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The next visit of Pope Francis
In 2005, North Korea’s state-run media announced Pope John Paul’s death April 5, three days after it occurred. UCA News reported that the Korean Catholics’ Association sent a condolence message to the Vatican, and a memorial Mass for the late Pope was held in Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, drew…
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East Asia
Special Prize to a united effort to help SSangyong Motor workers
The Citizens of Sonjabgo’s Yellow Envelope Campaign Mrs. Bae Chun-Hwan and 25,403 others (as of May 12, 2014) Early this year, a woman sent a letter to a current-affairs magazine. She stated that she began writing after reading an article about the Supreme Court’s verdict in a damage suit filed…
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West Asia
Farming Words
As a young boy, I used to visit my grandfather’s village. There, my stay was a mixture of enjoying nature and tracing folk stories. I still remember the magical green carpet of fields, where everything flying over was white; the flocks of cotton travelling the pages of the blue sky’s…
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East Asia
What are four key features of woman’s attitude in the professional context?
It is crucial to identify the cultural and behavioral impediments that constrain woman’s genuine and steady access to leading positions in Morocco. From the macro perspective, the absence of genuine commitment to the adopted legal provisions, the fragmentation of involved institutions and their weak capacity along with the persistence of…
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East Asia
Gutenberg’s invention of metal movable type from Korea?
The Development of a Piece of Faction – <Gutenberg’s Joseon> Park Hyun-chan / Writer, CEO of StoryLogic What incident in the last thousand years impacted humanity the most? It depends, but the U.S. magazine <Life> selected the invention of metal movable type as the most influential incident of the history…
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Society
Women’s access to managerial positions in Morocco
Understanding the structural impediments Genuine and steady progress is partially constrained by the persistence of important structural impediments Morocco enjoys currently quite advanced legal framework regarding women rights. Not only the country has ratified the main United Nations conventions related to the protection and the promotion of women rights, but…
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East Asia
KOICA built 12 schools for free in Sri-Lanka
After, civil war in Northern part of Sri Lanka, the Korean government built 12 schools for free. KOICA(Korea International Cooperation Agency), a government aid organization, has spent $5 million to build elementary and secondary schools and additional facilities in Kilinochchi province which is located in the northern part of Sri…
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West Asia
[AJA Global Report] Growing Distrust Between Poland and Russia
Growing Distrust Between Poland and Russia The Ukraine Crisis, Russian ban on Polish pork, energy and military security are just few conflict points in the Poland-Russia bilateral relations. Having its roots deep in both countries history, the growth of distrust between two countries and its societies seems to be unstoppable…
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Politics
[AJA Global Report] France’s burqa ban upheld by human rights court
Judges at the European court of human rights (ECHR) have upheld France’s burqa ban, agreeing with Paris’ argument that it encouraged citizens to “live together.” On July 13, 2010, France approved a bill outlawing the wearing of “clothing intended to hide the face” in public spaces and offenders can be…
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West Asia
A Holy Mission in the Holy Land
What does the Holy Land remind readers of? The answer depends on their culture, faith, and current political and social circumstances. Muslims recall that the region’s first sufferings started with the Crusades invading their lands, and Pope Francis’ visit is just a peaceful touch of those long forgotten wars against…
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