Initiative to form AJA launched over coffee in Melaka, Malaysia, in 2002
By Norila Daud, Chief Editor, Malaysia World News KUALA LUMPUR: The Asia Journalists Association (AJA) was officially established on November 22, 2004. It will be 20 years old this November. Its establishment was not easy as it had to go through a long challenging journey of more than two years. Four thinkers who were also […]
Busan is great city for EXPO 2030!
By Kuban Abdymen BISHKEK / SEOUL /BUSAN: The history of organization, selection of hostesses and holding of EXPO exhibitions begins in 1851 from the moment of signing the Convention for the Organization of International Exhibitions. The Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) serves as the governing body for three types of exhibitions: general, international and specialized. […]
Let me open the window of life
With Mr. Brijesh Bhatia (India), Eddy Suprarto (Indonesia) and Pramod Mathur (India) – 2008 visit By Nasir Aijaz As William Zinsser, a renowned American writer and journalist (1922-2015), had once said ‘Memoir isn’t the summary of a life, it’s the window into a life’, let me too open the window and share some glimpses of […]
The Silk Road Literature launches its “Magazine” in Korea
Busan Metropolitan City officials exchange the memorial’s city with the Silk Road Literature Magazine The Editor SEOUL: A special pilot issue of “The Silk Road Literature Magazine”, published by the Silk Road Literature Series, has been released in Korea. The series, which launched its publications in 2016, with a collection of printed and hardcover books, has […]
AsiaN to add new languages to its editions next year
Asian Journalists Association (From left) Sophal Chai, senior adviser to Cambodia News; Doan Thi Phuong, Vietnam Dantri reporter; Nasir Aijaz, editor-in-chief of Pakistan Sindh Courier; Lee Sang-ki, founding president of tAJA and CEO and publisher of AsiaN; Pooneh Nedai, editor-in-chief of Iran Shokran magazine; Ashraf Dali, President of AJA, Kuban Abdymen, Former Director of Kabar […]
Full moon night, millions of twinkling lights and Busan City as Republic of Korea aspires to host World Expo 2030
The three objectives of the Busan World Expo are ‘Sustainable Living with Nature’, ‘Technology for Humanity’ and ‘Platform for Caring and Sharing’. By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative BUSAN: It was a full moon night in Busan city on November 7, 2022. The moon was alone in the sky shedding its light beams over the earth but […]
Koo Bon-hong appointed AJA Chairman
SEOUL: The Asia Journalist Association (AJA), with its current President Ashraf Dali, has appointed Deputy Chairman Koo Bon-hong as the 6th Chairman for a period of three years. At the same time, the AJA also had Former Prime Minister of South Korea Lee Soo-sung and Former Editor-in-Chief of Kyunghyang Daily Newspaper Lee Hyung-kyun as Honorary […]
AJA mourns Nasir Yusoff, Bernama managing editor
SEOUL: Asia Journalists Association (AJA) mourned Malaysian journalist Mohamad Nasir Yusoff who passed in Kuala Lumpur. He was 62. Nasir, the former managing editor of the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama), died as he arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport from Miri, Sarawak, where he spent the Eid holidays with his extended family. “After disembarking […]
World Journalists Conference: A history of excellence in communication, deep analyses
SEOUL: The tenth World Journalists Conference (WJC) will be held in April amid high anticipation of speeches and presentations that will continue a now well-established tradition of addressing pertinent issues and thinking collectively of solutions and options. World Journalists Conference (WJC 2022) will discuss o the status of fact checking by global journalism and media self-regulatory […]
World Journalists Conference 2022 to discuss fact checking, the impact of journalists on society
SEOUL: High-profile journalists from across the globe will participate in a conference in the Korean capital Seoul and deliver speeches and hold debates over two days. The World Journalists Conference (WJC 2022), held annually by the Journalists Association of Korea (JAK) will discuss on April 25 the status of fact checking by global journalism and […]
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