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What Is the Role of the State When Koreans Are Chained and Wrongly Imprisoned Abroad?
The scene of the raid on the Hyundai Motor Company-LG Energy Solution joint battery factory, as reported by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on its website on September 5. By Lee Sang-ki,AsiaN reporter, former president of the Korea Journalists Association SEOUL: The video released by U.S. Immigration and…
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West Asia
Protest Against the Murder of a Journalist and Poet in Iran
Cover of the Asre Rowshan magazine By Alireza Bahrami TEHRAN: A new issue of the “Asre Rowshan” magazine has been published in Iran. In this magazine, there is a protest against the murder of a journalist years ago and the murder of a poet in the Israeli attack on Iran.…
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Remembering Parween: A Journalist Who Lived the Sorrows of the Poor
Parween Nasrallah By Mohammad Fadhel AlObaidlyMANAMA: Journalism has always demanded neutrality. But for those who ventured into the streets, into the homes of widows, the poor, and the abandoned, neutrality often clashed with humanity. It is one thing to conduct a polite interview in an office with prepared questions and…
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South Asia
A New Political Tsunami Feared to Hit Pakistan
Islamabad By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: A new political tsunami is feared to hit Pakistan, as the government has reportedly decided to break the existing four provinces and create twelve new provinces, to strengthen its administrative control. The proposed plan came to surface a couple of days back when…
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West Asia
Regulating the Media Sector in Jordan: A Successful Start
By Makram Ahmad Al Tarawneh,Editor-in-Chief, Al Ghad Newspapser AMMAN, JORDAN: In a short period of time, two important steps were taken in Jordan to organize the media sector and grant professional status to those who deal with it. The first was by the Journalists Syndicate, which referred a group of…
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West Asia
Congratulations on Journalists Day … For What?
Papier mache by Pooneh Nedai By Pooneh NedaiEditor-in-Chief of Shokran Magazine – Iran TEHRAN: Journalists Day in Iran is named in memory of Mahmoud Saremi, an Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reporter who was killed by Taliban terrorists. He kept working until the very last moment, but on that fateful…
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Society
Mangi on the Mic: Bringing Sindhi Rap to the World
Babar Mangi By Rahul Aijaz,Writer & Filmmaker, Film N’ Chips Media Productions KARACHI: Rapper Babar Mangi may have broken out with Aayi Aayi in Coke Studio, but his journey to the top of Sindhi hip hop started way back. Born and raised in Sukkur, Mangi tried many things before he became known for…
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West Asia
Jafar Panahi: A Brave Voice in Iranian Cinema
By Pooneh NedaiEditor in chief of Shokaran magazine/ Iran TEHRAN: Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has been named as “Asian Filmmaker of the Year” at the 30th Busan International Film Festival in South Korea. This important award is given to those who have made a strong impact on Asian cinema. Panahi…
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Media
Pakistan: Steel Dreams and Shadows of Corruption
By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: [On July 11, 2025, Pakistan and Russia signed an agreement to restore and modernize Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM), located in Karachi, the capital of Sindh province. The agreement was signed at the Pakistan Embassy in Moscow by Secretary Ministry of Industries and Production Saif Anjum…
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THE AsiaN Launches Russian and Sindhi Editions, Expanding Multilingual Coverage
This article is shared via THE AsiaN multilingual platform SEOUL: Online news platform THE AsiaN will officially launch its Russian and Sindhi editions on July 11 2025, marking a significant expansion of its multilingual offerings. With the addition of these two language editions, THE AsiaN, launched on November 11, 2011,…
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