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EditorsPick
AJA Newsbites – September 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, KoreaA shark about 3 to 3.5 meters long has become an unlikely attraction at a waterway in Busan’s North Port waterfront park.…
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AJA Newsbites – September 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, KoreaTwo North Korean soldiers captured while fighting for Russia in the Ukraine war have arrived in South Korea after expressing their wish…
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AJA Newsbites – September 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, KoreaA photograph from the September 22 summit between President Lee Jae-myung and US President Donald Trump in New York has drawn criticism…
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Four Months Before the Vote: Kyrgyzstan’s Procedural Bet at the United Nations
President Japarov addressing the UN General Assembly (Photo: News.kg) By Kuban AbdymenCentralasianlight, Kyrgyzstan BISHKEK: President Sadyr Japarov’s address to the general debate of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly on September 22 in New York was his first from that podium since Kyrgyzstan was elected a non-permanent member…
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AJA Newsbites – September 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, KoreaSouth Korean President Lee Jae-myung proposed a phased approach to a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula in his address to the 81st UN General…
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Education
Natural Disasters: Tropical Cyclones
By Dr. Hassan HumeidaKiel, Germany: The Growing Threat of Tropical Cyclones: Heat Engines of the Ocean: They begin over warm tropical seas, often far from land, but within days, tropical cyclones can develop into enormous storm systems capable of devastating entire coastlines. Known as hurricanes in the Atlantic and eastern…
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East Asia
Singapore Pay Bonanza for PM, Cabinet
By Ivan LimFormer AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN Prime Minister Lawrence Wong (Ministry of Digital Development and Information) SINGAPORE: Fourth generation Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will draw a S$3.6 million annual income, up from $2.2 million, under a revised framework for Singapore political leaders, earning him the “world’s best-paid political…
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AJA Newsbites – September 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, KoreaPark Joon-young, a South Korean lawyer known for overturning wrongful convictions in the Samrye Nara Supermarket and Yakchon intersection cases, has pushed…
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AJA Newsbites – September 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, KoreaSouth Korea’s presidential office faces growing criticism over personnel vetting after Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won withdrew on September 19. His departure,…
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East Asia
Peace Walk Held in Chuncheon to Mark 45th UN International Day of Peace, WT Poomsae Championships
By Seok-jae KangVice President, Asia Journalists Association CHUNCHEON, Korea: The 2026 Chuncheon Peace Walk was successfully held on Sept. 17 near the Songam Sports Town in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, commemorating the 45th anniversary of the UN International Day of Peace and celebrating the 2026 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships. The 4-Km…
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