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Has the Retreat Industry Contributed to Human Regression?

By Martin LeFevre
Contributing Writer
A veritable retreat and spiritual guidance industry has sprung up in the last few decades in the West and spread around the world. Apart from the ethical questions of turning spirituality into business ...

S. Korean Start-up Showcases Inclusive Medical Application at Asia-Pacific Meeting
Youth Summit Co-led by UNDP, Citi Foundation
BANGKOK — INMEDIC, a youth-led startup that promotes social inclusion of foreigners through increased access to local medical services, represented the Republic of Korea at the Regional Youth ...

Letteres from New York
NATO Show in Vilnius: Leaders of the West Trying to Push Ukraine into Mouth of Putin

By Anatoliy Sibilov
New York Correspondent
The leaders of the NATO countries had not yet had time to go home when a scandal erupted, US President Joe Biden was furious that Ukrainian President Zelensky criticized NATO leaders on ...

Letters from India
No End to NRC Controversy

By Nava Thakuria
Special Correspondent
As one more first information reports (FIR) was lodged against the corruption and money laundering by concerned officials while updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC) ...

First Stage of Huntsman Ammunition Testing Concludes in South Korea
Hanwha Defense Australia (HDA) has completed the first stage of LAND 8116 Protected Mobile Fires (PMF) Ordnance Integration Testing. Using a K9A1 Test Platform and Australian ...

ETW Energietechnik Builds Biomethane Plant in Rittershoffen, Alsace
ETW Energietechnik from Moers has built a biomethane plant in Rittershoffen, in Alsace, in cooperation with the planning office Rytec from Baden Baden. The processing capacity of the plant, ...

Designers Linked to Tying Down Terrified, Screaming Goats for Mongolian Cashmere
SEOUL — Chanel, Gucci, Dior, Hermès, and Louis Vuitton have been caught by a PETA investigation into operations in Mongolia that shows goats screaming in pain and terror ...

Mobile Artificial Intelligence Market Growth Blueprint for Companies, Decision Makers
PORTLAND, United States — According to a new report published by Allied Market Research, titled, ¡°Mobile Artificial Intelligence (AI) Market by Technology Node, Component, and Application: ...

JUST Commentary
The Normalization of Migrant Deaths and Its Implications for Humanity

Special Contribution
By Hyab Yohannes
On Oct. 3, 2013, a devastating tragedy off the coast of Lampedusa resulted in the loss of over 365 lives. Among those who drowned was my dear childhood friend, Alex, whose final text message to me ...

Be Yourself — Be Music — Be Phil
Berliner Philharmoniker launches project in Japan
Community building begins in the community itself: the Berliner Philharmoniker are not only traveling to Asia for the first time together with their chief conductor Kirill Petrenko, but are also ...

Meliá Chiang Mai Sweeps Awards for Best Interior Design
CHIANG MAI, Thailand (June 29, 2023) — Meliá Chiang Mai brought home two coveted accolades last week when it won ¡°Best Hotel Lobby Interior — Thailand¡± and ¡°Best Hotel Spa Interior — ...

A Brief History and Comparison of Eastern Medicine in America
Eastern medicine has been practiced in America since the mid-19th century. Eastern medicine continued to struggle for over a century and finally gained acceptance, recognition and ...

Rheinmetall Plans to Build State-of-the-Art F-35 Fuselage Factory in Weeze, Germany
Together with its American partners Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin, Rheinmetall has reached another important milestone in a key Bundeswehr project, while simultaneously opening a new ...

Asia-Pacific Logistics Occupiers Maintain Positive Business Outlook for Next 3 Years
Despite ongoing economic uncertainty, logistics occupiers in Asia-Pacific maintain a positive business outlook for the next three years. Expansionary demand continues, although appetite ...

Central Vietnam: Pinnacle of Golf Getaways
DANANG, Vietnam — Former world number ones Sir Nick Faldo and Luke Donald have added their voices to the chorus of approval surrounding Central Vietnam¡¯s credentials as a golf destination. ...

Protecting Rhinos in Manas National Park
New Banyan Tree Chef Presents the Art of Kaiseki to Koh Samui
Why Asia-Pacific Offices Are Different and Now Is the Time to Invest
Allianz Ranks Top Emerging Liability Trends for Professional Services Firms
Aging Helicopter Replacement to Drive Military Rotorcrafts Market to Hit $28.4 Billion by 2033
Message of Palestinian Resistance Is Clear: No Surrender to Apartheid Israel
¡°Friends of Watermelon Hill¡± Staged in Gwangju
Letter to a Friend about Meditation
Pacific Airshow Gold Coast to Open Aug. 18
UFO Debris Has Reportedly Been Found In Pacific Ocean




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