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Education
The Globalisation of Fear
Illustration from imperialglobalexeter By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid (Ashraf Dali) Asia Journalist Association President CAIRO: The Globalisation of Fear has been the perfect business to trade in our world; name it the fear of pandemics, the fear of wars, the fear of authoritative regimes, the fear of hunger, the fear of censorship,…
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Society
World Hangung Association signs MOU with Korean Senior Citizens Association
By Seok-Jae Kang Asia Journalists Association Vice President SEOUL: The World Hangung Association (WHA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Korean Senior Citizens Association (KSCA) in a ceremony at the latter’s headquarters in Seoul, Korea on March 4. The MOU was inked between Hu Kwang, president of the…
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Society
Ashraf Aboul-Yazid: My novels are the cherished daughters of my travel literature
CAIRO: Ashraf Aboul-Yazid combines being a novelist, a poet, a journalist, a travel writer and an author of children’s literature with distinction in all these fields. He has worked in cultural journalism for more than three decades. He was chosen as the Cultural Personality of the Year in the Republic…
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Business
Development of technology for the world of harmony
Professor Sang-Mook Lee delivering his lecture at AsiaN 10th anniversary froum By Professor Sang-Mook Lee, Department of Environmental Studies and Earth Sciences at Seoul National University SEOUL: What does co-living technology development have to do with ESG? Edward Wilson, a professor of biology at Harvard University wrote a book called “Human…
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Politics
The Korean economy in crisis, shared growth, and ESG
Un-Chan Chang addressing the AsiaN forum (Photo: Kim Gil-soo) By Un-Chan Chung, Chairman of the Korean Institute for Shared Growth SEOUL: I am delighted to be able to give a presentation on shared growth and ESG at AsiaN’s ESG conference today. As the first chairperson of the Korea Institute for Shared…
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Society
GCS Founder Young Seek Choue receives ‘Special Achievement Award’ from KSOC
By Seok-Jae Kang Vice president of AJA SEOUL: Dr. Young Seek Choue, founder of the GCS movement and Kyung Hee University System, has received a special achievement award from the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) in a ceremony in Seoul, Korea. The KSOC honored the GCS founder with the…
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Culture
Exhibition dedicated to Russian Poet and Traveler Nikolay Gumilev opens in Cairo
During the opening ceremony By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid President of Asia Journalists Association CAIRO: Three months ago in Istanbul, amidst of the activities of the Eurasian Literary Festival, I had a real opportunity to approach a distinguished poet and an active cultural figure, describing her as an organic intellectual, who carries…
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Education
New testing methods can spare laboratory animals
By Crispin Maslog MANILA: We need to end animal sacrifice at the altar of science. The time has come for the scientific community to free animals from being subjected to cruel research carried out to find cures for human diseases or vanity purposes such as for cosmetics. Every year,…
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Politics
Climate crisis is here – Lessons not learned
Surigao City in Mindanao, Philippines was one of the areas devastated by Typhoon Rai, locally known in the Philippines as “Odette”. (Photo: Philippine Coast Guard, Public domain). By Crispin Maslog MANILA: Exactly ten years ago in January 2012, as a retired science journalism professor, I wrote my first column for…
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Politics
The year that was: Looking for satisfaction, inner peace and happiness in life
By Dr. Hassan Humeida KIEL, Germany (1) Pondering over the major impressions in 2021 is truly challenging. Challenging because I am trying to sort, solve, and find my own satisfaction, inner peace and happiness between my interests and and those of the community. The challenge is compounded when events happen unexpectedly and…
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