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East Asia
Differences in taste shown at Seoul Int’l Drama Awards
The explosion in global popularity of the Korean entertainment industry was well highlighted by the biggest ever Seoul International Drama Awards(SDA), which were held at the National Theater of Korea on September 5. For the first time since these awards began in 2006, the voice of Korea’s growing army of…
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East Asia
Chinese dancers perform during ethnic art show in Kunming, Yunnan Province
Dancers from Zhuang-Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Wenshan perform during an art show for ethnic groups in Kunming, capital of southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Sept. 26, 2013. The two-week-long art show has come to an end. (NEWSis/Xinhua)
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East Asia
Aung San Suu Kyi delivers speech at her party NLD’s 25th anniversary
Elders Group voices support of Myanmar’s reform The Elders Group delegation, comprising three former foreign leaders, voiced support of Myanmar ‘s reform, encouraging all parties in the country to advance the reform process during the transition period. The Elders Group delegation is made up of former President of the United…
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East Asia
Human-focused venture makes its way to happiness
“The goal of life is to reach happiness, and the purpose of management must be the human being,” says MIDAS IT CEO Lee Hyungwoo. MIDAS IT based in Pangyo, South Korea shares and practices such philosophy. They believe that nurturing human talent is the key to successful business, that human…
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Kazakh expats on a cycling tour to promote Astana Expo 2017
Kazakhstan expats cycle 513km from Busan to Seoul during the Chuseok (Korean thanksgiving) holiday in order to promote Kazakhstan Astana Expo 2017. Daniyar Aitkulov, 25, and Meruert Zhakupova, 30, completed the full journey while Darya Umbina, 25, joined in the Seoul area due to spinal pains. Aitkulov organized this cycling…
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East Asia
Understanding S. Korea’s ‘386 generation’ and pro-north activists
As all our readers are surely aware, South Korea is now in the middle of yet another political scandal. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) recently produced evidence that seemingly indicates that Lee Seok Ki, a member of parliament from the far-left United Progressive Party, was engaged in conspiracy and was…
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East Asia
Halal food displayed at China-Arab Expo helps China explore market
Northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region is showing its ambition ahead of Sunday’s China-Arab States Expo, to build itself into a global halal food center. The government of Wuzhong City, the home of Islamic Hui ethnic group, is building a halal industrial park to integrate research, design, manufacture, processing and trade…
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East Asia
Ashraf Dali talks Korean trip on TV
Ashraf Aboul-Yazid(Dali), President of the Asia Journalist Association Middle East Chapter and Editor-in-Chief of The AsiaN, was interviewed live in two Egyptian TV programs on September 23. During those programs, he talked about the activities in the recent visits to S. Korea and Tatarstan along with his new books published…
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East Asia
China willing to make efforts on advancing Iran’s nuclear talks, Xi says
China is willing to make constructive efforts on advancing the Iranian nuclear talks, Chinese President Xi Jinping said here on Thursday while meeting with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani. Xi said China believes that Iran’s legitimate rights should be respected, and China upholds the principle of resolving the issue through dialogue and negotiation.…
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East Asia
South China explosion kills 2, injures 44
Two people were killed and 44 injured Monday in an explosion near a school in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. A man and a woman were killed in the blast, and 39 are hospitalized for treatment, police with Guilin City said. The injured mainly suffered burns and skin lacerations,…
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