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EditorsPick
AJA Newsbites – September 9, 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, KoreaBlackpink’s Rosé made history at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards in New York, becoming the first K-pop artist to win “Song…
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West Asia
Seyed Farid Qasemi’s 61st Birthday: A Human Memory for the History of Iran’s Press
Some of the more than 300 books authored by Qasemi By Pooneh Nedaei,Editor-in-Chief of Shokran Magazine/ Iran TEHRAN: When we talk about the history of Iran’s press, we shouldn’t just imagine yellowed newspapers or bold headlines from the Qajar era. We should think of the man who devoted his life…
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AJA Newsbites – September 8, 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, KoreaSon Heung-min, captain of the Korean national football team, led his side to a 2–0 victory over the United States with one…
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West Asia
Shahrazad’s Storytelling and the Arrows of Fate: The Meeting of Myth and Metal in Mojtaba Ramzi’s Sculptures
Mojtaba Ramzi By Pooneh NedaiEditor-in-Chief of Shokran Magazine, Iran TEHRAN: Mojtaba Ramzi (Moji Ramzi), an Iranian sculptor, creates meaningful and sometimes mythical works that connect ancient legends, cultural symbols, and today’s human experience. His sculptures are not only visually striking, but they also hold layered stories about life, death, and…
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What Is the Role of the State When Koreans Are Chained and Wrongly Imprisoned Abroad?
The scene of the raid on the Hyundai Motor Company-LG Energy Solution joint battery factory, as reported by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on its website on September 5. By Lee Sang-ki,AsiaN reporter, former president of the Korea Journalists Association SEOUL: The video released by U.S. Immigration and…
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AJA Newsbites
AJA Newsbites – September 7, 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, KoreaU.S. immigration authorities have raided the construction site of the Hyundai Motor–LG Energy Solution joint EV battery plant in Georgia, detaining 475…
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West Asia
Protest Against the Murder of a Journalist and Poet in Iran
Cover of the Asre Rowshan magazine By Alireza Bahrami TEHRAN: A new issue of the “Asre Rowshan” magazine has been published in Iran. In this magazine, there is a protest against the murder of a journalist years ago and the murder of a poet in the Israeli attack on Iran.…
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How Asian Chiefs Dealt with Trump in Tariff Wars
By Ivan LimFormer AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: President Donald Trump unleased his Liberation Day tariff offensive on April 2 with a vengeance – threatening to slap huge duties on nations enjoying trade surpluses unless they negotiate to redress and reverse the gaping trade imbalance with him. The Make…
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West Asia
Failure and Ingratitude in Homayoun Shajarian’s Cancelled Concert
Homayoun Shajarian By Pooneh NedaiEditor-in-Chief of Shokran Magazine/ Iran TEHRAN: The announcement of the free concert at Azadi Square in Tehran by the great Iranian singer Homayoun Shajaria, — and its later cancellation — created a wave of both hope and fear. More than anything, this incident shows the complexity…
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West Asia
Iran: People Worried About Politicians’ Decisions
Ali Salehabadi By Ali SalehabadiManaging editor of Setare Sobh daily/ Iran TEHRAN: The accumulation of problems has made people anxious. They ask themselves: with neither war, nor peace, nor reconciliation, what future awaits us? The government must answer these concerns and explain why its policies and actions have led to…
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