From Grade 9 Civil Servant to Vice-Minister of Education, Lee Gi Woo’s Happy Challenge’ continues
By Lee Sang-Ki Founder of Asia Journalists Association (AJA) AsiaN CEO Seoul: Autobiographies often tend to be exaggerated or distorted. Especially, autobiographies that are published before running for election. They can easily be filled with self-flatteries. However, I recently found an autobiography written in a frank and humble manner: “Lee Gi Woo’s Happy Challenge” of […]
Longing for coronavirus-free, ecotourism dream Ulleungdo
By Sang-ki Lee Founder of Asia Journalists Association (AJA) AsiaN CEO ULLEUNGDO: As South Korea’s health officials continue their drive to stem completely the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and as the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Tuesday that the tally now stood at 10,752, with 244 deaths, one region does not seem […]
Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung: We will be providing basic income to all citizens promptly
By Sang-ki Lee Founder of AJA and CEO of Asia N Suwon: South Korea’s Gyeonggi Provincial Government has announced that they will be providing disaster subsidy of about $81 (about 100,000won) per person and $324(400,000won) per household of four people. The “Gyeonggi Province disaster subsidy”, officially announced by the government on March 24, offers […]
South Korea to start clinical trial to treat severe COVID-19 cases
By Sang-Ki Lee AsiaN CEO & Publisher AJA Founder President Seoul: In the midst of unprecedented chaos resulting from the worldwide COVID-19 outbreak, South Korea is expected to start a clinical trial to treat the severe COVID-19 cases relying on mechanical ventilators with stem cell therapy. Dr Jeong Chan Ra, chairman of Biostar Stem Cell […]
Unique exhibition to celebrate 40 years of Korea-Kuwait diplomatic relations
By Lee Sang-Ki AsiaN, Former Chairman of the Korean Journalists Association Kuwait: Korean artist Lee Hyang’s special exhibition “The Beauty of Korea” will be held at Shaikh Abdullah Salem Cultural Center, Kuwait Royal Museum, on November 18-23, as the two countries continue celebrating their 40 years of diplomatic relations. The exhibition, hosted by the Korean […]
South Korea Independence Day: Do you know Yoon Hyung Sook?
By Sang-ki Lee AsiaN Reporter, Former Chairman of Korea Journalists Association Yeosu: The name ‘Yeosu’ recalls both the 2012 Yeosu Expo and the Yeosu-Suncheon rebellion of 1948. The two incidents with the interval of approximately 60 years symbolically represent the present and the past of Korea. Yet, there is another major figure that stands as […]
South Korea: a case of domestic violence
There is always tension and conflict between countries as seen in recent relations between Korean and Japan. Seventy years have passed since World War II but Seoul and Tokyo have not yet overcome their emotional hostility. Although the two countries’ economy developed enough t belong to OECD, the cultural index (Culture Quotient CQ) and the […]
2019 World Journalists Conference Kicks Off in Seoul to Seek Truth
The 2019 World Journalists Conference kicked off on March 25, 2019, with the attendance of about 70 journalists from around 50 countries. The week-long journalist conference was promoted by the Journalists Association of Korea (JAK), which marked the seventh of its kind. It may be the first time ever for a single country to host […]
Kindergartens in South Korea
Kindergartens in South Korea are for children around the ages of 3-6 before they enter elementary school. There are three kinds of them: national kindergartens managed by the government, public kindergartens managed by the local government, and the private ones run by the civil sector. According to data, in 2016 there were 8,987 kindergartens: […]
Indonesian President Joko Widodo Visiting South Korea
During the Asian Games, President Joko Widodo announced that the 2032 Olympic Games will be held in Indonesia. I would like to show full support to this. Not only me, but Koreans, other Asians, and friends all around the world will try their bests to Indonesia successfully host the Olympic Games. Speaking from my […]
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