Tag: Asia Pacific
an appointment to counter western influence
This Thursday opens in the city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan, the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the SCO. An event marked by…
Beijing wants to strengthen its influence in Central Asia
“No Central Asian country is ready to sign a memorandum stipulating the creation of a united front against the West” Interview with Temur Umarov, China and Central Asia specialist at…
Hindu nationalists call for banning ‘beef eaters’ in temples
In India, a very famous couple of actors were prevented from going to a temple because of a decade-old tweet in which one of them said to eat beef, a…
Frenchwoman Marie-Aude Murail receives the Andersen Prize
With millions of copies sold and nearly a hundred books published, French author Marie-Aude Murail has been a leading figure in world children’s literature for decades. His work has now…
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida weakened by his links with the Moon sect
In Japan, the government of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been weakened by its links with the Unification Church (or Moon sect) since the assassination of Shinzo Abe by a…
five girls’ schools have reopened in eastern Afghanistan
In one province in the east of the country, five public secondary schools for girls have reopened in one province in the east of the country. Until then, they were…
the Prime Minister manages to postpone the legislative elections
Manasseh Sogavare, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands, has obtained parliamentary approval to postpone elections until 2024 at the earliest, which the opposition interprets as a desire to undermine democracy.…
Sind, a province in flood hell
Sindh province in southern Pakistan is one of the most affected by the floods that have hit Pakistan since mid-June. In question, exceptional monsoon rains and rivers in flood after…
families of European detainees in Iran appeal to the European Union
It is a desperate appeal to Josep Borrell, the head of European diplomacy. Several families of European detainees in Iran are calling on the European Union to act to free…
Bangladesh Prime Minister received by Narendra Modi in New Delhi
The Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheik Hasina, is meeting her Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on Tuesday, September 6. On the menu of discussions: trade agreements and financial…