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BNP’s Landslide Victory: 212 Seats Secured, Tarique Rahman Seen as Likely Next Prime Minister
By Bhanu Ranjan Chakraborty Dhaka: The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) scored a landslide victory in the country’s 13th national parliamentary election held on February 12, winning 212 seats out of 299 in an alliance. The election was conducted under the interim government led by Professor Muhammad Yunus, which was formed…
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East Asia
Seoul Hangung Association Signs MOU with Seed & Poet Museum to Promote Hangung, Cultural Content
By The AsiaN TeamSEOUL: The Seoul Hangung Association and the Seed & Poet Museum signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on February 7, 2026 to expand the reach of Hangung and promote the development of culture and arts. This partnership was established to share the expertise and resources of both…
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East Asia
World Taekwondo Advisory Committee Appointment Ceremony Successfully Held
By The AsiaN Team SEOUL: The appointment ceremony for the World Taekwondo (WT) Advisory Committee took place on January 23 at the WT headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul. The WT Advisory Committee, appointed by WT President Chungwon Choue, consists of seven distinguished members. Their two-year term officially began on January 23,…
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My House Is a Cloud!
“Isolation Amidst Smoke: Iran’s Grim Reality” On January 16, 2026, a citizen sits helplessly on a Tehran street shrouded in tear gas, facing dozens of heavily armed riot police on motorcycles. Director Mohsen Makhmalbaf described the scene as “Iran has turned into a massive prison and a site of holocaust,”…
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AJA Urges Restraint, Peaceful Resolution in Iran to Safeguard Human Lives and Press Freedom
SEOUL: The Asia Journalist Association (AJA) is observing the escalating crisis across Iran with profound concern and a glimmer of hope. The nationwide protests unfolding pose a serious challenge to the country’s stability. AJA expresses its deepest sorrow over the continued loss of precious human lives. We call on all…
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Pakistan: The dust is yet to settle
The minerals deal signing ceremony with American firm on September 8, attended by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as well as Asim Munir, the army chief (Official photo released from Prime Minister’s House) By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s geostrategic relevance has rarely waned since its inception, but at…
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Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s First Female Prime Minister, Dies at 80
Khaleda Zia By Bhanu Ranjan Chakraborty DHAKA: Begum Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first female Prime Minister and long-time Chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), passed away after a prolonged illness.She died at 6 am on Tuesday (30 December 2025) while undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in the capital Dhaka.The interim…
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From Political Changes to Economic Growth, from Wars to Disasters: Asia’s Defining Year 2025 (IX)
The year 2025 in Asia was shaped by impressive economic performances, historic turning points, lingering tensions between neighbors, high-stakes elections, waves of protest, the change of governments, cautious diplomatic breakthroughs among certain states, and relentless natural disasters with deep scars for peoples and countries. THE AsiaN, founded on Asia Journalist…
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Christmas Eve, like Scrooge… “When I faced death, my life changed.”
<0.1 Gram of Hope> by Professor Lee Sang-Mook By Lee Sang-mook,Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University SEOUL: When Christmas comes to mind, one story that immediately feels familiar to many of us is Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol (1843). The novel tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge,…
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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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