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East Asia
Selfie sticks banned in Taiwan museums
After a long list of museums and other attractions around the world banned selfie sticks, four major museums in Taiwan have jumped on the bandwagon to outlaw their use. Selfie sticks or camera extension poles used to take self-portraits are now prohibited in the National Palace Museum (NPM) and Taipei…
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East Asia
Kim Jong Un’s visit to Russia unlikely to meet leader’s expectations
Much attention has been attracted recently by the media reports about Kim Jong Un’s likely decision to come to Moscow in May. If such a visit does indeed happen, it will be an important turning point for a remarkably reclusive North Korean leader whose unwillingness to hold summits is, indeed,…
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East Asia
Chinese rapid growth: the culprit of stress?
As the cold wind blows in Shaanxi Province in China, the mercury in the scales go down the negative. Posters that alarm citizens about the possibility of stroke can be seen everywhere. According to China Youth Daily, people who die because of cardiac arrest due to stress and overwork have…
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East Asia
Kuwait & South Korea Relationship beyond Oil
A sincere and warm welcome was given to the South Korean President Park Geunhye, on her three-day official visit to Kuwait. The visit was on an invitation from His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al- Jaber Al-Sabah, who himself attended the Korean leader seen off ceremony at Kuwait international…
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East Asia
N Seoul Tower and the blues
Photojournalist Rahul Aijaz found himself in fading sunlight and looking for an interesting POV to capture the N Seoul Tower while walking in Naksan Park. Luckily, he found it just in time to capture the dying orange of dusk and the dominating blues of the night.
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China-Russia power struggle in Central Asian markets
Two of the least developed Central Asian countries, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, have been heavily dependent on Chinese investment lately. But it appears that Chinese investors may be more inclined towards favoring Tajikistan over neighboring Kyrgyzstan. Neither of the countries boast an attractive investment climate. According to the World Bank, out…
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East Asia
Will 2014, Year of ‘Senior Movies’ influence the Korean Movie Industry?
The movie industry in the year 2014 was filled with ‘senior movies’: movies with themes that specifically target the elderly population. Indeed, several movies such as Miss Granny and Ode to My Father received sensational reviews with their interesting topic, dealing with an issue that is worth looking but has…
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East Asia
ANOC and SNU Dream Together Master Program sign MoU
Last January 19 in Lausanne, the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Seoul National University’s Division of Global Sport Management Talent Development for greater academic cooperation in the development of sport administrators. As part of the MoU, the ANOC will recommend prospective candidates…
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East Asia
A sense of Belonging and affection through “Huo guo”, Hot pot
Hong Kong is a place where Western and Asian cuisine coexist. Due to its past as a British colony, Hong Kong cuisine is heavily influenced by Western culture and thus has diverse recipes of food with a variety of seasoning and sauce. In terms of a population, Han Chinese accounts…
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East Asia
The Rise of Asian Middle Powers
Their Formation, Development, and the Future of Asia “Much have been said and written about the ‘rise’ of Asia, very little about Asia’s contribution to global governance,” says the Indian-born scholar Amitav Acharya in his 2011 publication. Not only do major powers of China, Japan and India, but also do…
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