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    AJA Newsbites – September 10, 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 controversy over Genencell’s COVID-19 clinical trial approval extends beyond the phone call by justice minister nominee Kim Seung-won. Court records show…

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    AJA Newsbites – September 9, 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, KoreaLee Jong-sang, a leading Korean painter who modernized traditional Korean art, died on September 8 at 88. He was widely known for…

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    AJA Newsbites – September 8, 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 justice minister nominee Kim Seung-won faced scrutiny after acknowledging that he contacted the food and drug safety chief in 2021,…

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    AJA Newsbites – September 7, 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 personnel vetting system is again under scrutiny following controversy over two Cabinet nominees in President Lee Jae Myung’s reshuffle. Justice…

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    AJA Newsbites – September 6, 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 Foreign Minister Cho Hyun departed for Nepal on Sept. 5 for a three-day visit aimed at coordinating search and relief…

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    AJA Newsbites – September 5, 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 psychiatric hospitals are struggling to admit emergency patients because of a severe psychiatrist shortage. Gongju National Hospital has only…

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    AJA Newsbites – September 4, 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 is considering deploying non-combat military assets to the Strait of Hormuz, including the Navy’s Soyang-class combat support ship and P-8A…

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    AJA Newsbites – September 3, 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, KoreaPolice in Daegu arrested a man in his 30s on September 2 after a 20-kilometer chase that began with a report of…

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    AJA Newsbites – September 2, 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 U.S. Army is preparing to deploy part of its Multi-Domain Task Force to South Korea, marking a significant upgrade in the…

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    AJA Newsbites – September 1, 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, KoreaPresidential policy chief Kim Yong-beom resigned on Sept. 1, a day after tendering his resignation to President Lee Jae Myung, who accepted…

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