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West Asia
[AJA Global Report] Pride of Uzbekistan
Last Saturday (July 5th) Ravshan Irmatov, football referee from Uzbekistan, set up a record at the FIFA 2014 World Cup held in Brazil, reported Jahon information agency. Four-time Asian Football Confederation (AFC) “Referee of the Year” award winner Ravshan Irmatov officiated the quarter-final match between Netherlands and Costa Rica. He…
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People
2014 Manhae Grand Prize Awardees Determined
Ashraf Dali, the president of the Asia Journalist Association (AJA) Middle East chapter was determined as one of the awardees of the Manhae Grand Prize 2014 in the field of arts and literature. The judging committee for the Manhae Grand Prize met in June 30th to select not only Ashraf…
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People
2014 AJA Global Reporter Program Commences
The Asia Journalist Association (AJA) and The AsiaN recently commenced the annual AJA Global Reporter program. The internship program gives international students in South Korea the opportunity to discover the world of journalism, share, discuss, and write pressing and relevant issues about the participating countries as well as have an…
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East Asia
AJA and TEPI Korea to publish ‘Asian Review of Youth’
On May 19th, 2014, former President Sang-Ki Lee of the Asia Journalist Association(AJA), Publisher of Magazine N and President Gang Ryol Lee of TEPI Korea agreed to hold a meeting to discuss the publication of the Asian Review of Youth(AROY) journal. The agreement was signed at the N editorial office…
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South Asia
Love of the Arts: From Mumbai to Kuwait!
Director and writer Arif Kazi A few years ago, when I started my TV program “The Other,” which hosts non-Arab cultural figures to be introduced to an Arab audience, I met Mr. Arif Kazi for the first time. A mutual friend suggested him to be my guest for our new…
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East Asia
IWMF calls for release of detained Chinese journalist Gao Yu
Concerning the detention of the Chinese woman journalist Gao Yu by the Chinese authorities, the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) issued a statement of criticism. The following is the the full text. The statement stresses freedom of the press. – Editor’s note Washington, DC – The International Women’s Media Foundation…
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South East Asia
Father of Singaporean nature conservationists
Profile: “Eco-Warror” Dr. Wee Yeow Chin As a botanist, Professor Wee Yeow Chin was wont to talk to people about plants and animals, if not about birds and bees. His lectures on ferns, mushrooms, lichens and algae, the non-flowering plants that were his specialty, were serious stuff. Yet, the most-frequently-asked…
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Central Asia
Miss Mongolia Uyanga’s Interview with Odgerel
News Presenter and CEO of UBS Music Channel Asia N interviewd Odgerel,the best presenter and representative director for UBS music channel. The interview went off a bit over hour in the efternoon on 06 May at UBS. Odgerel is enjoying an active life and she is as good as anyone…
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Buddhist monk leads return of royal seals
After learning that U.S. authorities had confiscated nine stolen Joseon Kingdom (1392-1910) seals late last year, Buddhist monk Hye Moon started a campaign to get U.S. President Barack Obama to bring them to Korea. Many expressed skepticism, but he silenced doubters once and for all as Obama is expected to…
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East Asia
Park to play in Asian Cup
Park Eun-seon, a footballer who has recently weathered a controversy over her gender, will represent Korea in next month’s Asian Football Confederation (AFC) women’s Asian Cup. Park, 28, a forward for Seoul City Amazones in the WK-League, was among the 23 players Korea manager Yoon Deok-yeo picked for the tournament…
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