• East Asia

    JointStem: A Road Closed by Korea’s MFDS, Now Opening in the United States

    By Lee Sang-kiAsiaN reporter, former president of the Korea Journalists Association SEOUL: Nature Cell, a leading Korean biotech company, is accelerating its entry into the U.S. market with its stem cell therapy, JointStem. On the surface, this is a global expansion strategy, but beneath it lies a stark reality: the…

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    AJA Newsbites – September 21, 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, KoreaIn North Jeolla Province, a 41-year-old logistics subcontractor employee, identified as Mr. A, found himself at the center of a legal dispute…

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  • Main Slide

    Nepal’s Democratic Flames: A Warning for Korea and Asia

     Young people protesting in front of the Nepali parliament building, demanding the resignation of the corrupt government. (Photo = AP/Yonhap News) By Lee Sang-kiAsiaN reporter, former president of the Korea Journalists Association SEOUL: Democracy in Nepal is once again in turmoil. The eruption of fierce protests and the collapse of…

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    AJA Newsbites – September 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, KoreaGen. Xavier Brunson, Commander of USFK and the UNC, stressed the importance of alliances at the Korea-U.S. Alliance Conference in Seoul on…

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  • South Asia

    Natural Disasters: Pakistan’s Fifth Season

    Marooned Villagers in Sindh province of Pakistan By Zaheer Udin Babar Junejo HYDERABAD: In Pakistan, natural disasters have become our fifth season. Regardless of whether it is summer, winter, spring, or autumn, one can expect a disaster at any time alongside these traditional seasons. Yet, the policy corridors, bureaucrats, and…

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  • AJA Newsbites

    AJA Newsbites – September 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, KoreaNorth Korea has distributed new “half maps” nationwide to mark its September 9 founding anniversary, according to Daily NK. The maps depict…

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    AJA Newsbites – September 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, KoreaKim Seong-min, former head of Free North Korea Radio and a prominent figure in the North Korean democratization movement, passed away on…

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    AJA Newsbites – September 15, 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, KoreaMagician Choi Hyun-woo revealed his long-standing friendship with LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo. Appearing on MBC’s Point of Omniscient Interfere on September…

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  • West Asia

    Quadrilateral of Pressure

    By Ali SalehabadiAdministrator and managing editor of Setare Sobh daily- Iran TEHRAN: The seasonal meeting of the Board of Governors has ended. Although Abbas Araghchi and Rafael Grossi reached an agreement in Cairo about inspections, this one-sided agreement will not solve the sanctions problem. Iran plans to continue inspections in…

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    AJA Newsbites – September 14, 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, KoreaAt a special nationwide meeting of court presidents held on September 12, judges voiced strong concerns over the Democratic Party’s judicial reform…

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