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Culture
[AJA TALK] Harvest Festival and Thanksgiving Ceremony in the world
Harvest festivals and thanksgiving ceremonies are the celebrations held all over the world in the honor of the successful harvest season. Traditions and celebrations are different and it is always interesting to know something new about customs other countries have. The AJA Talk meeting, took place August 22nd, gave the…
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Business
[AJA Global Report] Asian Alternative for Polish Apples
The Russian embargo on Polish fruits and vegetables created great panic among Polish fruit farmers. Especially apple exporters are afraid of the new laws, that cause them to look for a new market for over 700 000 fruits. Even Polish government launched special campaign “Eat Polish Apples” trying to raise…
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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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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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Business
[AJA Global Report] Algeria’s economy and the gap between resources and achievements
Algeria is the largest country in Africa in terms of surface area, the tenth in the world. It has the third largest oil reserves in Africa after Nigeria and Libya, where its proven oil reserves is estimated at 12.2 billion barrels. It also has the second largest reserves of natural…
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South East Asia
[AJA Global Report] Convergence of Humanity and Technology
The infiltration of technology into modern lifestyles can be viewed from two perspectives; the detractors may opine that it has become too important and we are overly dependent on technology, while those people who have embraced these technological incursions as part and parcel of daily living may view it as…
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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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East Asia
Young Korean monochrome painter to make debut in France
The 26-year-old young artist Hwang Young-soo was selected to participate in two major invitational art exhibitions later this year in France. Hwang will participate in the Salon des Indépendants at the Grand Palais and the Société Nationale des Beaux Arts at the Carrousel du Louvre in November and December respectively.…
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