Tag: Asia Pacific
Japan’s most famous prime minister assassinated
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, 67, succumbed to his injuries on Friday July 8 after being shot at during a meeting in the city of Nara, in the west…
After wheat, India will restrict flour exports
Two months after the ban on wheat exports, the Indian authorities have just announced that they will also restrict those of flour, in order to prevent wheat from escaping the…
former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe taken to hospital after attack
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was taken to hospital on July 8 after apparently being shot and wounded during a political event in the Nara region. He is unconscious…
North Korean fishermen sentenced to penal colony in Russia
It is a court decision that puts the finger again on an unknown reality. North Korean fishermen were sentenced to the penal colony in the Far East of the Russian…
Singapore executes two petty drug dealers
In Singapore, two men were hanged on Thursday morning. The Malaysian Kalwant Singh and the Singaporean Norashee Bin Gous were arrested nine years ago and then sentenced for trafficking 120g…
facing the Covid-19, the great city of Xi’an closes its doors
In China, the large city of Xi’an, located in the center of the country, is closing. From midnight July 5 and for one week, public places, schools, places of worship,…
Third day of torrential rains in Australia, rivers in flood and residents trapped
In Australia, new floods hit the city of Sydney and its surroundings. Tens of thousands of residents have had to evacuate since this weekend. This is the third time since…
tensions in the semi-autonomous region of Karakalpakstan
Tensions have arisen in recent days in Karakalpakstan, a semi-autonomous republic of Uzbekistan. It was only on the evening of Saturday July 2 that information came out about demonstrations that…
Macron and Albanese want to rebuild “trust”
French President Emmanuel Macron and the new Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese agreed this Friday, July 1 in Paris to restore “confidence” between the two countries, seriously damaged by the…
Xi Jinping defends a Hong Kong with Chinese characteristics
The Chinese president was in Hong Kong this Friday morning July 1 to open the ceremonies of the 25th anniversary of the handover of the city to China. After Hong…