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AJA Newsbites – March 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, KoreaAn unprecedented moment is unfolding in South Korea’s capital market as the benchmark stock index approaches the 6,000-point mark, fueling what many…
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Sindh and Korea: Tales of Bonfire Gatherings and Cultural Heritage
Sindhi Bonfire (The AsiaN-AI-generated) By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: While traveling through South Korea, a country that has made massive strides in modern technology, I was often amazed to witness people performing certain rituals to fulfill their hopes and dreams that were remarkably similar to those we see in…
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Silent Victims of War
Co-workers of a street sweeper in Tehran who was killed in a missile attack held her funeral in their uniforms.(Photo: Marzieh Mousavi) By Alireza BahramiTEHRAN: People must have been saturated with news about Trump and Netanyahu’s attack on Iran by now.In the dense volume of news about any war, the…
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AJA Newsbites – March 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, KoreaInterest in beauty and body management is reportedly growing in North Korea, with a dieting trend spreading among young women under the…
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AJA Newsbites – March 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, KoreaPublic viewing rights have sparked renewed debate in South Korea following controversies over the exclusive broadcasting of the Winter Olympics and the…
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AJA Newsbites – March 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, KoreaPresident Lee Jae-myung has nominated Shin Hyun-song, head of the Monetary and Economic Department at the Bank for International Settlements, as the…
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BTS’s “Arirang” – A Message of Life in an Age of War
The BTS group released their full-group album “ARIRANG” on March 20. This marks their first new album in three years and nine months since the anthology album “Proof” in June 2022. (Photo: Yonhap News) By Lee Sang-ki, Founder of the Asia Journalist Association (AJA), Publisher of THE AsiaN SEOUL: On…
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War Journalism at Home!
A woman was walking on the street near the news agency with her husband when he was killed by shrapnel from a rocket attack.People laid flowers at the scene of his death and a memorial was erected.(Photo: Alireza Bahrami) By Alireza BahramiTEHRAN: A group of Iranian journalists experienced being in…
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AJA Newsbites – March 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, KoreaGlobal attention is intensifying around the return of BTS, with analysts emphasizing not only their cultural influence but also their significant economic…
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Lives Cut Short: Migrant Workers Among Dead in Drone, Missile Attacks Across UAE
Alaa’s father being condoled on the death of his daughter By Habib Toumi MANAMA: Six foreign nationals — including three Pakistanis, one Palestinian, one Bangladeshi, and one Nepalese — have been killed in Iranian missile and drone attacks targeting the United Arab Emirates (UAE), highlighting the growing civilian toll of…
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