KAZAKHSTAN: KAZAKH LIBRARY PROJECT–A BID FOR SOFT POWER

BETH MCLAUGHLIN WRITES – Ever since Russian President Vladimir Putin’s infamous          remark that “Kazakhs never had statehood” before 1991, Kazakhstan has been determined to showcase and celebrate its long and storied history. Shortly after Putin’s 2014 comments, President Nursultan Nazarbayev announced a 550th anniversary celebration of the Khanate, founded…

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PAKISTAN: MORE CIVILIAN KILLINGS, MORE CONDEMNATIONS – WILL IT NEVER END?

MURAD BASRAWI WRITES – Pakistan has condemned Indian soldiers for the brutal killing of three innocent civilians, and the injury of several others, in the Ganowpora Village of Shopian—a district in India-Occupied Kashmir this past month. Pakistan’s Foreign Office in Islamabad delivered an angry statement to the media claiming that…

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CHINA: FCCC CAUGHT RED-HANDED

KATRINA CROSBY WRITES – The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China (FCCC) has been under fire for the past few days and China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has only worsened the problem. To begin with, the FCCC released the results of its annual survey, and members were not impressed. 117 out…

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ASIA FASHION: Monique Lhuillier

HRIPSIME MARTIROSYAN WRITES – Modesty, grace, subtlety, and flamboyance are hallmarks of Monique Lhuillier’s designs. And it’s paying off: The Asian designer is gaining recognition globally as an important up and coming voice in couture. Lhuiller has been known to be one of the most “up-beat Asian clothing designers.” Her…

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