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East Asia
AJA member Nasir Yusoff passes away
By Habib Toumi BAHRAIN: I last spoke with Nasir Yusoff on May 4. He was in Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia, and I was in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. He told me about how happy he was to be reunited with his extended family in their root village about 1,400 kilometers…
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Seoul seeking a place among World’s five top tourism cities
SEOUL: As I was walking across the majestic Incheon Airport in Seoul, impressed with its imposing structure, my mind raced to a paragraph I read in Bill Clinton’s book My life. “In Seoul, Hillary and I were the guests of President Kim Yong-Sam in the official guest residence, which had…
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East Asia
The Three Musketeers Journey from France to Korea by car
We know that travel has seven benefits, but today we will present to you a meeting with three Musketeers, half of whom are from South Korea and the other half from France. They live a stable life in France, but nostalgia knocked on their doors and they were missing so…
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East Asia
Lee O-young: We must inform the world about the proud fusion culture of the Korean Peninsula
Lee Sang-ki:This is an interview conducted in April 2007 with Lee O-young, Korea’s leading scholar and of the most intelligent people of his time who has passed away after a battle with cancer. The interview was conducted while he was at the Hankyoreh. He returned to Christianity after losing his…
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East Asia
Rise of Eco-cities: An Asian model of sustainable development
By Ivan Lim Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: The search for an Asian eco-culture is in line with the international discourse on a new global ethical agenda for the New Millennium, focusing on religion, language, values and rights of minorities and indigenous people. It is marked by…
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ADF receives ‘Taekwondo Day’ commendation from Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism
By Seok-Jae Kang Vice President of the Asian Journalists Association SEOUL: The Asia Development Foundation (ADF) has received a commendation from the Korean minister of culture, sports and tourism on 2021 Taekwondo Day. The ministerial citation was given to the ADF in recognition of the federation’s years of financial support…
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Women breaking stereotypes with falconry
ABU DHABI: Women in Falconry will be a major theme of the conference “The Future of Falconry” to be hosted in the next edition of Abu Dhabi International Hunting & Equestrian Exhibition (ADIHEX), the Middle East’s largest annual event dedicated to hunting, equestrian and the promotion and preservation of cultural…
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East Asia
Seoul Institute of the Arts Internationalization, Contains the Changes of the Times
Seoul Institute of the Arts, the birthplace of Hallyu, recruits international students Selected as the only government-funded university among art colleges in Korea Vitalization of contactless international exchange through on CultureHub Special admission process for international students: Fully online from application submission to practical exam Seoul Institute of the Arts…
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East Asia
Statement by Asia Journalist Association on Press Arbitration Act
Seoul, Aug. 23: Asia Journalist Association (AJA) defines the revision of the Press Arbitration Act, which is being discussed in Korea, as a serious violation of freedom of speech, and will launch a practical solidarity to protect freedom of speech. In our democratic country, the Republic of Korea, press…
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East Asia
Edition Delta: German home of outstanding Korean authors
Interviewed by Ashraf Aboul-Yazid President of the Asia Journalists Association The Stuttgart literary publisher Edition Delta was awarded the German Publisher Prize 21 by the Berlin Ministry of Culture at the Münchner Kammerspiele for its transcultural commitment, which also includes a continuous literature series with outstanding Korean authors. In this…
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