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West Asia
Maestro Baginska: Arabs asked to improve professional musical education for children at young age
The Maestro & Music Professor VALENTINA MARIA BAGINSKA I ask Arabs to improve professional musical education for children at a young age Q1. I am happy to interview one of the unique figures in the world of music. The Maestro & Music Professor Valentina Maria Baginska. Welcome Maestro VALENTINA. Maestro…
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East Asia
International Bakery Expo Kicks Off In Hong Kong
Visitors take photos of cake models exhibited at the Hong Kong International Bakery Expo in Hong Kong, south China, Dec. 5, 2012. The three-day bakery event kicked off here Wednesday, involving participants from home and abroad. Colorful cupcakes are exhibited at the Hong Kong International Bakery Expo in Hong Kong,…
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West Asia
Arab-Korean poetic meeting: Publication of Ko Un’s poems in UAE celebrated in Seoul
The Arab-Korean Meeting in Seoul A Signing ceremony for “One Thousand & One Lives” Attended by Author and Translator The poetic anthology entitled “One Thousand & One Lives”, published by Dubai Al-Thaqafeyya in its monthly series (August 2012), was celebrated in Korea. The celebration was organized by Mr. Lee Sang-ki,…
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East Asia
Rotten Vegetable Leaves Turned Into Food For Insects In China
Workers sort mealworms at a feedlot breeding insects in Lijiazhuang Village, Yuzhong County of northwest China’s Gansu Province, Dec. 4, 2012. A worker tries dried mealworms at a feedlot breeding insects in Lijiazhuang Village, Yuzhong County of northwest China’s Gansu Province, Dec. 4, 2012. The feedlot was set up in…
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East Asia
Corporate culture crushes joy of life
A nine-to-five existence and a two-week annual holiday, regarded as a humdrum life in some countries, remains a pipedream for most Korean workers. Rather than being able to keep regular hours, many office workers here must remain at their desks if their boss stays late, even if they lack anything…
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South Asia
Kashmiri People Wait For Arrival Of Cyclists Competing In Tour de India
Kashmiri schoolgirls sit by the banks of the Dal Lake as they wait for the start of the second leg of the Tour de India cycle race in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. According to local media some 80 participants of 54 nationalities participated in the race. Cyclists pedal…
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South East Asia
Japanese Trick Art Exhibition Enchants People In Jakarta, Indonesia
A visitor poses with a 3D art work during a Japanese Trick Art exhibition at a shopping mall in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. <AP/NEWSis/Dita Alangkara> Visitors pose for a photo with a 3D artwork at Trick Art Museum in Shah Alam, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, Dec. 4,…
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East Asia
[Korea Report] My first experience of snow in Seoul as romantic as I imagined
Even though Korea has been entering Winter since mid November, first snow fell in Seoul last Monday night (December 4) and officially started the winter season. As someone who was born and grew up in a tropical country, last Monday night was a special night for me. It was another magical moment I…
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West Asia
Members Of Mobile Mini Circus For Children Perform On Two-Day Show In Kabul
Afghan children from The Mobile Mini Circus for Children (MMCC) take part in a performance in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on Dec. 3, 2012. The Mobile Mini Circus for Children put on a two-day show in Kabul from Sunday to Monday to celebrate its 10-year anniversary. <Xinhua/Ahmad Massoud>
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East Asia
Ko Un’s works published in three countries
Prominent poet Ko Un’s works have been published in three countries with the support of the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI). The institute has supported the translations of 33 volumes by Ko in 14 languages so far. The newest translations are “First Person Sorrowful” published by Bloodaxe Books in…
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