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Politics
Weaving peace on the Korean Peninsula – A media perspective
By Eddy Suprapto Contributor to AsiaN JAKARTA: In the last five years, world governance has gone into uncertainty. Starting from the economic trade war between the USA and China to the border disputes and the threats of the Covid-19 pandemic. In his book “Stabilizing an Unstable Economy”, Professor Hyman Minsky’s…
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Politics
Wind of Change
By Eddy Suprapto Contributor to AsiaN JAKARTA: Today, October 3, 1990 is a historic record for the German people, namely the reunification of Germany or German Reunification. The process of unification took place when the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) was incorporated into the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany), especially…
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Politics
Reunification is the human right of every Korean
By Habib Toumi BAHRAIN: Looking at the invitation I received from the German Ambassador to Bahrain Kai Boeckmann to attend on October 3 a virtual celebration of the German Unity Day, I could not help wondering if I will ever receive an invitation from the Korean embassy in Bahrain to…
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Culture
Chuseok festival strengthens AJA bonds: A celebration of community, despite distances
By Habib Toumi Members of the Asia Journalists Association (AJA) have once more demonstrated that long distances and time difference could not dampen their enthusiasm to celebrate as a special family Chuseok. Led by Sang-ki Lee, AJA founder and publisher of the association multi-lingual magazine and website, the members coming…
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Society
Online festival to highlight Korean cultural heritage, modern trends
SEOUL: The inaugural Korean culture festival is set to give people from all over the world chances to enjoy Korean cultural heritage, tourism and modern trends. The first edition of the 2020 K-Culture Festival will be held online on October 10 – November 11, the Ministry of Culture, Sports…
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Society
New Yorker magazine fuels Vietnamese Covid 19 super spreader debate
By Lan Phong Head of World News, Dantri Online Newspaper, Vietnam HANOI: The Vietnamese rich Covid 19 infected socialite who lied about her travel history to avoid quarantine which caused a large outbreak in Hanoi in March recently again aroused public outrage after her sister told the US New Yorker magazine…
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Business
Vietnam’s northwestern region lures visitors with stunning yellow autumn coat
By Lan Phong Head of World News, Dantri Online Newspaper, Vietnam Hanoi: The northwestern region of Vietnam is home to its magnificent terraced rice fields and with the rice ripening, this is the best time to visit. The stunning terraced rice fields of local ethnic minority groups, with yellow ripened…
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Society
Kyrgyzstan celebrates State Language Day
By Nurzhan Kasmalieva Chief of international affairs department, Kabar News Agency, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek: Kyrgyzstan celebrated the State Kyrgyz Language Day on September 23, an occasion marked annually on this day after the Supreme Council of the Kyrgyz SSR adopted a law on the state language on September 23, 1989, and…
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Politics
South Korea’s Suwon, a special fusion of old and new, puts people at center of all policies
By Habib Toumi SUWON: Showcasing an astonishing and harmonious fusion of old and new, Suwon rightly claims special fame as a historical landmark and the biggest city in the province of Gyeonggi. The centrally-located city where UNESCO World Heritage-listed treasures and royal relics co-exist with a modern skyline asserts itself…
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Politics
Forward-looking Gyeonggi-do leading Korea into the future
By Habib Toumi GYEONGGI-DO: Gyeonggi-do, the province surrounding South Korea’s capital, Seoul, provides opportunities and possibilities of a better life for Koreans and for everybody else. With 13 million inhabitants, it is the most populated province of Korea and is home to more than one-fifth of the entire Korean population.…
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