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Culture
Children Of Palestinian Blind School Sing A Song In School Festival
Palestinian blind children perform a song in a festival organized by Al Nour School in Gaza city on Oct. 15, 2012. Al Nour School was the first and only school established by the United Nations 50 years ago in Gaza strip to work with children from 5 to 16 years…
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Cambodians Compete In Water Baffalo Race To Mark Festival For Dead
Cambodians ride water buffalos during a race at Preah Vihear Sour pagoda on Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, in Kandal province some 35 kilometers (22 miles) northeast of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The residents of this village on Monday held the annual water buffalo race to mark the end of the traditional…
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Hangeul riding high on hallyu
Various activities planned to mark creation of Korean alphabet Hangeul, or the Korean alphabet, is considered one of the most treasured cultural creations of the country. Recently it has been a popular cultural source. One of the most popular K-dramas last year was “Deep-rooted True,” about the development of the…
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King of K-pop is back
Catch TVXQ if you can The king of K-pop is here. TVXQ returned to the Korean music scene with a long-awaited sixth album “Catch Me.” The duo shared what they have been doing and what is in their newest album at an interview with The Korea Times. U-Know, 26, and…
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Hindu Devotees Carry Idol Of Hindu God To Sea During Festival
Devotees carry an idol of elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesha for immersion into the Arabian Sea on the last day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Sept. 29, 2012. Devotees carry an idol of elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesha through the streets for immersion into the Arabian Sea on the…
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Song Festival Held At Tomb Of Religious Saint In New Delhi
A Muslim devotee joins a group of religious singers during a qawwali performance session at Nizamuddin Dargah, a complex of tombs, mosques and stalls centered on the burial site of revered Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. On Thursday evenings, Nizamuddin’s tomb transforms into…
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Society
How far are you going Psy?
As far as I can … As much as Koreans are wondering who will become the next president in December, they are also guessing just how far Psy will go with his song “Gangnam Style.” Psy, whose real name is Park Jae-sang, had no idea his music video would go…
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Psy hopes to top Billboard
Now a world star, rapper/singer Psy said that he will do the horse-ride dance topless if “Gangnam Style” should top the U.S. Billboard chart. “I will find a place that will hold as many people as possible and take my top off and dance the horse-riding dance,” said the singer…
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Annual Buffalo Fighting Held In Hai Phong, Vietnam
The buffalo-fighting festival is held in Hai Phong, north Vietnam, Sept. 24, 2012. Buffalo-fighting, the unique festival in Hai Phong, is held annually on the ninth day of the eighth month according to the lunar calendar. The buffalo-fighting festival is held in Hai Phong, north Vietnam, Sept. 24, 2012. <Xinhua/VNA>…
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Hallyu wave’ll continue to capture hearts of their global fans
It’s significant how the South Korean entertainment especially music (famously known as K-pop) managed to prevail Asia, Europe, USA, and even the Middle East. It’s the upbeat style, dances and their looks that manage to capture the hearts of their wide fan base. Of course the Hallyu wave includes animation,…
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