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East Asia
Hopes for President Lee Jae-myung: Stay True to the Basics-Restore Integrity, Promote Unity, Resolve Conflict, and Respect Diversity
On June 3, 2025, Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party of Korea was elected as the 21st President of South Korea. The AsiaN is publishing the hopes and expectations of Koreans for the new president and administration in both Korean and English editions. We welcome the interest, feedback, and constructive…
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East Asia
Hopes for President Lee Jae-myung: For Korea to Become the ‘Hope of Asia’ and a ‘Model for the World’
On June 3, 2025, Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party of Korea was elected as the 21st President of South Korea. The AsiaN is publishing the hopes and expectations of Koreans for the new president and administration in both Korean and English editions. We welcome the interest, feedback, and constructive…
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East Asia
Hopes for President Lee Jae-myung: “Meet with Inventors and Scientists Regularly”
On June 3, 2025, Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party of Korea was elected as the 21st President of South Korea. The AsiaN is publishing the hopes and expectations of Koreans for the new president and administration in both Korean and English editions. We welcome the interest, feedback, and constructive…
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East Asia
Hopes for President Lee Jae-myung: What I Expect from the Next Korean Administration
We must develop the East Sea based on Ulleungdo and establish a vision to make the East Sea the Mediterranean of the 21st century through active communication with the west coast of Japan. We must think about making Busan the Singapore of the 21st century and Ulleungdo the Sicily of…
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Hopes for President Lee Jae-myung: May You Open the Path of Peace and Unification Across Eurasia via Siberia
On June 3, 2025, Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party of Korea was elected as the 21st President of South Korea. The AsiaN is publishing the hopes and expectations of Koreans for the new president and administration in both Korean and English editions. We welcome the interest, feedback, and constructive…
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Bahrain Elected to UN Security Council
The election in progress (UN) MANAMA: Bahrain has been elected as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for a two-year term starting in January 2026. The Kingdom received 186 votes out of 188 in a single round of balloting, the highest among the five countries elected. Also elected…
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West Asia
Korean Ambassador’s Singing Performances in Tehran Stand Out
Ambassador Kim Jun-pyo in one of his singing performances By Alireza Bahrami TEHRAN: Stellar music performances by South Korea’s ambassador to Tehran Kim Jun-pyo has won wide praise in Iran and has been hailed by social media as an extraordinary demonstration of his efforts to foster deeper connection with his…
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South East Asia
Cambodia’s Ministry of Information urges nationwide effort to combat fake news
By Chhay Sophal PHNOM PENH: The Cambodian government, through the Ministry of Information, this week called on the public to pay close attention to the fight against fake news, as the Ministry’s Anti-Fake News Committee detected nearly 900 cases of misinformation during the first quarter of 2025. According to Tep…
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South Asia
India-Pakistan War: Satire, Sarcasm, and Social Media
AI-generated image of US President Trump wearing a traditional turban showing him as tribal chief. By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative Islamabad: In a tense and unprecedented episode, India and Pakistan engaged in a four-day period of military duress that many called an undeclared war. While the world watched anxiously,…
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India, Pakistan carry out airstrikes on airbases
Pakistan fires missiles on Indian air bases – Photo courtesy of Radio Pakistan website By Nasir aijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has initiated retaliatory action in response to the ongoing Indian aggression in the wee hours of Saturday, according to Radio Pakistan, the state-run broadcasting house. The operation has…
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