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    AJA Newsbites – October 27, 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 ruling Democratic Party faces criticism for prioritizing political disputes over economic concerns as parliamentary audits conclude. The party plans to…

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    AJA Newsbites – October 26, 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 national health insurance program recorded a record surplus of 1.013 trillion won from foreign subscribers in 2025. Premiums assessed totaled…

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    AJA Newsbites – October 25, 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, KoreaNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un, recently the subject of unverified death rumors, made a surprise one-day visit to Dandong, China, on October…

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    AJA Newsbites – October 24, 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, KoreaSeoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon was acquitted on October 23 by an appeals court in a case involving allegations that a supporter paid…

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    AJA Newsbites – October 23, 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, KoreaAccess to 42 major North Korean government and state media websites appears to have been restored after approximately 32 hours of disruption.…

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    AJA Newsbites – October 22, 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, KoreaKim Yo-jong, the younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, announced on October 21 that anti-South Korean loudspeaker broadcasts would resume…

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    AJA Newsbites – October 21, 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, KoreaCeragem founder Lee Hwan-sung, 65, has adopted longtime employee and CEO Lee Kyung-soo, 48, as his son to transfer ownership of the…

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    AJA Newsbites – October 20, 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, KoreaSix years after South Korea converted its firefighters from local to national civil servants in April 2020, serious staffing and funding problems…

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    AJA Newsbites – October 19, 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 Korean pediatrician and professional boxer Seo Ryeo-kyung, 35, has become a world boxing champion. A professor of pediatrics at Soonchunhyang University…

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    AJA Newsbites – October 18, 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, KoreaMore than 1,000 windows on South Korea’s KTX and SRT high-speed trains were damaged between 2021 and September 2026, according to data…

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