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East Asia
The AsiaN Passes Screening Process for Daum News Portal
The AsiaN, which provides quality news in Korean, English, and Arabic, has partnered with Daum (Kakao) portal and can now be searched as a news source. The Naver-Kakao News Alliance Evaluation Committee recently assessed The AsiaN’s online articles and announced that it decided to include The AsiaN into its…
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Korean presidential scandal: Dynamics of Corruption
Mahatma Gandhi said, “The world has enough for everyone’s need, but not enough for everyone’s greed.” However, Indian politicians are bent upon proving Gandhi wrong. They continue to vie with each other in amassing wealth by using every tool in the rule book. Throughout human history, the rich and powerful…
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Journalists Awarded for Promoting Nation’s Democracy
On February 23, members of the Journalist Association of Korea (JAK) gathered in celebration of the annual Korea Journalist Awards. Founded in 1967, JAK is Korea’s most established network of journalists with the purpose of protecting the nation’s democracy and rights to a free press. This year, a sizeable number…
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Central Asia and Turkey: Playwriting the National Interests
On 17-18 November 2016 Turkish President Recep Erdogan visited Uzbekistan. This visit took place soon after the death of the first President of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov, on September 2nd, 2016. For a long time, Uzbek-Turkish relations have been a stumbling block in the advancement of Turkey’s overall policy towards a…
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Japan’s military exports to ASEAN hint at new proactive strategy
Japan’s offer to give used military trucks to ASEAN countries indicates its plan to expand arms exports past the levels that have been in place for nearly 70 years, Chinese experts warned. This could lead to unpredictable turbulence and regional animosity. Japanese newspaper Nikkei Asian Review reported on Feb. 19…
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Finland’s Education System
According to the “Business Insider, ” last year’s school education systems ranking stated Finland is the number one country with the best education system. Finland routinely tops rankings of global education systems and is famous for having no banding systems so all pupils, regardless of ability, are taught in the…
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Taeyeon’s first ever album release on the February 28 !
Taeyeon has recently confirmed her first full solo release on the 28th of February! The SNSD member has completed her full album, which will be released on the 28th. The singer’s album contains a variety of musical genres, which her fans will definitely appreciate the versatility that she will bring…
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The aftermath of Lee Jae-yong’s arrest
Lee Jae-yong, vice president of Samsung Electronics and heir of the first South Korean conglomerate, was arrested in connection with the corruption scandal that threatens to topple the country’s suspended president, Park Geun-hye. The sequence of events is related to the scandal of corruption and other crimes involving the president…
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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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