• Culture

    Alexandra Ochirova: A poetess on the Silk Road with a philosophy torch

    By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid President, Asia Journalists Association CAIRO: Alexandra Vasilievna Ochirova – poet, Soviet and Russian scientist, public and political figure, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, Doctor of Philosophy, Lenin Komsomol Prize winner in Science, member of the Russian Writers’ Union, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Arts, co-president of 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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  • Culture

    From Kazakhstan to Egypt: Medal of Honor for Ashraf Aboul-Yazid

    By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid President, Asia Journalists Association CAIRO: Bakhyt Rustemov, the well-known Kazakh writer and translator, will arrive in Cairo next month, to honor the Egyptian poet and novelist Ashraf Aboul-Yazid with the medal of the International Commonwealth of Peoples’ Diplomacy (МСНД) Kazakhstan, for his contribution to the friendship between the…

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  • Politics

    Anwar caps arduous political journey with premiership

    Anwar Ibrahim (Bernama) KUALA LUMPUR (BERNAMA): Anwar Ibrahim took his oath of office as the 10th prime minister of Malaysia today, after having been what many describe as the longest prime minister-in-waiting – almost 25 years. The 75-year-old chairman of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition and president of PKR is…

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  • Culture

    Thousands of Malaysian K-pop Fans attend MOKKOJI KOREA 2022

    By Ziin Britshi KUALA LUMPUR: “KUALA LUMPUR: MOKKOJI KOREA 2022” has attracted thousands of Malaysians who wanted to experience Korean culture and meet their favorite K-pop artists. The event was hosted on November 12-13 at the International Trade and Exhibition Center (MITEC) in Kuala Lumpur by the Ministry of Cultural,…

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  • Culture

    Let me open the window of life

    With Mr. Brijesh Bhatia (India), Eddy Suprarto (Indonesia) and Pramod Mathur (India) – 2008 visit By Nasir Aijaz As William Zinsser, a renowned American writer and journalist (1922-2015), had once said ‘Memoir isn’t the summary of a life, it’s the window into a life’, let me too open the window…

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  • Society

    The Silk Road Literature launches its “Magazine” in Korea

    Busan Metropolitan City officials exchange the memorial’s city with the Silk Road Literature Magazine The Editor SEOUL: A special pilot issue of “The Silk Road Literature Magazine”, published by the Silk Road Literature Series, has been released in Korea. The series, which launched its publications in 2016, with a collection of…

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  • Culture

    1,031 international marriages in Uzbekistan in Jan-Sept. 2022

    Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan TASHKENT: Most of the Uzbek women who married foreign men in the first nine months of 2022 opted for Turkish citizens while most of the Uzbek men who took foreign wives preferred Russian women. The State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan said that 1,031 marriages between Uzbeks…

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  • Society

    Full moon night, millions of twinkling lights and Busan City as Republic of Korea aspires to host World Expo 2030

    The three objectives of the Busan World Expo are ‘Sustainable Living with Nature’, ‘Technology for Humanity’ and ‘Platform for Caring and Sharing’. By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative BUSAN:  It was a full moon night in Busan city on November 7, 2022. The moon was alone in the sky shedding its light…

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  • South Asia

    Pakistan: Politics of Bullets and Blames

    By Nasir Aijaz, The AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: The politics in Pakistan has taken a new turn of ‘Bullets and Blames’ after the country’s ousted premier and the chairman of PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) Imran Khan alleged that Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, his Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and a senior military officer were…

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