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Culture
WJC 2023: JAK President calls for urgent preparation to embrace future crises
SEOUL: The World Journalist Conference 2023 (WJC 2023) concluded on Sunday following a week of speeches, debates and visits to cities in South Korea that included Busan and Suwon. In his opening remarks at the launch of WJC2023, Journalists Association of Korea (JAK) President Kim Dong Hoon called on journalists…
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Culture
Social media issues: Another influencer deported from Bali over offensive behavior
BALI: Local community members have called for a deeper understanding of their culture and a greater respect for its belief after another instagrammer was deported for taking nude pictures of herself under a sacred banyan tree. Luiza Kosykh, 40, said that she was not aware the tree was sacred. But…
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Business
Iran, a few hours before the end of the year
New Year shopping in Iran By Alireza Bahrami TEHRAN: Within a few hours, the new year will begin in Iran. The past year was very strange for the people of Iran. It all started a few years ago when Donald Trump became the president of the United States of America.…
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South Asia
Vice Chancellors of 11 Pakistani Universities on South Korea’s visit
Vice Chancellor of Sindh Agriculture University Dr Fateh Marri with a Korean official By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative Islamabad: The Vice Chancellors of 11 universities of Pakistan, including the Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, are on week-long visit to South Korea under the USAID’s Higher Education System Strengthening Activity (HESSA) being…
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South Asia
Pakistani poet Imdad Aakash visits Egypt
By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid, President, Asia Journalists Association CAIRO: Pakistani poet Imdad Aakash , one of the most famous Urdu writers and composers of Gazal poems, is visiting Egypt. Imdad Aakash was selected as the coordinator of the World Poetry Movement (WPM) in Pakistan, which was a bridge to our meeting…
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Politics
No restrictions for Kazakhstanis to enter Schengen
By Kuban Abdymen ASTANA: The Delegation of the European Union in Kazakhstan stated that the former procedure for issuing Schengen visas remains for the citizens of the country. The Delegation in Kazakhstan makes a decision on issuing visas within 15 days. This period can be extended up to 45 days…
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South Asia
Pakistan and the Game of Thrones
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: Game of Thrones – Yes, but this is not about the popular 73-episode American fantasy drama television series based on fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin, first of which was Game of Thrones. This is about the Game of Thrones being played…
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Culture
152 World Poets write Nano Poems for Africa
By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid President, Asia Journalists Association CAIRO: Authors of the Silk Road Anthology, who joined (Nano Poems for Africa), edited by Ashraf Aboul-Yazid, came from almost 50 countries in Africa (Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Nigeria, Mali, Kenya, Sierra Leone, and South Africa), Asia (Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Jammu…
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South Asia
Terrorist attack on Pakistan Police
By Nasir Aijaz, The AsiaN Representative KARACHI, SINDH: Four personnel of law enforcing agencies and a civilian were martyred and three terrorists were killed in hours-long gun battle when the terrorists attacked the police headquarter in Karachi, the southern port city and capital of Sindh province on Friday February 17.…
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Entertainment
2023 GCS International Board Meeting held at GCS HQs
By Seok-Jae Kang, Asia Journalists Association Vice President SEOUL: The 2023 GCS International Board of Directors Meeting was held at the conference room of GCS International in downtown Seoul, Korea on January 26, 2023. The board members unanimously approved the 2022 income-expenditure report and the 2023 budget and business…
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