• Main Slide

    Pakistan Agrees to Afghan Taliban’s Request for Temporary Ceasefire

    By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban have agreed to a temporary 48-hour ceasefire on the request of the Afghan Taliban regime, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Wednesday. “At the request of the Afghan Taliban regime, and with mutual consent, Pakistan and the Taliban…

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    Economic Strain Deepens as Afghanistan- Pakistan Torkham Border Crossing Stays Shut

    By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: Due to the tension between the Pakistan and Afghanistan forces, the main commercial passage at Torkham remains shut to all kinds of commercial movement and pedestrian traffic for the second day. The border closure for the second day is causing daily losses of millions…

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  • Politics

    Germany at 35: An Enduring Reunification, A Lesson for the Korean Peninsula (III)

    By Hassan HumeidaKiel, Germany As Germany commemorates 35 years of unity since the historic fall of the Berlin Wall, AsiaN is publishing a special series of interviews with Germans who reflect on the country’s path to reunification. These accounts capture the experiences of individuals who witnessed the effects of breaking…

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  • EditorsPick

    Where the Feudal Lords Rule, Even the Animals Suffer

    Camel, tortured in Sukkur, is being operated By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: Across Pakistan in recent years, a disturbing pattern of cruelty has emerged, revealing a brutal undercurrent in rural life: livestock such as camels and buffaloes have been deliberately maimed as punishment for straying into farmlands or becoming…

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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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  • West Asia

    Quadrilateral of Pressure

    By Ali SalehabadiAdministrator and managing editor of Setare Sobh daily- Iran TEHRAN: The seasonal meeting of the Board of Governors has ended. Although Abbas Araghchi and Rafael Grossi reached an agreement in Cairo about inspections, this one-sided agreement will not solve the sanctions problem. Iran plans to continue inspections in…

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  • Main Slide

    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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  • EditorsPick

    How Asian Chiefs Dealt with Trump in Tariff Wars

    By Ivan LimFormer AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: President Donald Trump unleased his Liberation Day tariff offensive on April 2 with a vengeance – threatening to slap huge duties on nations enjoying trade surpluses unless they negotiate to redress and reverse the gaping trade imbalance with him. The Make…

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    Whispers of Corruption in Pakistan’s Bureaucracy

    By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s civil service has long been a focal point of debate, criticism, and reform attempts. However, in recent days, Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has reignited a contentious public conversation by alleging widespread corruption within the bureaucracy, extravagant perks, and calling for legislative reforms to rein…

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  • South East Asia

    Indonesia: Flare Gas Monetization

    By Eddy Suprapto JAKARTA: Indonesia, with the third largest population in the world, is not a particularly rich country in terms of oil and gas resources. Its reserves are only 3.3 gibberish barrels of oil, equivalent to 0.2 percent of the world’s total. Compare this to Venezuela, which has 300.9…

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