• East Asia

    Anseong Invites World to Experience Korea’s Traditional Arts

    Anseong Namsadang Baudeogi Festival in Korea (Anseong City) ANSEONG: The city of Anseong in South Korea is preparing to host the 2026 Anseong Namsadang Baudeogi Festival from October 2 to 5. The event, at Anseong Matchum Land and the surrounding Anseongcheon area, celebrates the country’s rich traditional performing arts and…

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  • Education

    Natural Disasters: Snow and Ice Avalanches

    By Dr. Hassan HumeidaKIEL, GERMANY Ice Avalanches – Why Breaking Glaciers Can Become a Powerful and Deadly Natural Hazard: Glaciers may appear to be immovable monuments of ice, but high in the world’s mountains, they are constantly changing and moving. When millions of tons of ice, snow, and rock break…

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  • EditorsPick

    AJA Newsbites – September 17, 2026

    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 2027 university early admissions process was thrown into confusion after the Uwayapply application site crashed on September 11 at 5:50…

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  • Main Slide

    BRICS 2026: In New Delhi, India Tests the Shape of a New World Order

    Prabowo Subianto, President of Indonesia, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President of Egypt, Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, Xi Jinping, President of China, and Cyril Ramaphosa (L-R front), President of South Africa, pose during a group photo op for an outreach session of the 2026 BRICS…

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  • EditorsPick

    AJA Newsbites – September 16, 2026

    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, KoreaDefense minister nominee Kang Shin-chul faces a confirmation hearing on September 16 amid scrutiny over property transactions involving his family. Kang, a…

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  • EditorsPick

    AJA Newsbites – September 15, 2026

    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 National Assembly is holding a confirmation hearing on September 15 for justice minister nominee Kim Seung-won, with no witnesses or testifiers…

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  • EditorsPick

    AJA Newsbites – September 14, 2026

    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, KoreaTwo figures from sharply different political backgrounds criticized President Lee Jae-myung’s government on September 13.Kim Hyun-chul, son of former President Kim Young-sam…

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  • AJA Newsbites

    AJA Newsbites – September 13, 2026

    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 MBC has narrowed its presidential race to Lee Sung-joo, an iMBC executive director, and Jeon Dong-geon, former president of Ulsan…

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  • EditorsPick

    September 11: The Day Journalism Became Personal

    Fond memories: Looking at the Lower Manhattan skyline of New York City and the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 1978 By Habib ToumiMANAMA: It was mid-afternoon in Bahrain when I began racing toward the newspaper office in the capital Manama. The car radio was on. I kept switching…

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    AJA Newsbites – September 12, 2026

    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, KoreaPresident Lee Jae-myung’s approval rating has fallen to 38 percent, the lowest since he took office. According to a Gallup Korea survey…

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