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East Asia
‘Hong Kong Voice’ Spread around the UK
Special Interview with Felix, a Hong Kong student studying in the UK Felix from Hong Kong is a normal student studying Ph.D in England. However his normal student life in England has been changing since he participated in Hong Kong silent protest at university. This movement of Hong Kong students…
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East Asia
[Transnational] Witnesses of the Incheon Asian Games
Returning to the Forgotten values of sports Maria Mejia·Colombia·Graduate student of Global Sport Management at SNU The 17th edition of the Asian Games represented for Korea not only the third opportunity to host the games, but also set questions within the sport world towards the readiness of a city to…
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West Asia
“Today is the Day to Work in Iraq”
Interview with Iraqi Ambassador Khalil Al-Mosawi The Iraqi envoy to Korea, Ambassador Khalil Ismail Abdul Sahib Al-Mosawi, in an interview with the Magazine N expresses his hopes to change the perceptions about Iraq, and how his oil and water-rich country is ripe for investments. “Iraq has been the cradle of…
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South East Asia
Polio cases surge in Pakistan
Pakistan is heading for one of its worst years for polio in recent times. According to figures from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), 166 cases of polio have been verified this year, compared to 28 at the same time last year, says a report released by United Nations Integrated…
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East Asia
SINGAPORE ART FAIR SET TO KICK OFF THIS WEEK
Salsali Private Museum (UAE), XVA Gallery (UAE), Ward Gallery (Dubai, Cairo, & KSA) and Lahd Gallery (UK & USA) participate from the GCC region For its first edition, SINGAPORE ART FAIR presents the best of ME.NA.SA. artistic creations and confirms the participation of 59 top-leading galleries featuring more than 230…
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East Asia
China Lays Claims to Leadership of the Buddhist World
With an impressive display of Chinese Buddhist culture and hospitality, China laid claims to giving leadership to the Buddhist world, by hosting over 600 international delegates for the 27th General Conference of the World Fellowship of Buddhists (WFB) at the historic city of Baoji in northwestern China from October 16-18.…
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East Asia
A Tale of the Three Shipbuilding Nations – A long long tunnel
The global shipbuilding market, which has stayed caught in a trap of overcapacity, is still struggling to exit from the long and dark tunnel. According to Clarkson Research, the global NB orders contracted this year to September totals 1,388 ships (92.02 mil dwt, 30.80 mil cgt, $352 million), declining 32%…
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East Asia
Football connects world in Brazil
Brazil is a passionate place for football. “Vai Japan! Japan! Japan!” That is the phrase that people, from kids to the elderly, used in Brazil to cheer my team on the minute they found me walking with the Japanese football jersey on in town. We did not know each other’s…
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Politics
[AJA Global Report] Algeria’s relations with China and South Korea
Over the past decade Algeria received growing interests by many Asian countries and its relations with China are hot topics of discussion for scholars and journalists. The Algeria-Korea relation will be the topic of this discussion in this article. This article aims to analyze the growing interest of East Asian…
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Culture
[AJA Global Report] No More Dracula in Romania
When hearing about Romania, the first thing that pops out in people’s mind is the horrid count, count Dracula. The thirsty vampires, the wandering bats, the scared people, the terror that fills the night, stories of the medieval times that still brings shivers in the spine of the listener. But,…
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