-
East Asia
World Journalists Conference 2017: A perfect picture of South Korea
FIRST DAY: SUWON After lunch with the Mayor of Suwon during which some promotional videos of the city were screened. Later, all the journalists moved from the hotel to Haewoojae Museum (Mr. Toilet House). Sim Jaedeok, Mr. Toilet, built this house in the shape of a toilet in order to…
Read More » -
Central Asia
Georgian president to visit Astana in late June
Georgian President Georgi Margvelashvili will visit Astana in late June, the Georgian Ambassador to Kazakhstan Zurab Abashidze said after the ceremony of presenting credentials to Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev. “The visit is expected on June 29-30. It will make an additional contribution to our political, trade, economic, investment, humanitarian and cultural…
Read More » -
West Asia
Putin warns of future chemical weapons ‘provocations’ in Syria
Russia has received intelligence about planned “provocations” using chemical weapons that would put the blame on the Syrian government, Russian President Vladimir Putin said following talks with his Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella. “We have information that a similar provocation is being prepared in other parts of Syria including in the…
Read More » -
East Asia
What’s at stake for Saudi-East Asian relations?
Saudi Arabia’s King, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, accompanied by a large delegation including royal family members and ministers, paid a month-long visit (that started from the end of February) to East Asian-Pacific countries, including Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Japan, and China. It is rare in Saudi diplomacy to have such…
Read More » -
tobechecked
-
East Asia
Trump must consult with Seoul over any actions on N. Korea
The U.S. Donald Trump administration must have prior consultation with Seoul before taking any confrontational actions concerning North Korea, including launching a preemptive strike, South Korean politicians said. The politicians, including presidential candidate Moon Jae-in of the Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), said Seoul is directly involved in the North…
Read More » -
East Asia
New AJA Board Appointees for a New AJA
During the 2107 AJA general conference, new Executive Board members were appointed under the guidance of AJA chairman, Ashraf Dali, founder Lee Sang-ki, and vice chairman Kang Seok-jae (former Korea Herald reporter): Vice President Chuluunbaatar Dolgor was appointed as senior vice president (along with Neelima Mathur) , while Nasir Ahmed Memon Aijaz…
Read More » -
East Asia
Dynamic AJA for “Dynamic Asia” at 2017 AJA General Conference
On the 1st of April the Asia Journalist Association’s General Assembly took place at Inje in South Korea. After a brief introduction made by Ashraf Dali, the President of AJA, all the journalists were invited to describe the media situation in their countries. Some of the critical issues highlighted were…
Read More » -
East Asia
Blueprint of “Happy Sejong” and Mayor Lee Chun-hee
On March 31st, AJA member reporters paid a visit to the new administrative city, Sejong. As part of an endeavor to relieve Seoul of the burden of being Korea’s economic, administrative, and educational capital all at the same time, Lee Chun-hee (now mayor of Sejong) was behind the Sejong city-founding…
Read More » -
East Asia
Superintendent of Bureau of Education on the “Future of Korea & Innovative Seoul Education”
On the 30th of March at Seoul Office of Education took place a special lecture (“Future of Korea & Innovative Seoul Education”) by Superintendent of Education, Cho Hee-yeon, on Korean education system. Around thirty Asian journalists attended the workshop to know more about the education system in Korea. During the first…
Read More »