• Society

    Chinese man deported after refusing to quarantine, fleeing

    SEOUL: The government has deported a Chinese national arrested for going into hiding without entering mandatory quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in South Korea earlier this month, officials said Tuesday. The 41-year-old was deported on Jan. 13, eight days after he was arrested for refusing to quarantine…

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  • WPM Africa Congress, Migration from Death to Life

    A section of the participants By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid President, Asia Journalists Association CAIRO: In Africa, millions are suffering a lot. Their lives have trampled over them with so critical problems. They are threatened by poverty, crushed by unemployment, wars, and disease overcomes them. The statistics tell us a lot about…

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  • Culture

    South Korea calls in Japanese diplomat to protest UNESCO heritage bid for Sado mine

    SEOUL: South Korea’s foreign ministry called in a Japanese Embassy official in Seoul on Friday to lodge a formal protest against Tokyo’s move to have a mine linked to the wartime forced labor of Koreans listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The previous day, the Japanese government submitted a…

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  • Culture

    Virtual Congress of World Poetry Movement in Africa on January 21-22

    CAIRO: In the crucial search for the unity of the poetic forces of Africa, and to make much more visible the immense contribution of the poetry of that continent to the world, the Virtual Congress of the World Poetry Movement (WPM) Africa will be held on January 21-22 starting at 10:00 GMT.…

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  • My Cat Writes a Book

    By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid CAIRO: The special pleasure of receiving the prominent Sawiris Cultural Award for Children Literature was that it was my first award in Egypt, my homeland! I have been awarded and honored several times around the world. There were international recognitions with the 2014 Manhae Grand Prize in Literature (South Korea), the 2015 Arab…

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  • Highest sympathy for Russia is in Tajikistan; lowest in Azerbaijan – Sociologists

    By Kuban Abdymen BISHKEK: The greatest sympathy for Russia and its humanitarian cooperation program is in Tajikistan and the least is in Azerbaijan, a survey has found. The All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM), together with the Eurasian Monitor Association, commissioned by Rossotrudnichestvo, conducted last year a sociological study of…

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    Three Asian countries among world’s favorite destinations in 2023

    Laos capital Vientiane (Hotels.com) LONDON: British newspaper The Telegraph has joined other international publications in lauding Laos, Japan and Sri Lanka as “must-see” tourism destinations in 2023. With the lifting of restrictions imposed by the COVID pandemic, international travel is resuming and the search for outstanding destinations is intensifying while…

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  • Korean wins prestigious King Faisal Prize award for lifetime work

    RIYADH: A Korean who taught Arabic language and Islamic sciences at the Universities of Myeongji and Hankook for Foreign Studies was awarded one of the world’s most prestigious prizes – The King Faisal Prize. He is  the first Korean to receive a King Faisal Prize award, Professor Choi Young Kil-Hamed…

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  • Culture

    Free Seoul tours for Incheon International Airport transit passengers resume

    Cheonggyecheon Stream, the 11 km-long stream that runs through downtown Seoul (VisitKorea) SEOUL: The Free Korea Transit Tour at Incheon International Airport has resumed following its suspension due to the pandemic. The airport provides a wide range of free transit tours, ranging from entertainment to lifestyle to business, temples, shopping, and…

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  • Ana Stjelja interviews World Poets

    CAIRO: Canadian publishing house the Ukiyoto Publishing has just published a book titled “Modern Talks on Poetry: interviews with world poets” by Dr Ana Stjelja. The book features 25 interviews with renowned poets of all generations from all over the world. The book Modern Talks on Poetry was created as…

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