‘HipHoper’ Street fashion photo exhibition opens! Online Street Editing Shop ‘HipHoper’ will hold a photo exhibition ‘People I met in…
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East Asia
Alibaba ‘very disappointed’ by return to US fake list
E-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has hit out at a US decision to label it a haven for counterfeits, indicating that the move may have been politically motivated. The world’s top online retailer said on Thursday it was “very disappointed” by the decision to be restored to the list…
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East Asia
Street Photography and Streetstyle with Michael Hurt
Wondering what are the trends on the streets of Seoul now? Where some of the trends come from? As well as the person who captures the real essence of street photos here in Seoul? I conducted an interview with Michael Hurt, who is a street photographer and professor living in…
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East Asia
Korean language proficiency test to be administered in 73 countries
The state-run Korean language proficiency test for foreign students and expatriates is set to be administered in over 70 countries worldwide next year, Seoul’s education ministry said Thursday. According to the National Institute for International Education, the test’s administrator, the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) will be hosted at…
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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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East Asia
New Year Messages of The AsiaN Authors
Ashraf Abul-Yazid Dali – Egypt Egypt is going through a transforming era, where everything is not stable; prices, social life and infrastructure. These are the aftermath five years after 25 January revolution 2011, which included a year of suffering when Muslim Brotherhood ruled the country, sending it backwards, raising the…
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West Asia
New Year Message of Vera Baboun
By the birth of baby Jesus in this humble grotto of Bethlehem, and as His Holiness Pope Francis refers to, God’s mercy for humanity is manifested. This mercy is able to “convert barren lands into gardens, and infuse life into dead bones”. Based on that, the motto that we have…
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East Asia
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South East Asia
Demonetisation of Currency in India
Last year, the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi gave an unscheduled live televised address to the nation on November 8 at 8.15 pm. He suddenly announced that high denomination currency notes, all of 86% currency in current circulation, will no longer be legal tenders after midnight. The political circles and…
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