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East Asia
Chinese Writer Mo Yan Shows Medal After Receiving Nobel Literature Prize
Chinese writer and Nobel Prize in Literature winner Mo Yan (2nd L) and his wife Du Qinlan (1st L), Chinese Ambassador to Switzerland Lan Lijun (1st R) and his wife Gu langlin (2nd R) attend an evening reception after Mo received Nobel Prize in Literature from Sweden’s King Carl XVI…
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West Asia
Maestro Baginska: Arabs asked to improve professional musical education for children at young age
The Maestro & Music Professor VALENTINA MARIA BAGINSKA I ask Arabs to improve professional musical education for children at a young age Q1. I am happy to interview one of the unique figures in the world of music. The Maestro & Music Professor Valentina Maria Baginska. Welcome Maestro VALENTINA. Maestro…
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East Asia
‘We want to be a window of Asia’
The AsiaN, a Seoul-based online media service published in four languages, aims at playing the role of “the window of Asia” by delivering news in the region from an Asian perspective, its head said. Lee Sang-ki, publisher of The AsiaN (http://neweng.theasian.asia), said foreign press tend to report Asian news from…
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West Asia
Face of revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia
Egyptian critic Khaled Sulaiman is known for his theatrical taste through his articles. He now lives in Tunisia, which he adored ever since his first visit twenty years ago. He participated in the most prominent revolutions in the Arab Spring. Khaled Sulaiman represents AJA in Tunisia, and works as a…
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South Asia
Lee Kun-hee’s firm business conviction contributes to success of Samsung
If Lee Kun-hee, the Chairman of SAMSUNG, Korea’s largest conglomerate were to provide his date, place and time of birth to an Indian astrologer, Mr. Lee may get very revealing insights to the course of events in his life. According to the Indian astrologers, the twelve planets impact lives of individuals…
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Nepal unveils memorial monument for legendary alpinist Park Young-seok
Nepal has unveiled a memorial monument in memory of veteran South Korean climber, Park Young-seok, earlier on Nov. 10 Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) has constructed the memorial monument at International Mountaineers’ Memorial Park (IMMP) at Kakni, some 20 kilometers north of Kathmandu. The marble monument, 1.5 meters high, is put on a 1.2 meter high…
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South Asia
Pushpa Basnet named CNN Hero of the Year
Pushpa Basnet, a Nepalese woman who supports children so they don’t have to live behind bars with their incarcerated parents, was named the 2012 CNN Hero of the Year on Sunday night. Nepal is one of the poorest countries, and space is very limited in the few group homes affiliated…
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East Asia
Afghanistan calls for deeper ties with Korea
A senior Afghanistan official urged Seoul to facilitate engagement from Korea this week, saying economic projects will be vital for stability in 2014 when NATO scales down its forces in the war-torn nation. During a visit to Seoul Monday, Afghani Deputy Foreign Minister Jawed Ludin underscored the country’s vast natural…
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East Asia
Singaporean ambassador wins grand prize at Korea CQ awards
Singaporean Ambassador Peter Tan won the grand prize at the Korea CQ award ceremony organized by the Corea Image Communication Institute (CICI) at the Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas Hotel in southern Seoul, Tuesday. The institute has held the Korea CQ Forum twice yearly since 2006 to promote Korean culture to…
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East Asia
Why is discipline so strong in restaurant kitchens?
Edward Kwon, famous as former head chef at the luxurious Burj al Arab Hotel in Dubai, was no nice guy in a number of TV programs including “Yes Chef,” which aired on a local cable TV network. He hurled invectives at seemingly innocent contestants to the extent he was compared…
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