Tag: Asia Pacific
In Pakistan, school start delayed due to heat
In Pakistan, students are due to return to school in early August, except in the south of the country. School holidays are being extended by two weeks due to the…
record increase in foreign population
Japan, which has the world’s second-oldest population, is seeing a record increase in foreign nationals, official data showed Wednesday, July 24. Media reports attributed the increase to the lifting of…
Bangladesh: communications slowly return after several days of total cut-off
In Bangladesh, more than 2,500 people have been arrested in the crackdown on student protests against the measure that have been rocking the country since early July. At least 174…
Justice cuts controversial quotas, but protests continue – L’Express
Will the decision by the highest court be enough to calm the anger of Bangladeshis? As the country of 170 million people experiences an escalation of violence, protesters on Sunday,…
Manila says it has reached an ‘arrangement’ with Beijing over the disputed Second Thomas Reef
According to the Philippine Foreign Ministry, Manila and Beijing have agreed to facilitate the resupply of Philippine troops at the disputed Second Thomas Reef in the Spratly Islands. The rusting…
South Korea relaunches border propaganda after Pyongyang launches more balloons
After a three-week hiatus, North Korea has resumed sending balloons filled with trash to its southern neighbor. Such operations, usually carried out at night, are now taking place in broad…
Justice removes most job quotas that sparked protests
For almost a week, Bangladesh has been counting its dead and wounded every day as an unprecedented uprising takes place against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. By announcing job quotas perceived…
More than 115 dead, a national curfew… What is happening in Bangladesh? – L’Express
A point of no return has been reached. On Saturday, July 20, Bangladeshi riot police violently repressed the student protest movement, firing live ammunition at demonstrators in the capital Dhaka,…
Police fire live ammunition at protesters after fresh clashes
Bangladeshi riot police fired live ammunition at protesters in Dhaka on Saturday, July 20, and the army was widely deployed in cities across the country after another day of deadly…
China invites Palestinian Fatah, Hamas to work toward ‘reconciliation’
The two main Palestinian movements, Fatah and Hamas, against which Israel is waging war in Gaza, are due to meet in Beijing on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 July to…