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East Asia
What if Kim Jong-un dies?
Kim Jong-un, the Supreme Leader of North Korea, was last seen in public with his wife on September 3 at a concert of his favorite girl group, the “Moranbong Ensemble.” Since then he has disappeared from public view and the North Korean media have not reported on his whereabouts. Kim…
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East Asia
Seoul Fashion Week
There is only a month and a week left for Seoul Fashion Week 17FW! This springs Seoul Fashion Week will be held from of 27.03.2017-04.01.2017 at Dongdaemun Design Plaza. One thing for sure we can look forward to at SFW, is immaculate and out of the ordinary fashion that Korea…
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East Asia
Kim Jong Un’s Half-Brother Murdered in Malaysia
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s half-brother has been killed in Malaysia, a government source said Tuesday. Kim Jong-nam was assassinated on Monday in Malaysia, the source said without revealing details. Cable TV broadcaster TV Chosun reported that Kim was killed at an airport in Malaysia after being attacked by two…
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East Asia
Trump calls N. Korea ‘big problem,’ vows to deal with it ‘very strongly’
U.S. President Donald Trump said he will deal with North Korea “very strongly,” calling the communist regime a “big, big problem” after Pyongyang carried out the latest ballistic missile launch. “Obviously North Korea is a big, big problem and we will deal with that very strongly,” Trump said during a…
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East Asia
China to start collecting foreigner’s fingerprints
China will start to take the fingerprints of foreigners entering the country from Friday, the Ministry of Public Security announced. The new system will be piloted by border control authorities at Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport and some other ports of entry starting Friday, before being gradually rolled out across China…
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East Asia
The Quiet Leaf
An exhibition will be held in celebration of the original action sports/skateboard brand, Vans’ inaugural House of Vans magazine issue (collaborated with The Quiet Leaf). The location will be at the Vans Apgujeong store and will be open this February 10th to March 3rd. A short opening event will take…
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East Asia
Renoir: Images of Women
Pierre Auguste Renoir (born February 25, 1841, Limoges, France—died December 3, 1919, Cagnes) French painter originally associated with the Impressionist movement. Renoir was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. He was one of the central figures of the impressionist movement, which…
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East Asia
Lords of money, lords in offices
Most first-time Western visitors to Pyongyang tend to come back somewhat surprised. They had expected to see the very embodiment of a Stalinist hell. Well, you know the picture: soldiers on every street corner sporting machineguns, ready to mow down the masses, pedestrians in colorless clothing slowly moving amidst mammoth,…
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East Asia
“New Asia, New Dynamics” motto of the Magazine N
This year, The AsiaN’s Magazine N embarks on the New Year with the phrase, “New Asia, New Dynamics” and truly, it is the start of a whole new platform upon which Magazine N aspires to convey the ideas of reporters and columnists around Asia. Not only has there been shifts…
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East Asia
The first Salon Gallery project “Consumption”.
Gallery FIFTY FIFTY will be presenting a joint gallery project with three artists, Yenata, Lafic and Kir Cood. These three artists are making a name for themselves really fast and it has started to attract a following especially, in the hip-hop subculture scene. Under the theme of “Consumption”, the exhibition…
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