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Iran in new political era
By: Alireza Bahrami TEHRAN: The 13th presidential election was held in the Islamic Republic of Iran. This election, unlike the previous six, was not exciting, because part of the Iranian people believed that their preferred candidate would not be allowed to run in the election. Also, the difficult economic situation…
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Lee Jun-Seok Phenomenon: Time to change, or the current two-party system will crumble down completely
By Lee Sang-Ki Former President of Asia Journalist Association Publisher of The AsiaN SEOUL: It is only a day away from the primary for the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) in the South Korean parliament. And 36-year-old young politician Lee Jun-Seok is receiving widespread expectations from the South Korean…
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Learn to live with covid-19 in our midst, Singapore PM Lee warns
By Ivan Lim Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: Get ready to live dangerously with the Novel Coronavirus in your midst — this is the new normal into which you have to transit. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, seeking to drive home the stark reality to all Singaporeans, warned…
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Korea’s foreign ministry calls in Japanese diplomat over Dokdo claim on Tokyo Olympic map
SEOUL: Korea’s foreign ministry called in a senior Japanese diplomat Tuesday to lodge a protest after a map on the Tokyo Olympic website showed South Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo as part of Japanese territory. Lee Sang-ryeol, director-general for Asia and Pacific affairs, was expected to express regrets when he…
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Vietnam successfully organises parliamentary election amid COVID-19 threats
By Phong Lan Deputy Head of the World News Desk Dantri Online Newspaper HANOI: “It can be said that the election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and the People’s Councils at all-levels for the 2021 to 2026 term has taken place successfully,” Secretary General of the Vietnamese National…
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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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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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World Economic Forum calls off meeting in Singapore
By Ivan Lim Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: Singapore is facing a fall-out at the international level because of the new near-lockdown measures it imposed to cope with a surge in Covid-19 cases. The World Economic Forum has called off its special annual meeting scheduled in the city-state…
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Think Tank 2022: Peaceful reunification of Korean Peninsula will lead to “explosive growth”
By Ziinine.A.Britshi Journalist at Malaysia World News (MWN) SOUTH KOREA: World leaders and experts with more than a million global participants have come together on May 9, 2021 for the launch of “Think Tank 2022” virtual rally that aims to promote the peaceful reunification of the Korean Peninsula. Think Tank…
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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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