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AJA Newsbites
AJA Newsbites – June 19, 2025
AJA Newsbites is a curated roundup of major news and developments from across Asia, brought to you by members of Asia Journalist Association (AJA) Lee Sang-ki, THE AsiaN, KoreaOn June 18, 2025, South Korea, the United States, and Japan conducted their first joint aerial exercise since the start of the…
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The War on the Media Land
Arash in Tehran By Alireza BahramiCorrespondent for AsiaN TEHRAN: The war of Israel and Iran on the fifth day of the battle of the narratives. On Monday, President Trump told the people of Tehran to leave the city. Some media interpreted the message as follows: America has decided to enter…
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To President Trump
By Pooneh NedaiTEHRAN: To President Trump … You said we should leave Tehran immediately? I’m not going anywhere. I can’t abandon my family and my cats. I can’t leave my home. And when I really think about why I’m staying, I realize—I can’t leave my city behind. Maybe because I…
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AJA Newsbites
AJA Newsbites – June 18, 2025
AJA Newsbites is a curated roundup of major news and developments from across Asia, brought to you by members of Asia Journalist Association (AJA) Lee Sang-ki, THE AsiaN, KoreaThis year, the rainy season is expected to begin earlier than usual in South Korea. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, the…
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Attack on Iranian TV-Report on the fourth day of the war
Iran’s state-run TV station engulfed in flames <Photo by Alireza Bahrami> By Alireza Bahrami,Correspondent for AsiaN TEHRAN: The war has entered its fourth day. Tehran became noticeably quieter on the fourth day of the war (Monday). Hundreds of thousands of people left Tehran by car on Sunday evening. Yesterday, the…
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Houses Collapse in Tehran
A friend’s office that came under attack By Alireza Bahrami,Correspondent for The AsiaN TEHRAN: As I started typing this report, the sound of continuous air defense firing caused my colleagues to go to the ground floor or basement. I had typed a few paragraphs when I heard an explosion nearby.…
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AJA Newsbites
AJA Newsbites – June 17, 2025
AJA Newsbites is a curated roundup of major news and developments from across Asia, brought to you by members of Asia Journalist Association (AJA) Lee Sang-ki, THE AsiaN, KoreaKim Keon-hee, wife of former President Yoon Suk-yeol, was hospitalized on June 16 at Asan Medical Center due to a worsening chronic…
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AJA Newsbites
AJA Newsbites – June 16, 2025
AJA Newsbites is a curated roundup of major news and developments from across Asia, brought to you by members of Asia Journalist Association (AJA) Lee Sang-ki, THE AsiaN, KoreaOn June 15, the Lee Jae-myung administration appointed Ha Jung-woo, head of Naver Cloud’s AI Innovation Center, as the first-ever Senior Secretary…
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Iranian teacher and student siblings killed in Israeli bombing
Iranian siblings Parnia Abbasi (left) and Parham, who were killed in the bombing By Alireza Bahrami TEHRAN: Parnia Abbasi would have celebrated her 24th birthday in 10 days. Her poems were published in a poetry magazine a few months ago. She was an English teacher. Her father was a retired…
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Tehran in Flames and Silence
A building in Tehran, Iran, destroyed by Israeli airstrikes (Yonhap News Agency) By Alireza Bahrami TEHRAN: Loud at night and very quiet during the day. This is the best description of the situation in Iran and its capital Tehran these days. Finally, it happened; an Israeli attack on Iran. Since…
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