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East Asia
Albinism Closet designer Jeong Ji-Su
Jeong Ji-Su is a 22-year-old designer based in Seoul. His clothing design name is Albinism Closet, which captured my attention immediately when I heard it. The reason some of you know (or may not know) that albinism is an inherited genetic condition that reduces the amount of melanin pigment formed…
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Economic Corridor proves ‘Game Changer’ for Pakistan
In April 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping was in Islamabad, where he unveiled a $46 billion infrastructure spending blueprint for Pakistan under China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), to serve as a linchpin of Beijing’s drive to open new trade and transport routes across Asia and challenge the U.S. as the…
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Japan wants Dokdo removed from 2018 Winter Olympics website
Japan has called on the Korean government to remove Dokdo Island from a map on the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics website, fueling the sovereignty dispute over Korea’s easternmost island. According to Japan’s news outlet Kyodo News on Friday, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs demanded that Seoul alter the website,…
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East Asia
“Nobody ‘stealing’ your jobs, you spend too much on wars”
Chinese billionaire and Alibaba founder Jack Ma believes that improper distribution of funds and hyper inflated US military spending, not globalization or other countries “stealing” US jobs, is behind the economic decline in America. The Chinese business magnate earlier in January met with US President-elect Donald Trump, who has bemoaned…
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East Asia
China to launch 1st earthquake monitoring satellite
A Chinese-made electromagnetic test satellite will be launched in the second half of 2017 to monitor earthquakes. It will be the first satellite of its kind for China. The satellite has a life span of five years, monitoring quakes of magnitude six or above that hit China, and quakes of…
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East Asia
Davinci Codex
KoIAN Co. Ltd is hosting an exhibition called DaVinci Codex at Culture Station in Seoul. It highlights the great discoveries Leonardo da Vinci made in a wide range of diverse fields. The exhibition visualizes the codex DaVinci has written over 37 years. Davinci Codex Kr description of the event “Leonardo…
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East Asia
Fornasetti : Practical Madness Exhibition
In 2013, for the occasion of the 100th anniversary of artist Piero Fornasetti’s birth, the Triennale Design Museum in Milan organized the exhibition, “Practical Madness.” The exhibition began to tour internationally in 2015 and its arrival in Seoul marks the first-ever showcase of Fornasetti in Asia. Triennale Design Museum decided…
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East Asia
Look Smithsonian
The LOOK Smithsonian exhibition is the first-ever exhibition held by the American Smithsonian Museum in Korea. You can see this astonishing photo exhibition at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza) until March 15th, 2017.The photographs of the exhibition capture meaningful moments as well as pictures with a story behind it. There are…
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How China will impact the world economy in 2017
To open up or to close? To advance or go back? The global economy is currently at the crossroads and it is in desperate need of sufficient courage, wisdom and responsibility from around the world to chart a clear direction and path for sustainable economic growth. The upcoming World Economic…
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East Asia
Ban awaits UN opinion over presidential bid
Ban Ki-moon said upon his arrival here Thursday that he is awaiting the United Nations’ opinion about whether it is a violation of a U.N. rule if he runs for the Korean presidency. However, Ban said he personally thinks it does not constitute a violation to seek an elected position…
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