• Central Asia

    Russia to build statue of Ivan the Terrible

    A monument to Tsar Ivan the Terrible is to be built in the Russian city of Orel 350km south of Moscow, the Moscow times cites TASS report. The monument will be unveiled on 3 August, two days before the 450th anniversary of the city’s founding, the Orel region’s governor Vadim…

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  • West Asia

    Interesting Fact: An Official Rainbow Flag in Armenian History

    A controversial historical fact remains a big discussion for Armenians. A rainbow flag was proposed by Martiros Saryan in 1919 and it was used for a short time. A piece appeared on the website of the Public TV Company of Armenia, titled “The Creation Story of the 3 symbols of…

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  • West Asia

    Enemies in love

    When two people love each other, usually neither of them think about the other’s nationality. They focus on the chemistry between them – not on nationalism or patriotism. But people can’t live separated from their own surroundings or environment, and often don’t want to, either. Couples from nations in conflict…

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  • East Asia

    The Jedol Day of Korea

    Jaecheon Choi (Professor at the Ecological Sciences Department of Ewha Women’s University, Dean of the National Ecology Institute) –  July 17th is Constitution Day. The day was promulgated as a national holiday in 1949 to celebrate the first anniversary of the Republic of Korea as a constitutional republic. July 17th…

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  • East Asia

    Disbanding the Korean Imperial Army

    Min Byung Don (ROK Reserve Army General) – On a rainy morning on August 1st 1907, Commander Yang Sung Hwan and his cavalry, artillery, and infantry officers of the Imperial Guards were summoned to the office of Hasegawa, the Japanese Imperial Army Commander. There, the Minister of the Military, Lee Byung…

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  • Central Asia

    First Soviet McDonald’s opens in 1990

    The first McDonalds opened its doors to thousands of people in the date of January 31, 1990. Russian people stand in a long line to taste the Western burger. It was a symbolic date of the late Soviet period.

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  • Society

    “Until you have tasted it, you cannot fully understand the flavor”

    Ryan Welshhon at CIA (The Culinary Institute of America) FMC course design assistant and coordinator Three-day education in CIA, NY campus-Taste, evaluate and describe 200 various flavors in foods and beverages The world’s premier culinary college, CIA (The Culinary Institute of America) opens FMC (Flavor Master Certificate) course in NY…

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  • West Asia

    Gay in the South Caucasus: LGBT life in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan

    Armenia “I lost so many friends…”  Karen Arakelyan (note: name has been changed for purposes of anonymity) for years fought against himself, trying to change the truth known only to him. But as a result, it became impossible to live with this secret, and he decided to come out: “I’m…

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  • East Asia

    Chinese Ambassador Liu Xiaoming: China Is Not Trying to ‘Rule the Waves’

    By Baiyang from People’s Daily – On 23 June 2016, the World Post website published an article entitled China Is Not Trying to ‘Rule the Waves’ by Liu Xiaoming, Chinese Ambassador to the UK. The full text is as follows: “Rule, Britannia! Rule the waves!” This was the patriotic chant of…

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  • West Asia

    A map of every car bomb explosions in Baghdad since 2003

    A shocking map has appeared on the social media. It is about every car bomb explosions in Baghdad since 2003. Alexander C. Kaufman wrote a piece titled “A Staggering Reminder That Car Bombs Are An Epidemic In aghdad” in the Huffington Post. He mentioned recent terror attacks all around the world.…

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