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Ban Ki-moon (Korean: 반기문 [pan.ɡi.mun]; born 13 June 1944) is a South Korean politician and diplomat who served as the eighth secretary-general of the United Nations between 2007 and 2016. Prior to his appointment as secretary-general, Ban was the South Korean minister of foreign affairs and trade between 2004 and 2006.
Nguyễn Văn Hải (born c. 1952; also known as Nguyễn Hoàng Hải), better known by his pen name Điếu Cày, [1] [2] is a Vietnamese blogger who has been prosecuted by the government of Vietnam for tax evasion and "disseminating anti-state information and materials". [3]
The main musical instrument used in hat van performance is the đàn nguyệt or moon-shaped lute. [7] The genre is famous for its use in rituals for deity mediumship. Chầu văn serves two purposes: to help hypnotize the medium for reception of the deities and to accompany the medium's actions with appropriate music.
12.12: The Day (Korean: 서울의 봄; RR: Seour-ui Bom; lit. Seoul's Spring) is a 2023 South Korean historical drama film directed by Kim Sung-su, starring Hwang Jung-min, Jung Woo-sung, Lee Sung-min, Park Hae-joon and Kim Sung-kyun. [5] The film is set against the backdrop of the December 12, 1979, military coup from the late 1970s to early ...
Sin (/ ˈ s iː n /) or Suen (Akkadian: 𒀭𒂗𒍪, d EN.ZU [1]) also known as Nanna (Sumerian: 𒀭𒋀𒆠 D ŠEŠ.KI, D NANNA [2]) is the Mesopotamian god representing the moon. While these two names originate in two different languages, respectively Akkadian and Sumerian , they were already used interchangeably to refer to one deity in ...