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East Asia
Bollywood film ‘Zubaan’ wows audience at Busan International Film Fest.
Zubaan, the opening film at the 20th Busan International Film Festival in Korea, is directed by Mozez Singh, an Indian filmmaker from Mumbai. This is the first time that a mainstream Bollywood film has opened the biggest film festival in Asia. The film revolves around a boy, Dilsher (played by…
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West Asia
Aziz Sancar, Turkey’s first Nobel in science
In its second Nobel Prize win, Turkey secured its first Nobel in science, most specifically, chemistry, with Aziz Sancar. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with Tomas Lindahl and Paul L. Modrich for their mechanistic studies of DNA repair. Sancar, 69 years, holds both American and Turkish citizenship, has…
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East Asia
Launch of Asia’s President’s Cup for golf
The 2015 President’s cup 2015 was opened with a ceremonial celebration in Incheon, the first Asian stop for this golf event that’s held every two years. President Park Geun Hye attended the ceremony held in Jack Nicklaus Golf Club as the honorary president of the competition, joined by the former US president…
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South East Asia
Indian filmmaker Anurag Kashyap at BIFF: Filmmakers need to find their own voice
Indian filmmaker Anurag Kashyap is currently in Busan, as part of jury for the New Currents at Busan International Film Festival. The Asia N journalist Rahul Aijaz caught up with Mr. Kashyap at the festival. Talking about indie filmmakers in India, Mr. Kashyap said he is happy because new Indian…
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West Asia
Jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi wins PEN Pinter prize
Saudi blogger Raif Badawi who was jailed, fined and publicly lashed after being convicted of charges including “violating Islamic values and propagating liberal thought” has been named co-winner of the 2015 PEN Pinter prize. Badawi was convicted of insulting Islam in 2012, and fined £175,000, and is currently serving a 10-year sentence in…
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West Asia
China prepares to join the fight against ISIS
Al-Masdar Al-Arabi reported that Chinese military advisers are expected to join with their Russian counterparts in weeks. It comes after China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said that Chinese and Iraqi foreign ministers agreed to offer intelligence and personal training in September 2014. As China breaks it’s long history of non-interference, due…
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East Asia
KBS celebrates 40 years of Arabic service with Arab/Korean walkathon
KBS world radio is celebrating the 40th anniversary of launching it’s Arabic service by holding a walkathon in Olympic Park Peace Plaza, inviting Arabs living in Korea to participate. The walkathon expected to be held on Saturday, October 24, with over 1000 participants is organized by KBS world radio, and…
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South Asia
Indian filmmaker Kabir Khan at BIFF: Mainstream cinema is the most powerful media in India
Indian filmmaker Kabir Khan is currently in Busan, as his megahit film ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ screens at Busan International Film Festival. ‘The Asia N’ journalist Rahul Aijaz caught up with him about his film. Khan said his film was a big success because Salman Khan has not done anything like this…
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West Asia
Yazidi women and their struggle against ISIS
After their husbands and families were killed, Yazidi women started taking it upon themselves to defend themselves and their territories from ISIS forces. Whether they were fighting women or refugees in one of the camps or women who were tortured by ISIS and managed to escape them, they all have…
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West Asia
Disocvering new rooms in Tutankhamun’s tomb
The Egyptian pharaoh queen Nefertiti could be buried in two newly-discovered rooms in King Tutankhamun’s tomb, according to a British archaeologist. Nicholas Reeves said on Egyptian TV that two extra rooms had been found hidden in the walls of the tomb. Egyptian officials say they hope to give the go-ahead to…
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