Diwali, also called the Festival of Light, is a joyful celebration mostly in India and other parts of South Asia. It is a time during which people celebrate the victory of light over darkness and good over evil. Diwali usually lasts five days. Families clean their homes and decorate them with small oil lamps (called […]
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Singles’ Day is a special day in China, celebrated every year on November 11th. It started in the 1990s as a holiday for single people, because the date 11/11 looks like four single people standing together. In the beginning, it was a day of celebration for young people. In 2009 Chinese e-commerce giant, Alibaba, turned
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Modern Turkey is celebrating its 100th anniversary as a republic. It was founded out of the remains of the Ottoman Empire after World War I. On October 29, 1923, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk declared Turkey a republic and became the new country’s first president. Atatürk was a nationalist leader who separated religion from public life. He
There are concerns that North Korea is experiencing a food crisis among its population. There have been deaths due to starvation and the lack of food. Experts say the food shortage may be a chronic mismanagement by North Korea’s government. Farming equipment cannot be repaired because there are not enough spare parts. There is a not
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Hong Kong’s government is planning to give away 500,000 airplane tickets in the next few months in an attempt to attract more tourists into the city. After the coronavirus pandemic, tourism has returned very slowly to Hong Kong. Because the city followed China’s zero-COVID policy, there were strict quarantine laws in place. Last year restrictions
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