• AJA Newsbites

    AJA Newsbites – August 24, 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, KoreaNorth Korea has accused South Korea of firing warning shots with 12.7mm machine guns at its soldiers who were constructing barriers near…

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    AJA Newsbites – August 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, KoreaChoi Gyo-jin, nominee for Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister, is under fire for past conduct and research ethics. His 2006 master’s…

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    AJA Newsbites – August 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, KoreaThe debut of CORTIS, following in the footsteps of BTS and TXT, is drawing significant attention in Korea. As BigHit Music’s first…

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    AJA Newsbites – August 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, KoreaFalls have become the second leading cause of death among the elderly, with the home identified as the most hazardous environment. Many…

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    AJA Newsbites – August 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, KoreaThe 2025 Econometric Society World Congress (ESWC), dubbed the “Olympics of Economists,” opened on August 18 at COEX in Seoul. Organized every…

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    AJA Newsbites – August 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, KoreaIn May 1953, during the Korean War’s Battle of Nevada in Yeoncheon, the hero was not a man but a horse named…

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    AJA Newsbites – August 16, 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, KoreaYoon Moo-bu, professor emeritus of biology at Kyung Hee University and widely known as Korea’s “bird doctor,” passed away on August 15…

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    AJA Newsbites – August 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, KoreaSouth Korea has signed a landmark contract to supply 20 K9 self-propelled howitzers to Vietnam in a deal worth approximately 350 billion…

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    AJA Newsbites – August 13, 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, KoreaOn August 11, President Lee Jae-myung granted special Liberation Day pardons to several prominent political figures, including Cho Kuk, leader of the…

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    AJA Newsbites – August 12, 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, KoreaOn August 11, DL Construction CEO Kang Yoon-ho, Chief Safety Officer Ha Jung-min, and around 80 other executives, site managers, and team…

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