• Central Asia

    Kyrgyzstan’s Issyk-Kul hosts first-ever UIM F1H2O World Championship Grand Prix in Central Asia

    By Nurzhan KasmalievaISSYK-KUL LAKE: The inaugural UIM F1H2O World Championship round ever to be held in Central Asia concluded on Sunday at Issyk-Kul Lake, marking a milestone for both the region and the international powerboat racing series. The Kyrgyzstan Grand Prix, held from July 31 to Aug. 2, brought together…

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  • EditorsPick

    AJA Newsbites – August 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, KoreaDelivery riders across South Korea are facing mounting accident risks as an intense heatwave continues. When air temperatures exceed 30 degrees Celsius,…

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  • Central Asia

    Bishkek Hosts International Cultural Project “Korean Culture Along the Silk Road”

    By Nurzhan KasmalievaBISHKEK: The Kyrgyz National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after Maldybaev hosted the international music project “Korean Culture Along the Silk Road,” bringing together performers from Kyrgyzstan, the Republic of Korea, China, Peru, and several other countries. The large-scale cultural event highlighted the power of the arts…

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  • Main Slide

    The Agrarian Paradox: Pakistan Imports Wheat Amid Record Local Production

    By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: Despite being an agrarian economy where wheat serves as the ultimate national staple, Pakistan finds itself trapped in a recurring policy paradox, as the government has decided to import one million tons of wheat. The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC), in its meeting on July…

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    AJA Newsbites – August 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, KoreaAs South Korea prepares to end dog meat consumption, demand for black goat meat as an alternative health food is surging, exposing…

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    AJA Newsbites – August 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, KoreaSouth Korea’s National Assembly passed a Criminal Procedure Act revision on July 31 that abolishes prosecutors’ powers to conduct direct and supplementary…

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    AJA Newsbites – July 31, 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 Korea Football Association President Chung Mong-gyu and former national team coach Hong Myung-bo appeared before a parliamentary hearing on July 30…

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  • Society

    The Overheated Network: How Climate Change and Weather Extremes Decouple Biodiversity

    By Dr. Hassan Humeida KIEL, GERMANY: Life on Earth resembles a highly complex clockwork mechanism. Over millions of years, plants, animals, and microorganisms have adapted to one another, shaping a stable equilibrium. Today, however, man-made climate change and intensifying weather extremes are acting like a sledgehammer on this sensitive structure.…

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    Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan to Set Up Supreme Interstate Council

    President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov and President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev following the agreement to laucnch a Supreme Interstate Council By Kuban Andymen BISHKEK: Following talks in Cholpon-Ata, the presidents of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, Sadyr Japarov and Shavkat Mirziyoyev, signed a Treaty on Alliance Relations, formalizing the transition of bilateral…

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    AJA Newsbites – July 30, 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, KoreaMichelle Steel arrived in Seoul on July 30 as the new U.S. ambassador to South Korea. She is the second Korean American…

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