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Two Rockets, Two Worlds: One Reaches the Moon, the Other Targets Lives
Contrasting worlds: People cheer as the Artemis II rocket carries hope and dreams in Florida (Right). Buildings damaged and people injured as rocket (missile) hits residential area in Bahrain (Left) By Habib Toumi MANAMA: In Florida, crowds gather with a sense of awe and collective pride, watching as the Artemis…
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Nature Cell Advances JointStem U.S. Strategy with FDA Accelerated Approval Path and Nasdaq Roadmap
Dr. Ra Jeong-chan, Chairman of Naturecell, stated, “With the designation of JointStem as a Breakthrough Therapy, we have secured a foundation for close consultation with the FDA.” He added, “Based on advice from top FDA experts, we will validate our accelerated approval strategy at the meeting in May.” Dr. Ra…
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R4 + 4H = LOVE: Dr. Rha Jeong-chan’s Formula of Recovery — “Living Without Aging and Pain”
SEOUL: How far can science restore the human being? And is restoration merely the recovery of medical function? These are the questions raised by Dr. Rha Jeong-chan’s new book, Wisdom of Living Without Aging and Pain – Spiritual Insights from Stem Cells (First Edition, January 14, 2026), which reflects on…
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Korean Investigators: 33,673,817 User Account Records Leaked in Coupang Breach
Delivery trucks of Coupang Corp. are parked at a logistics center in Seoul on Feb. 10, 2026. (Yonhap) By Lee Sang-kiFormer President of Asia Journalist AssociationPublisher of The AsiaN SEOUL: South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT said on Feb. 10 that a joint public-private investigation confirmed a major data…
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The Fate of Journalists in the Era of Media Colonization
The future of media was digital. Now, it is Artificial Intelligence (Credit: CSCR) By Eddy Suprapto, JAKARTA: Human creative intelligence in the digital age is increasingly astonishing and difficult to contain. Human thought processes have leaped into cognitive warfare, a form of warfare that targets the human mind, not physical…
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From Political Changes to Economic Growth, from Wars to Disasters: Asia’s Defining Year 2025 (XI)
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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West Asia
Where Tradition Flies Into the Future: Emirates Falconers Club, Khalifa University Pioneer Smart Falconry Robotics
A robot holding a falcon at the event By Habib ToumiABU DHABI: In a drive to promote the new role of robotics and artificial intelligence applications in simulating traditional falconry, the Emirates Falconers Club is taking part in the inaugural Abu Dhabi Autonomous Systems Week 2025, held on 10–15 November.…
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Samarkand Hosts Historic UNESCO Conference: A New Era for Global Cultural and Digital Cooperation
Group picture of the participants in the 43rd session of the UNESCO General Conference (UNESCO) By Kuban Andymen SAMARKAND: The 43rd session of the UNESCO General Conference has officially opened in the historic Uzbek city of Samarkand, marking the first time in over four decades that the event has been…
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Polio drive under fire in Pakistan
By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan launched its latest nationwide anti-polio campaign, gunmen struck again, killing members of the teams meant to protect the country’s children, and exposing how deep the distrust, political violence and operational fragility around vaccination work remain. During the current drive this month, at…
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East Asia
JointStem: A Road Closed by Korea’s MFDS, Now Opening in the United States
By Lee Sang-kiAsiaN reporter, former president of the Korea Journalists Association SEOUL: Nature Cell, a leading Korean biotech company, is accelerating its entry into the U.S. market with its stem cell therapy, JointStem. On the surface, this is a global expansion strategy, but beneath it lies a stark reality: the…
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