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South East Asia
285 killed during Myanmar’s water festival
Nearly 300 people were killed during the New Year water festival, official media said Tuesday, Anadolu reported. The state-run newspaper on Tuesday reported 285 people were killed and 1,073 others injured as 1,200 crimes and accidents occurred across the country during the four-day annual Thingyan Water Festival. “Compared to last…
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East Asia
World Journalists Conference 2017: A perfect picture of South Korea
FIRST DAY: SUWON After lunch with the Mayor of Suwon during which some promotional videos of the city were screened. Later, all the journalists moved from the hotel to Haewoojae Museum (Mr. Toilet House). Sim Jaedeok, Mr. Toilet, built this house in the shape of a toilet in order to…
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West Asia
Women’s political participation in Georgia
International Women’s Day, originally called International Working Women’s Day, is celebrated on March 8 every year. In different regions, the focus of the celebrations is usually a general celebration of respect and appreciation towards women for their economic, political and social achievements. This day will also be celebrated in Georgia where woman…
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West Asia
#TurkishAirlinesHelpSomalia Social Media Campaign
There has been a social media campaign that started on March 15 with the hashtag #TurkishAirlinesHelpSomalia. This hashtag is referring to the people of Somalia that are currently experiencing a life-threatening famine and now this social media campaign is raising awareness to the issue. According to the UN humanitarian office,…
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South Asia
Indian diaspora in Korea
By Rajiv Kumar – The Korea Times India’s diaspora population, which became the largest in the world last year, has played a vital role in the emergence of India as a global economic power. For example, in the Western world, Indians have achieved remarkable success in their business lives which,…
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East Asia
China makes great progress in protection of women’s rights and status
By Liu Junguo from People’s Daily Women living in China have witnessed a dramatic rise in their social status in recent years, thanks to the increasing efforts made by Chinese government to improve the protection of their rights. Data showed that by 2015, the average life expectancy of Chinese women…
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East Asia
China promises tougher assessment in war on poverty
By Ji Peijuan, Zhang Cong from People’s Daily Food and clothing shortages must be solved to alleviate poverty, a Chinese official pledged recently, in China’s latest vow to get tough in war on poverty. To make sure its poverty alleviation policies are effective, China has promised the strictest assessments as…
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Society
Feminism as a Platform for Communication
Feminism has come to mean many things over the years. Sometimes it is used as an excuse to be angry. Other times, it is used to further the divide between the liberals and the conservatives. And while everyone has their own claim to the word, the original intent of Feminism…
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East Asia
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East Asia
China’s government work report aims to boost people’s welfare
By Wan Yu from People’s Daily The government work report delivered by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the annual session of National People’s Congress, China’s top legislative body, on March 5 conveys positive messages in boosting people’s welfare. “The report has delivered a ‘bonus package’ in livelihood improvement,” Huang Shouhong,…
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