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AJA Newsbites – September 12, 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, KoreaPresident Lee Jae-myung’s approval rating has fallen to 38 percent, the lowest since he took office. According to a Gallup Korea survey…

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AJA Newsbites – September 11, 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) Chhay Sophal, Cambodia News Online, CambodiaCambodian Ambassador to France Luy David raised the Cambodia-Thailand border dispute at the 260th meeting of the Political Commission of the…

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AJA Newsbites – September 10, 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 controversy over Genencell’s COVID-19 clinical trial approval extends beyond the phone call by justice minister nominee Kim Seung-won. Court records show…

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AJA Newsbites – September 9, 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, KoreaLee Jong-sang, a leading Korean painter who modernized traditional Korean art, died on September 8 at 88. He was widely known for…

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AJA Newsbites – September 8, 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 justice minister nominee Kim Seung-won faced scrutiny after acknowledging that he contacted the food and drug safety chief in 2021,…

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AJA Newsbites – September 7, 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 personnel vetting system is again under scrutiny following controversy over two Cabinet nominees in President Lee Jae Myung’s reshuffle. Justice…

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AJA Newsbites – September 6, 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 Foreign Minister Cho Hyun departed for Nepal on Sept. 5 for a three-day visit aimed at coordinating search and relief…

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AJA Newsbites – September 5, 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 national psychiatric hospitals are struggling to admit emergency patients because of a severe psychiatrist shortage. Gongju National Hospital has only…

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AJA Newsbites – September 4, 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 is considering deploying non-combat military assets to the Strait of Hormuz, including the Navy’s Soyang-class combat support ship and P-8A…

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AJA Newsbites – September 3, 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, KoreaPolice in Daegu arrested a man in his 30s on September 2 after a 20-kilometer chase that began with a report of…

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