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Central Asia
Embracing Cultural Approaches to the Integration of Central Asia
Many things have been said by local and foreign experts about the importance or necessity of integration in Central Asia. One should underline several factors could be used in national or inter-regional politics, aimed at new rapprochement in the region. First, we would like to point out common cultural and…
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Society
International Women’s Day on 8th of March
International Women’s Day is approaching us fast! International Women’s Day (IWD), originally called International Working Women’s Day, is celebrated on March 8th every year. There In different regions, the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women for their economic, political and social…
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East Asia
A Successful Story of PaleTurqoise
Lynjun Park is a 24-year-old designer who debuted in the 2016 Seoul Fashion Week in Generation Next. His clothing brand is called PaleTurqoise and the concept theme according to the designer is very aquarium like, as well as it is an Eco Luxury brand. Jeju-born Lynjun used his home island…
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East Asia
84% of women victimized by online hate speech in Korea
Eighty-four percent of women have come across hate speech against women online, according to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). According to an NHRC report on hate speech and measures to prevent it, the rate was even higher among sexual minorities, with 95 percent answering they were confronted with hate…
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East Asia
“Youth” Exhibition
D museum is presenting its first exhibition of this year and the concept is “Youth”. This exhibition includes art, fashion, music as well as including other things. This “Youth” exhibition which has opened on the 9th of February at Hannam-dong’s D Museum deals includes according to “Timeout” sociological and philosophical…
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East Asia
Le Corbusier Exhibition
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, known as Le Corbusier is a Swiss-French modern architect. Seoul Arts Center is presenting his largest exhibition until March 26th, 2017, for the first time in Korea. The exhibition contains his work as architect, designer, painter, urban planner, writer and a photographer. Le Corbusier is a worldwide known…
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East Asia
Museums in Seoul
There are plenty things to do in Seoul and visiting museum here is a must! Down below you will see some of my favorite museums in Seoul. Daelim Contemporary Art Museum, was opened by South Korea’s Daelim Group in 2002, and has its partner institutions, which are D-museum and D…
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East Asia
Seoul Fashion Week
There is only a month and a week left for Seoul Fashion Week 17FW! This springs Seoul Fashion Week will be held from of 27.03.2017-04.01.2017 at Dongdaemun Design Plaza. One thing for sure we can look forward to at SFW, is immaculate and out of the ordinary fashion that Korea…
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Central Asia
93% of Russians watch television
Absolute majority (93%) of Russians are watching television, 67% of them do it almost every day, Public Opinion Fund’s poll says. 62% believe TV is better than other types of entertainment. Slightly less than half of respondents watch TV to find out about events in the country (47%) and understand relevant issues…
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South Asia
Observing Human Rights in the Middle East
Tony Lee – The AsiaN Correspondent It becomes evident when traveling in war zones and isolated areas that the most vulnerable in such places are women and young children. In January, on a train bound from Mashhad, Iran, to Tabriz, I met a woman who looked to be in her…
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