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    A visit to Pohang – The City of Steel and Light

    POSCO, the South Korea’s first and one of the world’s largest steel-making company is based in coastal city Pohang, also known for its Lighthouses. In 1968, Pohang Iron and Steel Company was founded and its construction commenced in 1970. The devotion of workers was behind the successful completion of country’s…

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    Bali Declaration proof of world’s trust in Indonesia

    Minister of Finance, Sri Mulyani Indrawati (second right) and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Retno Marsudi, look on as President Joko Widodo (center) officially closes the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali  (ANTARA FOTO/G20 Media Center Indonesia/Zabur Karuru/wsj) BALI:  The approval of the Bali Leaders’ Declaration by the G20 leaders has…

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    Busan: The Optimum Host for World EXPO 2030

    Poster of World Expo 2030 Busan BUSAN: Co-hosted by The Kookje Daily News and Asia Journalist Association, the World EXPO 2030 Busan Forum will be held in Busan on November 8 2022 under the theme of “Asian Great Transformation.” The Forum was organized to check the preparations for the bid…

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    Busan: A vibrant city turning into prime model for the future

    BUSAN: Few cities in the world can boast of a cultural program for October as appealing as the one listed by Busan, South Korea’s second-largest city. On October 1-2, the Busan Rock Festival, Korea’s largest rock festival, returns after three years for performances at Samnak Eco Park. The multiple-award winners…

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    Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety permits import of aguaje oil

    By Seok-Jae Kang Asia Journalists Association Vice President  SEOUL: The Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has approved imports of aguaje oil from the Peruvian jungles on July 15, 2022, according to a local trading company. The Korean firm, Worldone Trade Co. Ltd., said it will start importing aguaje…

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  • Politics

    Shinzo Abe’s murder raises troubling questions

    By Ivan Lim Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN  SINGAPORE: The tragic untimely death of Shinzo Abe at the hands of an assassin has raised some troubling questions. One: Is there a shortcoming that in a robust democracy like Japan citizens still have to resort toviolence to resolve their grievances…

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  • Politics

    Safety Waves versus Death Waves

    A keynote speech at the 60th African literature and writers’ anniversary conference By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid IBADAN, NIGERIA: In our time, we live in more than one circle; circles that narrow and widen, touch, overlap and intersect, and sometimes even resist each other, and contradict with other circles. They are circles…

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    President Joko Wiododo: Path of Humanitarian Diplomacy

    By Eddy Suprapto  The Russia-Ukraine war dragged countries on the European continent in the threat of widespread war. Even the impact of the war not only brought a humanitarian crisis but an economic crisis, energy and food hit the world. Efforts to negotiate peace and end the war should be…

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    Bahrain, Kyrgyzstan explore opportunities for closer ties

    By Habib Toumi MANAMA: Bahrain and Kyrgyzstan are set to enhance relations and expand cooperation across several areas, the Kyrgyz foreign minister has said. “Talks with HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, the Speaker and the Minister of Foreign Affairs were highly successful,” Jeenbek Kulubaev said. “There was full…

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    IUGG National Committee of Republic of Korea holds 33rd Conference on Mathematical Geophysics

    SEOUL: The International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) National Committee of Republic of Korea will hold the 33rd Conference on Mathematical Geophysics (CMG2022) from June 20 to June 24 at the Seoul National University, Seoul City, ROK. Welcoming The Year of Basic Sciences proclaimed by the United Nations, the…

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