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Politics
2025 Local Elections in Georgia amid Massive Protests
By Khatuna ChapichadzeAssociate Professor of Political Science – Georgian Technical University, Tbilisi TBILISI: Calendrical local elections were held on October 4, 2025 in Georgia, – with the ruling Georgian Dream party (GDP) securing an overwhelming victory in both the proportional and mayoral races across all 64 municipalities of the country,…
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AJA Newsbites – November 6, 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, KoreaProsecutors have sought prison sentences for key security officials from the Moon Jae-in administration over the alleged cover-up of the 2020 killing…
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AJA Newsbites
AJA Newsbites – November 5, 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, KoreaKorea’s third-generation chaebol leaders have emerged as survivors of a “blood-soaked competition.” Figures like Samsung’s Lee Jae-yong, Hyundai’s Chung Eui-sun, and SK’s…
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South Asia
Lonely Planet Crowns Jaffna a Top Global Destination for 2026
By Leo Nirosha Darshan JAFFNA: The northern city of Jaffna has secured a coveted spot-on Lonely Planet’s Top 25 Best Places to Visit in the World for 2026, a major endorsement from the influential global travel publication. The announcement was made with the release of Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel…
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World
Balancing Act At Asean Summit With Diplomacy of Flattery
By Ivan LimFormer AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: The high-profile appearance of Mr Donald Trump at the 47th Asean summit in Kuala Lumpur on Oct 26 has shed light on how deftly or otherwise the South-east Asian grouping keeps its balancing act in the geo-economic rivalry between the United…
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West Asia
Freedom from the Man-Made World
Pooneh Nedai By Pooneh Nedai,Editor of Shokaran Magazine, Iran TEHRAN: I want to share a statement. After thirty years of publishing intellectual magazines, writing serious articles, dark and critical poems, and living among sad and hopeless thinkers, I have finally reached a bit of mental freedom. Now I realize I…
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AJA Newsbites
AJA Newsbites – November 4, 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, KoreaLee Chan-jin, the newly appointed head of South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service, proudly lists his roles as vice president of Minbyun (Lawyers…
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AJA Newsbites – November 3, 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, KoreaFinancial Supervisory Service Governor Lee Chan-jin has been found to own not only two apartments in Gangnam but also land and commercial…
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AJA Newsbites – November 2, 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, KoreaDuring their November 1 summit in Gyeongju, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed that dialogue between the…
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East Asia
First Seoul Metropolitan City Harmony Sport-for-All Hangung Competition Concludes Successfully
By Dr. Seok-jae KangVice President, Asia Journalists Association SEOUL: The First Seoul Metropolitan City Harmony Sport-for-All Hangung Competition, where people with and without disabilities gathered together, successfully concluded on October 29, 2025 at the Grand Auditorium of the Jung-gu Community Center in Seoul, Korea. The event, hosted and organized by…
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