• Politics

    No quick exit by PM Lee as succession plan unravels

    By Ivan Lim Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: The punishing impact of the Covid-19 crisis in Singapore has produced three political surprises, upsetting the smooth political successionplan of the city-state’s ruling party. One, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat, the front runner, dropped out of the race to…

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  • Politics

    Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore cancelled amid uncertain COVID-19 situation

    By Ivan Lim Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: Another high-level conference in Singapore has fallen victim to Covid-19 pandemic as the city-state sees little sign of the raging virus outbreaks receding soon. The Shangri-la Dialogue, as the annual summit of defence chiefs is called after the Shangri-la hotel…

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  • Politics

    Chungcheongnam-do – The “Capital of Welfare in Korea”

    By Khatuna Chapichadze Georgian Technical University San Diego State University Professor CHUNGCHEONGNAM-DO: As Yang Seung-jo, the governor of Chungcheongnam-do, South Chungcheong Province, welcomes the visitors of the place through the official website of The Province of Chungcheongnam-do, he states that Chungcheongnam-do is becoming the “Capital of Welfare in Korea” by…

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  • Culture

    Global Climate Issues and the Role of Journalism: Case of Georgia

    By Khatuna Chapichadze Georgian Technical University San Diego State University Professor TBILISI: The World Journalists Conference (WJC), organized by the Journalists Association of Korea (JAK) annually, was conducted from Monday, April 19 to Tuesday, April 20, 2021, online for the second time in its history – due to the continuing global…

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  • Politics

    Hard Times for Iran’s Foreign Minister

      By Alireza Bahrami TEHRAN: Javad Zarif is a famous Iranian diplomat. He has been Iran’s representative to the UN for many years. He has also been the foreign minister of President Rouhani’s government for the past eight years. Mr. Zarif, along with Secretary of State John Kerry of the President…

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  • People

    Modesty: Malaysian minister assists workers in sweeping rainwater

    KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian minister has posted a picture of himself helping to sweep the rainwater that fell on the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. “Today the rain of grace fell heavily. Thank God, I was able to contribute a little service and energy with the staff of the…

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  • People

    GCS International holds extraordinary board meeting, discusses upcoming major events

      By Seok-Jae Kang GCS International Secretary-General Vice President of the Asian Journalists Association SEOUL: GCS International held its extraordinary Board of Directors meeting at the conference room of the GCS headquarters in Seoul, Korea on April 23. At the extraordinary board meeting, held in a hybrid on- and off-line…

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  • Society

    ‘Comfort women’ lose lawsuit against Tokyo over wartime sexual slavery

    SEOUL: South Korean victims of wartime sexual slavery lost their second lawsuit against the Japanese government Wednesday, suffering a setback in their efforts to hold Tokyo accountable for war crimes. The Seoul Central District Court dismissed the case brought by 20 plaintiffs, including surviving victims forced to work in front-line…

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  • Politics

    Climate change and its impact on Central Asia

    Speech delivered at the World Journalist Conference on 20 April 2021 By Kuban Taabaldiev Director General, Kabar News Agency Kyrgyz Republic BISHBEK: The region of Central Asia is facing increasingly more irreversible processes caused by climate change. Many know of the tragedy in the region caused by the drying up…

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  • People

    Singapore: Defamation award raises fears over Facebook postings

    By Ivan Lim Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN  SINGAPORE: A punitive damages award totalling S$133,000 granted to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong against a blogger in a High Court defamation verdict is being seen as holding serious implications for Singaporeans sharing posts on social media platforms, prompting a crowdfunding…

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