• EditorsPick

    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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    AJA Newsbites – November 1, 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 International Press Institute (IPI) has honored seven journalists as “Heroes of Press Freedom,” recognizing their courage in confronting censorship, violence, and…

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  • Main Slide

    Samarkand Hosts Historic UNESCO Conference: A New Era for Global Cultural and Digital Cooperation

    Group picture of the participants in the 43rd session of the UNESCO General Conference (UNESCO) By Kuban Andymen SAMARKAND: The 43rd session of the UNESCO General Conference has officially opened in the historic Uzbek city of Samarkand, marking the first time in over four decades that the event has been…

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  • AJA Newsbites

    AJA Newsbites – October 31, 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, KoreaPresident Lee Jae-myung stated on October 30 that U.S. President Donald Trump had “strongly supported South Korea’s plan to build nuclear-powered submarines.”During…

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  • West Asia

    Saudi Arabia, Pakistan to Launch Economic Cooperation Framework

    Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud and Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif if (SPA) By Habib Toumi RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have agreed to launch an Economic Cooperation Framework, based on the two countries’ shared economic interests. In a joint statement that followed the meeting…

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  • AJA Newsbites

    AJA Newsbites – October 29, 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, KoreaU.S. President Donald Trump met with the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea during his visit to Tokyo’s Akasaka Palace…

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  • Society

    100 poets from around the world protest against the killing of poets, mothers and children in war

    By Alireza Bahrami,Editor-in-chief of Asre Rowshan magazine TEHRAN: One hundred freedom-loving poets from around the world protested against the killing of 3 poets in Israel’s attacks on Iran and Gaza, as well as against the killing of mothers and children anywhere in the world. These 100 poets from different countries…

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    AJA Newsbites – October 28, 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, KoreaPresident Lee Jae-myung and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim held their first summit in Kuala Lumpur on October 27, announcing the conclusion…

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  • EditorsPick

    AJA Newsbites – October 27, 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 “Gimcheon Gimbap Festival,” held on October 25–26 in Gimcheon, North Gyeongsang Province, a city of 130,000 people, drew about 150,000 visitors…

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