• Central Asia

    Koreans in Namangan

    Representatives of different ethnic groups, cultures, and religions lived on ancient Uzbek land in peace and harmony for many centuries. The years surrounding independence have strengthened the inter-ethnic relations within the country. Today, the air of friendship and solidarity in Uzbekistan is an essential factor to the peace and stability…

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  • East Asia

    Finland’s Education System

    According to the “Business Insider, ” last year’s school education systems ranking stated Finland is the number one country with the best education system. Finland routinely tops rankings of global education systems and is famous for having no banding systems so all pupils, regardless of ability, are taught in the…

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  • Central Asia

    Embracing Cultural Approaches to the Integration of Central Asia

    Many things have been said by local and foreign experts about the importance or necessity of integration in Central Asia. One should underline several factors could be used in national or inter-regional politics, aimed at new rapprochement in the region. First, we would like to point out common cultural and…

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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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  • South Asia

    Observing Human Rights in the Middle East

    Tony Lee – The AsiaN Correspondent It becomes evident when traveling in war zones and isolated areas that the most vulnerable in such places are women and young children. In January, on a train bound from Mashhad, Iran, to Tabriz, I met a woman who looked to be in her…

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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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