Art & Culture
Four sites added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee, meeting in Manama since 24 June under the chair of Shaikha Haya Bint Rashed al-Khalifa of Bahrain, inscribed two cultural sites in Germany and Turkey as well as two mixed (i.e. both cultural and natural) sites in Canada and Colombia, on the World Heritage List on July 1. The inscription of sites will continue on 2 July.
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Lake Turkana National Park site (Kenya) inscribed on List of World Heritage in Danger
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European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018: Cultural development strategy boosts the competitiveness of cities and regions
On 4 May, the historical city of Burgos in Northern Spain gathered together local and regional representatives from EU Member States in the framework of the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018.
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Sky Lantern Wishing to Back 22 Thousands Tax Surplus
March 2nd is Chinese Lantern Festival in 2018. The festival has been celebrated everywhere and over 2000 years. Pingxi Sky Lantern festival is one of the most popular local events, special in Lantern Festival, in the world. A group of volunteers from Tax and Legal Union attends this event and, at least, releasing thousands of sky lanterns between March 1st, and March 2nd, 2018. Volunteers of Tax and Legal Union hope to have better living standards, to maintain local companies in Taiwan, and to resolve the difficulties of low-income on younger generations.
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The Purpose of Martial Arts is to Stop Conflicts - Part 6
The local media in Bahrain devoted much coverage to the exchange of ideas on love and peace between Bahraini Minister of Cabinet Affairs Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Mutawa and Dr. Hong, Tao-Tze.
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The Purpose of Martial Arts is to Stop Conflicts - Part 5
The delegation visited St. Petersburg, Russia. Viacheslav Kalganov, deputy chairman of the Committee for External Relations of St. Petersburg, received them on behalf of the governor.
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The Purpose of Martial Arts is to Stop Conflicts - Part 4
In 2004, Dr. Hong presented the endorsement of the declaration of “Love of the World, A Wish for Peace” from 2 million people worldwide to the United Nations, accepted by Joan Kirby, chair of the 57th Annual DPI/NGO Conference.
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The Purpose of Martial Arts is to Stop Conflicts - Part 3
A good or evil thought of the head of a country often becomes the key factor affecting the international situation. For a long period of time, Dr. Hong has led the cultural goodwill group to visit every populated continent, promoting the ideas of peace. They have also invited world leaders to ring the Bell of World Peace and Love and make wishes for peace.
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The Purpose of Martial Arts is to Stop Conflicts - Part 3
During the Rio+20 Conference, Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigme Thinley rang the bell and made his wish.
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The Purpose of Martial Arts is to Stop Conflicts - Part 2
In 2001, Dr. Chih-Cheng Chiang (second from left) of the International Martial Arts Federation awarded Dr. Hong (right) certificates of merit. Mr. Sawamura (first from left) was the general umpire.
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi
Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020