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Society
International Women’s Day on 8th of March
International Women’s Day is approaching us fast! International Women’s Day (IWD), originally called International Working Women’s Day, is celebrated on March 8th every year. There In different regions, the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women for their economic, political and social…
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East Asia
84% of women victimized by online hate speech in Korea
Eighty-four percent of women have come across hate speech against women online, according to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). According to an NHRC report on hate speech and measures to prevent it, the rate was even higher among sexual minorities, with 95 percent answering they were confronted with hate…
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Central Asia
93% of Russians watch television
Absolute majority (93%) of Russians are watching television, 67% of them do it almost every day, Public Opinion Fund’s poll says. 62% believe TV is better than other types of entertainment. Slightly less than half of respondents watch TV to find out about events in the country (47%) and understand relevant issues…
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Central Asia
Snowfall, freezing weather claim over 100 lives in Afghanistan
An Afghan vendor waits for costumers after a heavy snow in eastern Ghazni province, Afghanistan, Feb. 6, 2017. At least 100 people have lost their lives and more than 50 others sustained injuries due to snowfall and freezing weather over the past few days across Afghanistan, local media reported. (Xinhua/Sayed…
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Society
Million Women March in NYC
Yoon Seok-Hee – The AsiaN Correspondent On January 21st, millions of women marched in cities across the United States. In step with the main march in DC, millions of women and men marched in protest of president Donald Trump in Chicago, New York, and much more. This reporter marched with…
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East Asia
“New Asia, New Dynamics” motto of the Magazine N
This year, The AsiaN’s Magazine N embarks on the New Year with the phrase, “New Asia, New Dynamics” and truly, it is the start of a whole new platform upon which Magazine N aspires to convey the ideas of reporters and columnists around Asia. Not only has there been shifts…
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East Asia
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Politics
Donald Trump’s “Muslim Ban”
I am sure as everyone has heard about the recent decision of President Donald Trump’s “Muslim Ban”. This atrocious decision, which has been made on last week’s Friday, is to indefinitely suspend the resettlement of Syrian refugees and temporarily ban people from seven predominantly Muslim nations from entering the United…
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South East Asia
Bollywood and India
Bollywood is like an insignia of India. Whether they like them or not, everyone knows about Bollywood films – replete with melodrama, song, and dance. Facebook posts show strange Bollywood connections. A new Spanish bride dancing to a Bollywood song on a street. German girls doing a Bollywood number on…
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East Asia
China creates over 13 million new jobs in 2016
China created over 13 million new jobs in urban areas in 2016 as part of an effort to stabilize the slowing economy. The country has seen over 1.2 million jobs created for three consecutive years, from 2014 to 2016, according to Economic Information Daily. Despite the economic slowdown, the Chinese…
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