• AJA Newsbites

    AJA Newsbites – July 23, 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, KoreaDirector Park Chan-wook’s new film I Can’t Help It has been officially selected for the competition section of the 82nd Venice International…

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    AJA Newsbites – July 22, 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, KoreaSouth Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) has officially ended all radio and television broadcasts directed at North Korea, bringing a decades-long psychological…

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  • South Asia

    Pakistan: A Baloch Couple Killed for Love in the Name of ‘Honor’

    Screenshot of the woman before being shot dead By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: In a deeply distressing incident that has once again exposed the violent underbelly of tribal customs and so-called “honor” in parts of Pakistan, a young Baloch couple was mercilessly executed during the recent Eid holidays in…

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    AJA Newsbites – July 21, 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, KoreaKim Moon-soo, who ran as the People Power Party’s presidential candidate in the last election, officially announced his bid for party leadership…

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  • EditorsPick

    Blasphemy Laws: Weaponization of Faith in Pakistan

    “Death penalty for blasphemy” By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: In Pakistan, a mere accusation of blasphemy can seal a person’s fate, often long before any court delivers a verdict. Originally introduced under British colonial rule and later hardened under General Zia-ul-Haq’s Islamization drive in the 1980s, the country’s blasphemy…

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    AJA Newsbites – July 20, 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, KoreaTorrential Rain in Gapyeong Leaves 2 Dead, 5 Missing. Heavy downpours hit Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province, early July 20, causing flash floods and…

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    AJA Newsbites – July 19, 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, KoreaFor the first time since 2000, a Gallup Korea survey found that 31% of respondents chose stocks as the most favorable investment,…

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    AJA Newsbites – July 18, 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, KoreaJung Byung-sun, a veteran journalist from Chosun Ilbo nearing retirement at 60, completed three marathons in a month—including the extreme Everest Marathon…

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  • Media

    Pakistan: Steel Dreams and Shadows of Corruption

    By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: [On July 11, 2025, Pakistan and Russia signed an agreement to restore and modernize Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM), located in Karachi, the capital of Sindh province. The agreement was signed at the Pakistan Embassy in Moscow by Secretary Ministry of Industries and Production Saif Anjum…

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  • EditorsPick

    AJA Newsbites – July 17, 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, KoreaNorth Korea’s “Naenara” reports that the newly opened “Hwasong Rakwon Bulgogi Restaurant” in Pyongyang’s Hwasong district is gaining popularity among the wealthy…

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