• AJA Newsbites

    AJA Newsbites – October 23, 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 Ulsan, South Korea, scammers impersonating police officers are exploiting video calls to deceive victims and steal their money.On October 15, a…

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    AJA Newsbites – October 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, KoreaTen additional suspects extradited from Cambodia have been arrested, bringing the total number of individuals detained in connection with local crimes to…

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    AJA Newsbites – October 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, KoreaSouth Korea’s “Onnara System,” a key administrative network used by civil servants, was found to have been hacked for nearly three years…

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    AJA Newsbites – October 20, 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, KoreaThe presidential office is reportedly considering awarding a medal to U.S. President Donald Trump during his upcoming visit to South Korea later…

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    AJA Newsbites – October 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, KoreaTop South Korean business leaders—including Samsung’s Lee Jae-yong, SK’s Chey Tae-won, Hyundai’s Chung Eui-sun, LG’s Koo Kwang-mo, and Hanwha’s Kim Dong-kwan—joined U.S.…

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    AJA Newsbites – October 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, KoreaSixty-four South Koreans detained in Cambodia for crimes such as voice phishing were repatriated via a chartered Korean Air flight that landed…

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    Polio drive under fire in Pakistan

    By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan launched its latest nationwide anti-polio campaign, gunmen struck again, killing members of the teams meant to protect the country’s children, and exposing how deep the distrust, political violence and operational fragility around vaccination work remain. During the current drive this month, at…

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    AJA Newsbites – October 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, KoreaDuring the Chuseok holidays, KBS aired “Cho Yong-pil: Forever This Moment,” achieving 15.7% average and 18.2% peak viewership. At 75, Cho performed…

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    Pakistan Agrees to Afghan Taliban’s Request for Temporary Ceasefire

    By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban have agreed to a temporary 48-hour ceasefire on the request of the Afghan Taliban regime, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Wednesday. “At the request of the Afghan Taliban regime, and with mutual consent, Pakistan and the Taliban…

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    AJA Newsbites – October 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, KoreaA seminar commemorating the 60th anniversary of Major Kang Jae-gu’s death was held on October 13 at Incheon City Hall. Sixty years…

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