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Politics
Seoul to upgrade ties with Asean
By Ivan Lim Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: THE Asean bloc is back in the limelight as South Korea aims to activate President Yoon Suk-yeol’s Korea-Asean Solidarity ( KASI) policy and move towards a “comprehensive strategic partnership”. The KASI plan was launched with much fanfare by President Yoon…
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Business
Sudokwon Landfill: The art of putting food scarps to good use
By Habib Toumi INCHEON: Standing on the upper part of Landfill One and its 64 million tons of waste buried underneath, Public Relations Specialist Hong Seung-hee, impeccably dressed and hair blowing in the slight breeze, pointed to a garbage truck, the last of the 350 that empty their load of the…
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Politics
Baengnyeong Island: The world’s uniquely beautiful military frontline
By Habib Toumi Baengnyeong, South Korea: On my first trip to Baengnyeong Island, the northernmost South Korean Island and right at the tip of the Northern Limit Line dividing the two Koreas, I stared at the tall majestic cliffs and the narrow stretch of water separating by 12 kilometers the…
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People
AJA issues “2024 Baengnyeong Island Freedom and Peace Declaration”
BAENGNYEONG, SOUTH KOREA: Asia Journalist Association (AJA) has issued the “2024 Baengnyeong Island Freedom and Peace Declaration”. AJA, an association comprised of media figures from over 40 Asian countries who love freedom and peace, called out and adopted the declaration. It was read out on April 29 by AJA President…
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Culture
Dolce Classic organizes Composer Jang Dong-In invitational concert in Seoul
By Seok-jae Kang Vice President, Asia Journalists Association SEOUL: Dolce Classic organized the Composer Jang Dong-in Invitational Concert at the Yun Bong Gil Memorial Hall in southern Seoul, Korea on March 12, 2024. Under the theme “Bloom, Spring”, the 10th Dolce invitational concert featured a total of 27 gagok pieces,…
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Society
‘Smarphoto’ Gains Popularity in Korea
By Seok-jae Kang, Vice President, Asia Journalists Association SEOUL: A new genre of photography, Smarphoto, is gaining popularity among Koreans, especially smartphone beginners and senior photography enthusiasts. Smarphoto, a coined term combining smartphone and photography, was created by Korean video specialist Park Kyung-sam in 2012. “Smartphones have become an essential…
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Culture
4-party MOU signed to promote health, happiness, peace for disadvantaged people
By Seok-jae Kang Vice President, Asia Journalists Association KOLKATA, India – A four-party memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed to promote health, happiness and peace for the mankind, especially the disadvantaged people, including refugees, orphans, the disabled and the elderly in a ceremony in Kolkata, India on February 8, 2024.…
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Business
Netpia requests Google, Apple to comply with EU Digital Marketing Act
By Seok-jae Kang Vice President, Asia Journalists Association SEOUL: Netpia, a Korean company specializing in native language Internet addresses (NLIA), has asked Google and Apple to comply with the EU Digital Marketing Act. In a press conference at the Korea Press Center in downtown Seoul on January 23, 2024, the…
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Politics
South Korea’s National Assembly passes ban on dog meat consumption
SEOUL: The National Assembly passed a special bill banning dog meat consumption Tuesday, paving the way for ending the practice that has fallen out of favor in recent decades. The bill, which bans the breeding, butchering, distributing and selling of dogs for meat, passed through the parliament with 208 votes…
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Culture
Cherry, the Korean journalist and traveler who embraced the world, loved cultures
By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid President, Asia Journalists Association CAIRO: For almost 24 years, Korean journalist, traveler and writer Cherry (Lee Yeon-Sil) has been communicating with friends and citizens in more than 200 countries around the world. In this interview with Ashraf Aboul-Yazid she gives us the full story: It is obvious that…
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