Tag: Asia Pacific
Chinese premier calls for openness and economic recovery
A few months before the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China (CCP), where Xi Jinping will try to stay in power, Prime Minister Li Keqiang has made a…
North Korea fires 2 cruise missiles amid US-South Korean military exercises
Military tensions are not falling on the Korean peninsula. As fears of a seventh nuclear test by North Korea are growing, the North Korean army fired two cruise missiles this…
a trial without jurors against pro-democracy activists
A Hong Kong judiciary has ordered a trial without jurors in the biggest national security law case. In all, 47 pro-democracy activists, accused of conspiring to subvert, are to be…
in Shanghai, the specter of a new confinement causes anxiety and panic
The city of Shanghai, confined for two months last spring to protect itself against Covid-19, still seems traumatized by this episode. Two videos have surfaced online showing shoppers escaping shopping…
Russia and North Korea to expand bilateral ties
Bilateral relations between North Korea and Russia are expected to strengthen. In any case, this is what Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un claim in an exchange of letters published by…
Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to six more years in prison
The Burmese junta tightens its grip against Aung San Suu Kyi. A military court sentenced the former leader to six years in prison on Monday August 15 for corruption. This…
scandal around a “shadow government” set up by Scott Morrison
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promised an investigation on Monday August 15 after revelations about his predecessor, Scott Morrison. The latter had secretly appointed himself to several ministerial portfolios during…
a year after the fall of Kabul, the chaos of the American withdrawal has also left its mark in Washington
A year after the fall of Kabul, the consequences are being felt from the American point of view. One word comes back when the fall of Kabul and the ensuing…
US Congressional delegation arrives in Taiwan after Nancy Pelosi’s visit
A US congressional delegation arrived in Taiwan on Sunday August 14, 2022, shortly after extensive Chinese military maneuvers around the island triggered by the visit of the Speaker of the…
two Rohingya leaders shot dead in refugee camp
In Bangladesh, two leaders of the Rohingya refugee community were shot dead in a camp that hosts nearly a million people belonging to this Muslim minority who fled Burma in…