November 19 marks the 20th anniversary of establishing Asia Journalist Association (AJA) in Korea. Today, AJA President Ashraf Aboul-Yazid (Egypt), joined the founding president Lee Sang-ki, and the honorary president Ivan Lim (Singapore) to celebrate
Overcome the difficulties of life with dignity, strive for victory with courage, for the world belongs to brave souls. Life is too precious to be insignificant
Jakhongir Nomozov
When I first heard the saying, “Those who know a lot grow old
In 2009, Hangul was introduced as a script for Cia-Cia after a visit by South Korean academics. Two instructors were sent from Baubau to South Korea to learn Hangul and develop a method for using it to teach Cia-Cia
Monitoring Desk
Excited chatter
The US-China competition did not emerge out of a vacuum. It’s built from decades of economic growth, military expansion, and ideological schism
This century has been defined by a geopolitical rivalry between the United States and China. It is
• Korea, which erases thoughts of children and family… The secret to the highest low birth rate gap
• Korea, ultra-fast growth → workaholism to maintain consumption → daily life with no time to think about marriage
Observation requires patience, empathy, humility, and courage. It asks us to see people and situations as they are, not as we assume or prefer them to be.
By Abdullah Usman Morai | Sweden
In the fast-paced, digitally connected world we inhabit, it has become increasingly difficult to simply observe. We see something or someone, and within seconds, our minds craft a label. “He’s
