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East Asia
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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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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Deputy IT and Communications Minister of Uzbekistan from South Korea completes his mission
It was something very unusual for Uzbekistan when in 2013 a group of South Korean scholars headed by the consultant on ICT Kim Nam Seok began its activity at the Uzbek State Committee for Communication, Information and Telecommunication Technologies. Unusual was not the fact of attracting foreign specialists but the…
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History is full of political assassinations
Pakistan is perhaps one of the few nations of the world where the people take a keen interest in the developments taking around the world. The reports about the murder of Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-eun, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on February 13 were also…
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