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Lifestyle
Better Place with Tranquility and Happiness
The rigours of life levy a huge tax on the emotional state of an adult. The accomplishment of tasks and accumulation of wealth bear such importance that an individual forgets what he/she truly seeks. A child on the other hand, lives in the moment, has no prejudices and does…
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Lifestyle
Retracing Martyr Jeon with 700,000 Migrant Workers
Jeon Tae-il, a martyr for Labor, planted the seeds of the Korea labor movement. On November 13 1970, a 22-year-old youth, Jeon Tae-il shouted out “Observe the Labor Standards Act. We are not machines!” in protest against long hours, more than 15 hours a day, and the low minimum…
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Lifestyle
Terms of Happiness
Do you want to be happy? Here is the way. If you live with an honest heart, your mind will become beautiful. A person with a beautiful mind will be loved by others and thus inevitably become happy. There is also a way that leads to unhappiness. That is…
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About Us
Message from the UN Secretary General
It gives me pleasure to convey greeting to the Asia Journalist Association on the launch of AsiaN. This new on-line news service begins work at a time when Asia has emerged as one of the new leaders of the global economy. The region’s prosperity and investment around the world…
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Lifestyle
The Future of Asian culture
At the turn of the 21st century, the world began to turn its primary attention away from quantitative growth and to focus on culture, which is conducive to improving the quality of life. Asia accounts for 30 percent of the world’s land mass and is home to 52 percent…
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Lifestyle
Buddha was Born in Nepal, not India
After the visit of Mauriya Emperor Ashoka some 2256 years ago, many came to Lumbini, the Birthplace of Lord Buddha, until it was buried under a dense forest and remained almost unknown for almost 584 years. The inscription carved in Brahmi script in the Ashoka Pillar erected by Emperor…
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Politics
DMZ: Land of Life and Hope
There are many places on earth where people cannot dwell in, but Korea has a unique piece of land where no man can live in. It’s not because of pollution or lack of drinkable water. It’s because it is a demilitarized zone, the product of the 21st century cold…
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Lifestyle
Meditation on Happiness
The purpose of our life is to achieve happiness; please look at this simple statement, which can be used as powerful tools helping us navigating our daily life’s problems, let us meditate on this purpose in the following few lines: – From time to time, we are facing pivotal…
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