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South East Asia
Welcoming the New Year in the Philippines
Filipino Culture and Traditions in Celebrating the New Year After all the festivities during Christmas, the New Year is widely seen as the closure of the holiday season for Filipinos. Traditionally, the celebration extends to the Feast of the Three Kings, a celebration signifying the arrival of the three kings…
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East Asia
The first month of Shinto’s country, Japan
Celebrated in the first of January, the Japanese New Year’s Day is a day of celebration to welcome the god Toshigami. Toshigami is a god in the Shinto religion, the spirit of the new year. Preparations come extensively in welcoming Toshigami. One of the things that people prepare is kadomatsu,…
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South Asia
Sleeping in the house of holy
The famous mosque built by Mughal emperor Shahjahan in 1640s stands to this day. As much as it functions as a tourist spot for many around the country as well as foreigners, it also fulfills the purpose of being the ‘House of God’. Prayers are regularly offered and citizens of…
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South Asia
[Exclusive Report] Environmental Disaster in world’s 4th biggest Thar Desert: Thousands of Gugral trees dry up due to illegal extraction of resin
Like in the past, hundreds of kilograms of gum, illegally extracted from Camphora Mukal, the gum-producing trees, locally known as Gugral, by using poisonous chemical, were being transported in vehicles to Karachi this year too, as the conservators of forests and wildlife in Nagarparkar area of Tharparkar district of Sindh…
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The impact of the oil price crisis on E&P plans in the MENA region
Despite recent concerns caused by unpredictable future oil prices, E&P plans and activities in Middle East and North Africa have continued as normal, if not increased. When an industry like oil and gas faces a crisis, obtaining the most up-to-date and accurate information is more crucial than ever for those…
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East Asia
FDI to Korea in 2014 hits record high $ 19 billion
Looking to hit the $ 20 billion line in 2015 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to Korea was recorded at an all-time high of USD 19 billion in 2014, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE). It is expected that it will increase to the USD 20 billion…
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South East Asia
Preparations on-going for Papal Visit to the Philippines in 2015
Pope Francis will be visiting the Philippines from January 15 to 19, 2015. In an announcement last November 12, it was officially announced that the primate of the Roman Catholic church is scheduled to visit the Southeast Asian country next month. He will be coming after a visit to Sri…
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East Asia
International Conference discuss Korea in Eurasian Civilization
“In the fast changing global order, research on peace initiatives and happiness is important for Eurasia,” says Northeast Asian History Foundation (NAHF) President Kim Hak-jun (Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Asia Journalist Association) at a conference entitled ‘Eurasian Civilization and the Silk Road” held at the Seoul…
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South Asia
Pakistan mourns massacre of 132 school children
The day began like any other morning in Pakistan’s Army Public School in the northwestern city of Peshawar; students pored over their books; teachers ruffled through their notes and gave lectures; and in an instant, the peace was shattered by gunfire, with bodies strewn across the school’s corridors and the…
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South Asia
[AJA Statement] Pakistan Massacre committed by Taliban
No oceans of ink are equal to the blood drops of a human being. But we have to continue writing against the enemies of mankind, the killers of innocence, and the cruel face of terror; named Taliban. The Pakistani Taliban, killed 141 people, including 132 children, in an army run…
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