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Culture
Sun City awaits rise of “Africa’s Got Talent”
By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid Asia Journalists Association President SUN CITY, SOUTH AFRICA: Sun City, South Africa, will host the official launch of the mega TV competition “Africa’s Got Talent” on November 26. The shining rays of African talents in a dozen of categories will rise from 54 countries to give birth of…
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Entertainment
2022 GCS International Convention to Take Place in Bangkok, Thailand on Oct. 14
By Seok-Jae Kang, Asia Journalists Association Vice President BANGKOK: The 2022 GCS International Convention will take place at Siam University in Bangkok, Thailand on October 14, 2022. The annual GCS convention will be held in a hybrid format because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The previous in-person annual GCS Convention was held…
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Society
Busan film festival brings over-the-top dramas to the fore
BUSAN: The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has constantly evolved to attract movie buffs and the Asian cinema industry, and this year it set an expanded stage for highly anticipated over-the-top (OTT) dramas to reflect their rising popularity. Running in full-scale without social distancing measures for the first time in…
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Entertainment
Opening ceremony held near Pokhara, Nepal, for WT-ADF Um Hong Gil Human School Cares Project
By Seok-Jae Kang Asia Journalists Association Vice President POKHARA: An opening ceremony was held for the new WT-Asia Development Foundation (ADF) Cares Program for students at the Um Hong Gil Human School near Pokhara, Nepal on September 23, 2022. The ceremony took place at Shree Birethanti Secondary School, about one…
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Business
Busan: A vibrant city turning into prime model for the future
BUSAN: Few cities in the world can boast of a cultural program for October as appealing as the one listed by Busan, South Korea’s second-largest city. On October 1-2, the Busan Rock Festival, Korea’s largest rock festival, returns after three years for performances at Samnak Eco Park. The multiple-award winners…
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Society
Opening ceremony held for Third Mt. Everest Open Taekwondo Championships in Pokhara, Nepal
By Seok-Jae Kang Asia Journalists Association Vice President POKHARA: An opening ceremony was held in Pokhara, Nepal on September 22, 2022 for the Third Mt. Everest International Open Taekwondo Championships and the First Mt. Everest GCS International Poomsae Championships. The four-day Mt. Everest events drew over 1,400 athletes and officials…
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Culture
Korean Soprano Yang Gui-bee to perform international classic lyric songs, Korean gagok on Sept. 15
By Seok-Jae Kang Asia Journalists Association Vice President SEOUL: Korean Soprano Yang Gui-bee will give a recital at 7:30 p.m. on September 15, 2022 at the IBK Chamber Hall of the Seoul Arts Center in Seoul, Korea. Lyric coloratara Soprano Yang, an assistant professor of the Division of Music at Ewha Womans…
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Society
Mehran of Sindh and Iran
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative in Pakistan Karachi: My friend Col. (R) Hassan Imam and I are nostalgic beings, as whenever we had a conversation on the phone, we used to talk of past stories related to history, heritage, culture, language and the people of Sindh. Laughingly, he often says…
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Society
In Kyrgyzstan, Komuz Day gives life to heritage music
BISHKEK: Kyrgyzstan has celebrated with great pride the komuz, a three-stringed musical instrument that has become a national icon venerated by leaders and people with a day – September 9 – dedicated to it. “The Komuz is the pride of our national culture, a special symbol of folk art,” President Sadyr…
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Society
New WT-ADF Cares Project starts at Um Hong Gil Human School near Pokhara, Nepal
By Seok-Jae Kang Asia Journalists Association Vice President POKHARA: World Taekwondo (WT) teamed up with the Asia Development Foundation (ADF) to start their new WT-ADF Cares Program for students at the Um Hong Gil Human School near Pokhara, Nepal on August 22, 2022 for a one-year period. Under the theme “Let’s…
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