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AJA Newsbites – July 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, KoreaA manual recount of the June 3 Tongyeong mayoral election has confirmed the victory of Democratic Party Mayor Kang Seok-joo. After examining…
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AJA Newsbites – July 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, KoreaSBS drama Manager Kim has emerged as one of the year’s biggest K-content successes, attracting viewers at home and abroad. Its finale…
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AJA Newsbites – July 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, KoreaThe Seoul High Court ruled on July 24 that SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won must pay 944 billion won (about US$680 million)…
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AJA Newsbites – July 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, KoreaLearning has no retirement age, says 71-year-old Tsutsumi Yasujirō, the oldest international student at Korea University’s Korean Language Center. A former senior…
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AJA Newsbites – July 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, KoreaA proposal by South Gyeongsang Province’s Office of Education has sparked debate in South Korea. Schools were advised to use the word…
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AJA Newsbites – July 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, KoreaWorld No. 1 Go player Shin Jin-seo defeated top AI program KataGo 2-1 after losing the opening game. Playing with a two-stone…
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AJA Newsbites – July 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, KoreaJang Chang-sun, a pioneer of Korean wrestling and former head of Taereung National Training Center, died on July 20 at the age…
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AJA Newsbites – July 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, KoreaDirector Na Hong-jin’s latest film Hope has surpassed two million admissions just five days after its release, setting this year’s fastest box-office…
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AJA Newsbites – July 19, 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 runner Park Na-yeon has rewritten history by breaking the national women’s 1,500-metre record for the first time in 34 years.…
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AJA Newsbites – July 18, 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 newly published Korean edition of Scam by Ivan Franceschini, Ling Li, and Mark Bo, translated by Lee Jung-woo, is drawing attention…
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