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Politics
East Timor will choose a new president
The people of East Timor will choose their new president on March 20, 2017. The current president of the Republic Taur Matan Ruak (TMR) has announced the electoral campaign will begin on March 3 until March 18, 2017. TMR said he will not be campaigning again for the presidential election…
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South East Asia
Ashraf Aboul-Yazid signs “the Memory of Silence” in Mumbai Poetry Festival
In Mumbai, 22nd and 23rd April 2017, a Paperwall Media and Publishing Initiative hosts its Mumbai Poetry Festival in the New Library Hall, in Mumbai- a city of dreams. PMP has been a part of the publishing industry for the past 25 years. It began in 1992 with Abhidha, a journal…
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Society
Feminism as a Platform for Communication
Feminism has come to mean many things over the years. Sometimes it is used as an excuse to be angry. Other times, it is used to further the divide between the liberals and the conservatives. And while everyone has their own claim to the word, the original intent of Feminism…
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East Asia
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East Asia
Flavor Master Certificate (FMC): Professor David Kamen Interview
1. In Korea, there are more people are interested in different flavors in their coffees rather than just as a habit. How do you think about the changes in consumer behavior? We are noticing all around the world that bigger bolder flavors and flavor combinations are becoming more popular. Here…
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East Asia
China, US forge interconnected ties 45 years after signing of Shanghai Communiqué
By Zhang Mengxu from People’s Daily China and the US have forged a closer relationship with interwoven destinies 45 years after they signed the Shanghai Communiqué on February 28, 1972, a document ended 23 years of diplomatic estrangement between the two countries. Forty-five years ago, then US President Richard Nixon…
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East Asia
China advocates ‘BRICS+’ model of open cooperation
By Zhao Cheng (赵成)from People’s Daily BRICS members should launch more outreach dialogue to benefit more parties with their cooperation, foster a “BRICS+” model of open cooperation, and set up a more broad-based South-South cooperation platform for the common development of emerging market economies and developing countries, State Councilor Yang…
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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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East Asia
The Political Egyptian-Korean Swing of the Presidential Case
Sometimes, it feels like political news comes as an immediate response to the political situation of another country. One clear example is the same corruption found in many Egyptian governmental establishments that actually got the Korean President, Park Geun-hye, impeached by the Korean parliament. Despite the chaos it is causing…
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East Asia
Chinese senior official pledges closer cooperation with U.S. on global affairs
Hu Zexi from People’s Daily China is willing to enhance exchanges with the U.S. at all levels from top down, expand coordination and cooperation on bilateral, regional and global affairs, and respect each others’ core interests and major concerns, Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi pledged when meeting with U.S. President…
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