• AJA Newsbites

    AJA Newsbites – December 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, KoreaA special counsel team investigating Kim Keon-hee, wife of former President Yoon Suk-yeol, requested a 15-year prison sentence and a 2 billion…

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    AJA Newsbites – December 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, Korea“Korean Fried Chicken: The Other KFC.” CBS used this headline to highlight the global rise of K-chicken. In the U.S., Korean chicken…

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  • East Asia

    Regaining Trust on a Laos Train… The Return of a Lost Luggage

    The Lao train crew who helped Poet Oh Choong retrieve his lost bag.  This photo was taken with the Vientiane-bound train attendants who delivered the news—about an hour after the bag was lost and just as the train arrived in Vang Vieng, saying, “We found your bag.” By Oh Choong,…

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    AJA Newsbites – December 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, KoreaVen. Seongpa, the Supreme Patriarch of the Jogye Order, delivered his Dharma message ahead of the winter retreat. The Supreme Patriarch serves…

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  • West Asia

    Iranian Filmmaker Takes Afghan Refugee Girl to Oscar

    By Alireza Bahrami TEHRAN: An Iranian documentary filmmaker has taken an Afghan girl to the top of the European festival stage and is now leading her to an Oscar. “The Fox Under A Pink Moon” is the latest documentary film by Mehrdad Oskouei, an Iranian documentary filmmaker who has been…

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    AJA Newsbites – December 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, KoreaKorea’s “Fresh Managers,” formerly known as Yakult Ladies, are emerging as a tourist attraction in Seoul as foreign visitors share photos of…

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    AJA Newsbites – November 30, 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 Soon-sil, once a “kkotjebi” street child in North Korea who attempted defection nine times, is now the CEO of a food…

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  • Main Slide

    Groundbreaking Ceremony for Yongsan International Business District: Resurrection After 10 Years of Disaster

    Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon delivers a commemorative address at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Yongsan International Business District By Lee Sang-kiFormer President of Asia Journalist Association, Publisher of The AsiaN SEOUL: Construction has officially begun on the Yongsan International Business District, reviving what was once Korea’s most ambitious urban development…

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    AJA Newsbites – November 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, KoreaSamsung has produced its first commissioned military officer. Lee Ji-ho, the eldest son of Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, was commissioned as…

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    AJA Newsbites – November 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, KoreaPolitical observers increasingly argue that the People Power Party (PPP) must take the initiative in adopting a bold inclusion strategy for Gwangju…

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