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East Asia
World Taekwondo Advisory Committee Appointment Ceremony Successfully Held
By The AsiaN Team SEOUL: The appointment ceremony for the World Taekwondo (WT) Advisory Committee took place on January 23 at the WT headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul. The WT Advisory Committee, appointed by WT President Chungwon Choue, consists of seven distinguished members. Their two-year term officially began on January 23,…
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AJA Newsbites – January 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, KoreaFormer Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan, who passed away on the 25th, was born in 1952 in Cheongyang, South Chungcheong Province. He graduated…
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AJA Newsbites – January 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, KoreaSenior Democratic Party figure Lee Hae-chan, a former prime minister of South Korea and current vice chair of the National Unification Advisory…
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AJA Newsbites – January 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, KoreaPeople Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyuk ended his eight-day hunger strike on the 22nd after visiting former President Park Geun-hye, a move…
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Iranian Journalist: Daily Life Is Gradually Returning, but People Still…
In this photo obtained by The Associated Press, Iranians attend an anti-government protest in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (Photo : AP/Yonhap) By Lee Sang-ki,The AsiaN Editor-in-Chief SEOUL: THE AsiaN reported a contribution written by Alireza Bahrami, Editor in Chief of Asre Rowshan, Iran and a member of Asia…
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AJA Newsbites – January 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, KoreaProstate cancer has become the most commonly diagnosed cancer among men in South Korea for the first time. According to the 2023…
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AJA Newsbites – January 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, KoreaTwo North Korean soldiers who were captured after being deployed to Russia’s war in Ukraine have expressed a clear desire to go…
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AJA Newsbites – January 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, KoreaA doctor in his 50s has died after suffering severe financial hardship following the revocation of his medical license. The case has…
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AJA Newsbites – January 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, KoreaSouth Korean Go legend Cho Hun-hyun attended the funeral of his lifelong rival and close friend, Chinese grandmaster Nie Weiping, paying tribute…
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My House Is a Cloud!
“Isolation Amidst Smoke: Iran’s Grim Reality” On January 16, 2026, a citizen sits helplessly on a Tehran street shrouded in tear gas, facing dozens of heavily armed riot police on motorcycles. Director Mohsen Makhmalbaf described the scene as “Iran has turned into a massive prison and a site of holocaust,”…
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