• AJA Newsbites

    AJA Newsbites – September 22, 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 September 21, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un addressed the Supreme People’s Assembly in Pyongyang, recalling his “good memories” with former…

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  • West Asia

    European Artist Raises Her Voice Against Genocide in Gaza

    Liliana Abreu By Alireza BahramiTEHRAN: For Liliana Abreu, a 40-year-old artist from Porto, silence is no longer an option. Witnessing the ongoing genocide in Gaza, she has chosen to stand as an artist of conscience, using her voice and her art to denounce violence and demand peace. Wearing a Palestinian…

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  • 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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  • EditorsPick

    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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    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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  • EditorsPick

    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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