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East Asia
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East Asia
Korean Peace Activism came to South Caucasus
Interview with Mrs. Amy Kim; “Media and Press Department Manager of Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light, North Seoul branch.” Mrs. Kim, could you tell us the main information about your organization? As a Korean War Veteran and peace advocate, HWPL Chairman Man Hee Lee launched HWPL (Heavenly Culture, World…
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West Asia
The “Hidden Children” of the South Caucasus
However much the Caucasus might be associated with widespread affection for children, that warmth and understanding does not always exist for disabled children. Even when parents accept their children as they are, many in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia – whether fellow students, teachers or civil servants – nonetheless try to…
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East Asia
Misrepresentation of East Sea
A recent report by Rep. Lee Yang-soo, a member of the National Assembly Agriculture, Food, Rural Affairs, Oceans and Fisheries Committee, showed that some state agencies use incorrect names to represent the East Sea and Dokdo on their websites. The report by the ruling Saenuri Party lawmaker found that websites…
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East Asia
China to invest Iran’s fisheries, aquaculture
Iran and China have signed agreements which will bring ¥20bn Chinese finance to country’s fisheries and aquaculture, Mehr reports. Mahmoud Hojjati, Minister of Agriculture told Iran’s IRIB news center that meeting with Chinese counterpart hit the agreement by which China would invest in northern and southern fisheries and aquaculture of…
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South East Asia
Sangeeta Majumder in multiple shades of Kathak
One of the newest generation Kathak dancers from India, Sangeeta Majumder will be introducing Indian culture through Kathak dance form in an innovative way in Slovakia. Sangeeta whose performance is scheduled on 17th November 2016 at Ars Poetica Festival, Slovakia will be tying up with poet Sonnet Mondal to present…
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East Asia
Saving the Gobi bear
Elise Honningdalsnes – The UB Post Hidden from the world, in the earth’s fifth largest desert, is the rare Gobi bear fighting for its survival. These bears have found a way to live in one of the most extreme environments on the planet, but there are not many of them…
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West Asia
Kutaisi University Town to be the biggest one in Caucasus
A new university town is planned for Kutaisi, western Georgia, set to be the largest of its kind in the Caucasus region. Equipped with modern infrastructure and new laboratories, it will be an educational-scientific center for the western part of Georgia, as well as for the wider region, Georgia Today…
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Central Asia
Kazakh Universities Enter World’s Top Universities
QS World University Rankings, designed to help prospective students choose the school to continue their education, presented its rankings of the best universities in the world. Al-Farabi Kazakh National University took first place among the nation’s universities and entered the list of the 250 best universities of the world, The…
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Central Asia
Iran interested in Russian tourists
Russia plans to develop tourist relations with Iran, the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) said. The advisor at the Iranian embassy in Russia, Hassan Saleh Majd, said that Russia and Iran currently operate 8-9 flights between the countries per week and plan to restore railroad traffic between Moscow…
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