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AJA Newsbites
AJA Newsbites – September 29, 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, KoreaThe Assassin(s) fell to second place at South Korea’s daily box office six days after its release. On September 28, Tazza: Beelzebub’s…
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AJA Newsbites – September 28, 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, KoreaThe two North Korean prisoners of war who were recently brought to South Korea after being captured in Ukraine reportedly experienced weight…
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AJA Newsbites – September 27, 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 lawmakers received 4,396,560 won (about $3,230) each as a Chuseok holiday allowance this year. The payment equals 60 percent of…
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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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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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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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AJA Newsbites – September 20, 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, KoreaKim Seung-won resigned as South Korea’s justice minister nominee on September 19, twenty days after President Lee Jae-myung nominated him on August…
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