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East Asia
Four Chinese people’s stories in environmental protection
By Kou Jiangze, Shi Ziqiang and Liu Chang from People’s Daily Zou Yi: An enthusiast of environmental protection who takes photos of the sky everyday Jiankou, a section of the Great Wall located beside Xizhazi village, Huairou district of Beijing, is frequently visited by a group of outdoor sport fans…
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East Asia
International Women’s Day: The female situation in South Korea
International Women’s Day (March 8th) has been observed since in the early 1900’s. “It is a day when women are recognized for their achievements without regard to divisions, whether national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic or political” UN website reports. What is the female situation in South Korea? Answering to this…
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East Asia
Globalisation, Nationalism and the Future
The Trump era is raising many questions worldwide. It is also becoming increasingly evident that people are looking more within that without their own nation—claiming the need to return to a so-called “nationalism”. Based on this trend, a “clash of civilizations” seems imminent. Few continue to be interested in the…
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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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