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East Asia
Beijing a champion in global research output: Nature Index
Beijing was selected by the Nature Index 2017 Science Cities as a champion in global research output, which is believed to flex China’s scientific advancement in recent years. The supplement released on Oct. 19 showed that Beijing tops the list of global cities for research output and Shanghai ranks the…
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The Breakthrough Diplomatic
South Korean diplomacy with Southeast Asian Nations had stopped for four years. Now, South Korean President Moon Jae-in will bring diplomatic breakthrough. President Moon Jae-in will be visiting three ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries next month—namely Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines—for the first time since assuming office May…
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Can “Okja” Open an Intergenerational Debate on Meat Consumption?
Okja: the movie that makes you think Since the age of four, Mija (Ahn Seo-hyun) has raised Okja, a massive animal and her best friend, alongside her grandfather (Byun Hee-bong) in a forest of South Korea. However, Okja was not hers to have. An American corporation, Mirando, simply loaned those…
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CHANGING GEOPOLITICS IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION
Within a span of less than hundred years, geo-politics is proving that alignments result from need and circumstance. The recent visit of Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, to India fully reflects changing dynamics in what is now referred to as the Indo-Pacific region. A dynamic which could well…
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Asian Startups and the Platform Business Model
2017 has seen some amazing new Asian startups rising in the technology and business sector that have taken full use of digital advancements without losing the human touch in the process. Such companies have in common a unique networking platform for linking information and people, suggesting that the modern business…
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Mom’s zucchini and bean paste soup
Original Publication Date: 2008 Publishing house: Changbi Published in English: 2011, Alfred A. Knopf “It’s been one week since Mom went missing,” and two daughters, two sons, and a bereaved father are left to pick up the pieces to an unexpected mystery of the woman they had all needed…
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Understanding the Plight of the Rohingya
“We have to take care of our citizens, we have to take care of everybody who is in our country, whether or not they are our citizens”: the words of Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on September 7, 2017, in the wake of more than 18,000 Rohingya fleeing…
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“Salt of the Jungle” Exhibition to commemorate Korea-Vietnam diplomatic relations
Salt of the Jungle Exhibition, (open August-October) created to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Korea-Vietnam diplomatic relations, is hosted by the Korea Foundation Gallery in Seoul, focusing on the perspectives of young Korean and Vietnamese artists who shared similar historical moments and experiences. Both countries faced rapid changes in…
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Ximen Nao’s six reincarnations under the Chinese Communist Party
Life and death are wearing me out Mo Yan, Arcade Publishing (Eng. trans.), 2008, In 1948, Ximen Nao, a rich landowner, was executed by the sharecroppers who were working for him. He felt he had been unjustly murdered since he thought he had been an excellent landlord. After…
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CPC demonstrates strong resolution to root out corruption ahead of 19th National Congress
China has bolstered efforts in its nationwide anti-corruption drive over the past five years and major achievements have been made. Before the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the Party is again demonstrating its strong resolution to root out corruption. On Saturday, the four-day Seventh Plenary…
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