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East Asia
Confucian thought as a way of life
South Korea has character and it shows. A recent visit for the Journalists World Forum for Peace was a great opportunity to see this nation. Battling with nuclear and missile tensions, it yet marches ahead – with beauty and grace. The nation’s civilisational history dates before Christ and the maturity…
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World peace forum Seven days in magic Korea
A total of 80 journalists from 60 countries have attended the Journalist Forum for World Peace (JFWP), held in Seoul, South Korea from 17- 23 of April 2016. The forum was hosted by the Journalists Association of Korea (JAK) under the theme, “Denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula and the Role…
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From Confucius to Gandhi
What makes the South Korean industry and economy robust? Hard work…sincerity…honesty or simply the righteous character of each and every citizen? The first thing that strikes a visitor is the calm demeanor and smiling face of the host. Aggression of any kind is missing…in the body language of a common…
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When an Economy Becomes Creative
The World Forum for Peace, organised by the Journalists Association of Korea in April 2016, was a great entry point to South Korea. In a roller-coaster schedule across the country, we visited several provinces and were hosted by governors and mayors in each province, some being potential Presidential candidates. The…
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What! Not going down to ground zero at Panmunjong?
This was the sensitive spot where North and South Korean soldiers can be seen standing eye-ball to eye-ball, separated only by an imaginary line representing the 38th parallel that demarcates the two sides at the end of the Korean War (1950-1953). Instead of a potentially tense tour, we were ushered…
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China ready to work in a constructive manner with U.S.
BEIJING, June 9 (People’s Daily, Chen Shangwen) While reassuring the world Monroe Doctrine is out-of-date in the 21st century, China’s Ambassador to the U.S. launched an appeal for a peaceful South China Sea. In an article wrote for Bloomberg Review titled ” How to Bridge the Divide Over the South…
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Chinese embassy asks US to stop muscle flexing in the South China Sea
BEIJING, June 9 (People’s Daily, Chen Shangwen) “China is exercising its legitimate rights by upholding the sovereignty of our islands in the South China Sea.” The New York Times received a dispassionate retort from the Chinese embassy, in response to NYT’s editorial titled “Playing Chicken in the South China Sea”.…
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China insists on settling its disputes with the Philippines through bilateral negotiation
BEIJING, June 9 (People’s Daily, Chen Shangwen) The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday issued a statement on settling disputes between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea through bilateral negotiation. The latest statement stressed that it is the common agreement and commitment of China and the Philippines to…
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Russia’s Main Enemies: USA, Ukraine and Turkey
USA, Ukraine and Turkey are main enemies of Russian people according to poll results. Levada Center of Sociological Researches in Russia released a poll about the enemy-friend scale of Russian people. The center conducted the poll in different regions of Russia by asking questions from young to old people. The…
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Russia ranked 60th according to World Citizenship Index
Russia has been ranked 60th out of 161 according to the citizenship quality, the results of Henley & Partners Consulting Company research. The company launched a global ranking report of nationalities examined based on the scale of economy, human development, peace, and stability. From an external viewpoint, the index looks…
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