• Politics

    Deal of the decade: China, Saudi Arabia sign 35 agreements worth $30 billion

    RIYADH: Very few visits would have rivalled in significance and success with the official trip made by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Saudi Arabia this week. The Chinese leader traveled to Riyadh for three summits with Saudi Arabia, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and Arab League states. He cemented…

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  • IT-Science

    Samsung Electronics appoints first woman president

    SEOUL: The Korean woman credited with successfully promoting the image and brand of Samsung’s Galaxy mobile phones has made history at Samsung by becoming the first woman executive to be promoted to president of global marketing for its mobile business. Samsung Electronics Co. on Monday made the announcement, in the…

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  • Culture

    A visit to Daegu, nicknamed the ‘Apple City’

    The historical city of Daegu is the economic motor of South Korea and home to Oriental Medical Culture. Thousands of health professionals are produced every year at Daegu Health College, where currently 7000 students are enrolled in various programs.    By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative DAEGU:  After traveling for over…

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  • IT-Science

    Media is very important to spread tolerance messages – WAM director general

    Nurzhan during the interview with WAM Director General Al Rayssi By Nurzhan Kasmalieva  ABU DHABI: Media is very important to spread messages of tolerance, Director General of the Emirates News Agency (WAM) Mohammed Jalal Al Rayssi told Kabar. In an interview about the future of the media industry, Al Rayssi…

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  • Business

    A visit to Pohang – The City of Steel and Light

    POSCO, the South Korea’s first and one of the world’s largest steel-making company is based in coastal city Pohang, also known for its Lighthouses. In 1968, Pohang Iron and Steel Company was founded and its construction commenced in 1970. The devotion of workers was behind the successful completion of country’s…

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  • IT-Science

    At Abu Dhabi’s Global Media Congress, Metaverse presenter conducts live interview

    ABU DHABI: An international media event held over three days in the Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has used technologies that combine physical and virtual reality to conduct a live interview. The interactive interview was among the major features of the Global Media Congress in…

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  • Vietnam confirms first monkeypox infection

    Monkeypox infected patients in HCM City will be treated at the HCM City Hospital for Tropical Diseases (Dantri) By Phong Lan Dantri International HO CHI MINH CITY: A woman returning to Vietnam from Dubai has been infected with the monkeypox virus, the first case recorded in the country so far, the…

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  • Society

    Celtic English Academy-  Cardiff, UK

    By Dr. Hassan Humeida – Kiel, Germany CARDIFF: Celtic English Academy was founded in 2004 and has places throughout the month and year for students from all over the world. Located in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, the Academy is very centrally located and is only a few minutes from the…

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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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  • Education

    Singapore set to repeal homosexual law

    By Ivan Lim Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE:  A contentious decades-old law that criminalises sex between men but not women will be axed as the Singapore authorities found it increasingly legally untenable in the face of  challenges to its constitutionality. The repeal of Section 377A of the Penal…

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