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West Asia
Korean cartoons in Algeria
A special screening for the Korean cartoon “Flowers that never fade” was held in Algerian capital earlier in October. This cartoon was part of a special exhibition by Korea that aims to detail what comfort women went through because of Japanese soldiers. This exhibition is part of Algeria’s International festival for…
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Culture
Lee Min Ho, Korea’s most loved star in Middle East
According to a questionnaire by KBS World Radio Arabic, the Korean star Lee Min Ho was chosen as the most loved Korean star among Arab audiences. They asked Arabic audience about the Korean star who comes to mind when they talk about Korea, Lee Min Ho topped the results with…
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South East Asia
Cheongju International craft Biennale hosts philosopher de Botton
Famous philosopher Alain de Botton participates in 2015 Cheongju International craft Biennale as an art director, introducing a special project. His special project titled “Beauty and Happiness” aims to discover the value of letters in our daily life. According to organizers, it’ll include 49 works resulted from cooperation between Botton and 15 teams…
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Culture
Kpop pamphlets in American universities
Popular South Korean singer “PSY” cooperated with public relations expert professor “So Kyung Dok” in promoting Korean pop music in the US. They printed pamphlets introducing Kpop, and distributed them in some of the big American universities. The pamphlets’ cover has a picture of PSY, and includes a brief history…
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JOO makes her comeback after 5 years
The kpop singer Jung Min Joo, who’s known by her stage name JOO, hasn’t been active since 2011, and she’s finally making a comeback. JOO’s latest album “Heartmade” was released in 2011 under the management of JYP entertainment, with the main single being “Bad Guy”. Following that she released “Not…
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Culture
Kimbap: Korea’s special food
Kimbap is “bap” which is rice wrapped in “kim” which is dried seaweed leaves. It’s considered Korea’s relief food; it’s made especially for kids to put in their lunch boxes when they go to school, or as a light lunch served with Korean specialty, Kimchi. But since it needs a…
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Culture
Marlon James wins the Man Booker prize 2015
Marlon James has become the first Jamaican writer to win the Man Booker prize, as he receives it for his third novel “A Brief History of Seven Killings”. He was the only Jamaican to be shortlisted in this year’s round, as the shortlist included two authors from the US and…
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South Asia
Malala documentary premiered at London Festival
A documentary about the youngest-ever Nobel Peace laureate Malala had its European premiere this week at the London Film Festival. “He named me Malala” is an intimate portrait of Malala Yousafzai. Humbled by Malala’s aspirations and efforts, American actress Meryl Streep hailed her as the worthy heiress of the suffragettes…
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West Asia
Twelve Arab innovators become science stars on TV
Twelve of the Arab world’s most promising and remarkable young innovators beat thousands of rival applicants to be selected as candidates on the seventh season of Stars of Science, Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development ‘s (QF) “edutainment reality” TV program on MBC4. This selection concludes the casting…
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South East Asia
Busan Review: A Copy of My Mind
Indonesian filmmaker Joko Anwar’s latest film, A Copy of My Mind hit the screens as part of the 20th Busan International Film Festival in ‘A Window on Asian Cinema’ section. The film has previously premiered in Venice. The film revolves around the love story of a pirated DVDs subtitles maker…
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