There is this news floating around - "Asians are less ‘humane’ – Ukrainian security chief" where he says Russians are North Asians and thus less humane. For me personally the anger at being calles inhuman is infinitesmally less than the joy of someone acknowledging North Asia exists. 🤣 Everyone talks about South Asia, South East Asia and "Middle East" Asia but never about North Asia or West Asia. We have one direction reclaimed friends. Let us fight to let every call Middle East Asia what it actually is - West Asia. 🤣 Our Asia is not some freak continent without North and West.
Are QR code payments common in the #US and #Eurooe or #Australia? I really like to know, so do tell me.
"For the past several years, the central banks of these countries have been attempting to connect their systems, allowing their residents to use QR payments for cross-border transactions without any fees, generally at better conversion rates than those set by payment processors like Visa and American Express."
The international system replaces one of the country's two traditional methods, where people are deemed to be a year old at birth - taking into account time spent in the womb.
Link to archive of article. 'Gaza has already run out of body bags', the UN has warned. Body bags have run out in Gaza and the death toll will rise into a “disaster which can’t even be imagined”, the United Nations warned on Wednesday as pressure for access for humanitarian relief intensified....
"You all look alike" may not be politically correct but let's admit it, it's kinda true, especially in the East Asian region. In this video everyone had a challenging time telling which country they belong to. It is sort of like, how do you tell an Italian from A German or Frenchman?
Ps: Their Korean rocks! Wish I could speak it so well.
Recently discovered Kishore Mahbubani and boy he doesn't mince his words - gets straight to the point. 😅 Even the titles of his books are confronting.
I learned that Western thinkers expected Asia and SEA to be in war after the cold war ended & we defied their predictions 🤭 Fascinating.
I was looking for geopolitics thought leaders in #SouthEastAsia and he popped up.
If you have any other authors from SEA or Asia let me know!
The Kazakh government's recent announcement of a ban on wearing the hijab headscarf in educational institutions has sparked fierce debate in the country. Officials stress the need to preserve secularism. Some girls are dropping out of school in protest. 70% of Kazakhstan are Muslim, mixed reactions to ban....
'Long Legs, Private Beach' (2022) -- a Blazing Hot Day at the Beach in the Shade and the Glorious Tropical Waters, Railay, Krabi Province, Southern Thailand
Filipinos have a strange custom of putting water around a bottle of peanut butter to keep the ants away. I wonder, do other Southeast Asians do this? 😊
"Keeping my bias in check, I left the movie with this question: Why is it that Asians are often portrayed as either backward, evil, or both, which then gives the West a justification to treat us with blind inhumane violence?"
'A week-long CNA experiment... has identified a steady stream of inaccurate content on the Israel-Hamas war spreading on the platform. While the proliferation of fake news online during geopolitical tensions is not new ... analysts said the Israel-Hamas conflict takes on a different, perhaps more pernicious dimension in Southeast Asia.'
Separatist fighters who seized Phillip Mehrtens say he will be released to protect humanity and safeguard human rights, but did not say when. Rebels in Indonesia’s West Papua region have said they will release a New Zealand pilot who was taken hostage a year ago as a bargaining chip for their independence movement....
The Japanese city of Ozu has undergone a remarkable transformation in recent years, and an ancient castle that serves as a hotel is drawing travelers to this small city sometimes referred to as “Little Kyoto.” BBC Travel’s Tom Schiller tells us why we should take a trip there.
Every person in South Korea suddenly becomes a year younger (news.sky.com)
The international system replaces one of the country's two traditional methods, where people are deemed to be a year old at birth - taking into account time spent in the womb.
UN warns Gaza death toll will be ‘unimaginable’ if aid isn’t allowed in (article not video). (www.standard.co.uk)
Link to archive of article. 'Gaza has already run out of body bags', the UN has warned. Body bags have run out in Gaza and the death toll will rise into a “disaster which can’t even be imagined”, the United Nations warned on Wednesday as pressure for access for humanitarian relief intensified....
Kazakhstan announces ban on hijabs in schools (www.dhakatribune.com)
The Kazakh government's recent announcement of a ban on wearing the hijab headscarf in educational institutions has sparked fierce debate in the country. Officials stress the need to preserve secularism. Some girls are dropping out of school in protest. 70% of Kazakhstan are Muslim, mixed reactions to ban....
New Zealand pilot kidnapped a year ago and held hostage in West Papua will be freed, West Papua National Liberation Army says (www.theguardian.com)
Separatist fighters who seized Phillip Mehrtens say he will be released to protect humanity and safeguard human rights, but did not say when. Rebels in Indonesia’s West Papua region have said they will release a New Zealand pilot who was taken hostage a year ago as a bargaining chip for their independence movement....