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East Asia
Regaining Trust on a Laos Train… The Return of a Lost Luggage
The Lao train crew who helped Poet Oh Choong retrieve his lost bag. This photo was taken with the Vientiane-bound train attendants who delivered the news—about an hour after the bag was lost and just as the train arrived in Vang Vieng, saying, “We found your bag.” By Oh Choong,…
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West Asia
Iranian Filmmaker Takes Afghan Refugee Girl to Oscar
By Alireza Bahrami TEHRAN: An Iranian documentary filmmaker has taken an Afghan girl to the top of the European festival stage and is now leading her to an Oscar. “The Fox Under A Pink Moon” is the latest documentary film by Mehrdad Oskouei, an Iranian documentary filmmaker who has been…
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West Asia
“…”
Iranian sculptor Yasmin Sinai By Pooneh NedaiTEHRAN: This is my latest poem while I watched Yasmin Sinai’s latest artwork. Yasmin Sinai is an Iranian famous sculptor living in Emirates. The paper mâché art work of Sinai will be exhibited in Shiraz, Iran, very soon: The word that sprouted from my…
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EditorsPick
A Giant of Korean Drama: Lee Soon-jae Passes Away at 91
This file photo, taken in 2021, shows actor Lee Soon-jae. (Yonhap) By Lee Sang-kiFormer President of Asia Journalist Association, Publisher of The AsiaN SEOUL: Legendary Korean actor Lee Soon-jae passed away early on November 25, just nine days after celebrating his 91st birthday. Across more than six decades, Lee built…
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EditorsPick
Seoul’s Yanghwajin Cemetery: Where Faith, History, and the Han River Meet
The tomb of Homer Hulbert, a supporter of Korean independence, at the Yanghwajin Foreign Missionary Cemetery (Picture: TheSeoul Guide) By Lee Sang-kiAsiaN founder and publisher, Former President of Korean Journalists Association SEOUL: Near Hapjeong Station in central Seoul, the Yanghwajin Foreign Missionary Cemetery stands as a vivid reminder of the…
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West Asia
Where Tradition Flies Into the Future: Emirates Falconers Club, Khalifa University Pioneer Smart Falconry Robotics
A robot holding a falcon at the event By Habib ToumiABU DHABI: In a drive to promote the new role of robotics and artificial intelligence applications in simulating traditional falconry, the Emirates Falconers Club is taking part in the inaugural Abu Dhabi Autonomous Systems Week 2025, held on 10–15 November.…
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West Asia
Taste of Happiness
Photo by Pooneh Nedai By Pooneh Nedai – Iran I had come just to watch –to see happiness through colored glass,not to taste even a single drop. Then time ran out.The hands of the clock fell off the face of threat.Now hours no longer decide for me. Alas –I was…
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Society
The Art of Cultural Harmony: Haji Noor Deen’s “Expressions of Arabic Calligraphy” Unfolds in Manama
Haji Noor Deen Mi Guang Jiang highlights some of his works to Shaikh Khalifa, ambassadors and visitors By Habib Toumi MANAMA: Calligraphy enthusiasts flocked to the Arts Center in Manama for the opening of the “Expressions of Arabic Calligraphy” exhibition by world-renowned Chinese calligrapher Haji Noor Deen Mi Guang Jiang…
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South Asia
Lonely Planet Crowns Jaffna a Top Global Destination for 2026
By Leo Nirosha Darshan JAFFNA: The northern city of Jaffna has secured a coveted spot-on Lonely Planet’s Top 25 Best Places to Visit in the World for 2026, a major endorsement from the influential global travel publication. The announcement was made with the release of Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel…
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West Asia
Freedom from the Man-Made World
Pooneh Nedai By Pooneh Nedai,Editor of Shokaran Magazine, Iran TEHRAN: I want to share a statement. After thirty years of publishing intellectual magazines, writing serious articles, dark and critical poems, and living among sad and hopeless thinkers, I have finally reached a bit of mental freedom. Now I realize I…
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