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East Asia
South Korean Pop Star Psy Stands At Oxford Union In Oxford, England, Which Invited Him To Deliver Speech
In this photo provided by the Oxford Union, South Korean pop star Psy, inside the Oxford Union, in Oxford, England, where he is scheduled to deliver his first public speech in English, Wednesday Nov. 7, 2012. The South Korean musician became a worldwide sensation when his humorous single Gangnam Style…
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East Asia
Van Gogh exhibit opens today
Some 60 works from post-Impressionist Vincent van Gogh’s oeuvre, including nine acclaimed self-portraits, will be on exhibition at Hangaram Design Museum of Seoul Arts Center in southern Seoul. The exhibit runs through March 24, 2013. The gallery is rather dimly-lit to protect oil paintings. This exhibition provides a rare chance…
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West Asia
Rashad, Egyptian artist, uses art as means to express revolution of Egypt
“The Artist is close to the society and he gets affected by it the most” –Hany Rashad This is one of the things that Hany Rashad, the revolutionary artist, sees. He started his own way of expressing the revolution of Egypt. After being a participant in the Jan. 25 demonstrations, he…
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East Asia
In the land of legends, South Korea
South Korea is a lot different from its southern neighbor also from the rest of the Asian countries. I’ve finally managed to experience such difference. Visiting South Korea has always been one of my dreams. In Incheon airport I saw where many of my favorite dramas were shot, in Seoul…
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Arab-Asia relations should be peaceful to share common factors of both regions
It is interesting to note that there are clear indications which show that the West is not fully aware of the realities of our life as Arabs and Muslims. This is seen in the appearance of such terms as conflict of civilizations and clash of civilizations over a number of…
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East Asia
Yamaha marks 125th year
Japanese multinational corp. Yamaha has announced a new line of grand pianos to mark its 125th anniversary. This year also marks the 110th since the company began to manufacture grand pianos, one of the symbols of the company that makes a wide range of musical instruments, electronics, motorcycles and power…
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East Asia
Hotels hold ‘hansik’ promotions overseas
Various government and private organizations are promoting “hansik,” or Korean cuisine, around the world. These days another sector has joined the push, the hotel industry. Top-class hotels here hold hansik introduction events or send their chefs to brand chain hotels overseas where they teach local chefs there how to make…
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East Asia
Dancers Perform “Tengchong Deam,” Featuring History, Customs Of Tengchong Region, China
Dancers perform during a tourism dance “Tengchong Dream” in Tengchong County of southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Nov. 4, 2012. The large-scale tourism dance is a national-standard grand cultural banquet which takes Tengchong’s history and local customs as the main contents and can perfectly reflect the local features of Tengchong. A…
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South East Asia
Fashion Creations By Indonesian Designer Introduced In Islamic Fashion Festival In Kuala Lumpur
Models present creations by designer Dian Pelangi from Indonesia during the Islamic Fashion Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, Nov. 5, 2012. A model presents a creation by designer Paul Robb from Indonesia during the Islamic Fashion Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, Nov. 5, 2012. <AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin>
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East Asia
‘Arirang’ recommended for UNESCO Heritage
Korea’s traditional folk song “Arirang” has been recommended to be listed as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by a UNESCO subsidiary body that has examined nominations from countries around the world. The subpanel of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage recommended Arirang be placed…
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