• Culture

    Ninth Chinese Poetry Spring Festival Gala 2023: International Poets Award announced in Beijing

    By Ashraf Aboul- Yazid President, Asia Journalists Association CAIRO: The Recommendation List of the ninth Chinese Poetry Spring Festival Gala 2023 has been announced in Beijing. The announcement said that the Chinese Poetry Spring Festival Gala has always adhered to the concept of “Great Poetry” that integrates ancient and modern, and combines Chinese and…

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  • Society

    Turkmen embroidery art on UNESCO’s list of objects of intangible cultural heritage

    ASHGABAT: UNESCO has included Turkmen embroidery art into the list of objects of intangible cultural heritage. The decision was taken at the 17th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, held in Rabat, the capital of Morocco. The nomination was initiated by Turkmenistan in…

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  • Politics

    Anwar calls for change to take Malaysia back to its glorious days

    Anwar Ibrahim (PMO) PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he was disinclined to hold the finance portfolio but had to adopt an approach to restore confidence in the economy as well as the business community and foreign investors. “I think for this initial stage, let me continue (with being…

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  • Society

    Women’s achievements hailed as Bahrain looks forward to further successes

    By Habib Toumi MANAMA: Intelligent, educated, ambitious and determined to succeed, Bahraini have women tenaciously refused to be like driftwood on the waters of the Gulf and instead decided to energetically paddle towards political, educational, social and economic success. And on Thursday, amid pride of what has been achieved and what will…

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  • 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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