Tag: Asia Pacific
Two South Koreans accused of spying for Pyongyang arrested
A businessman and an army captain who allegedly stole military secrets in exchange for cryptocurrency were arrested by authorities in South Korea on Thursday (April 28th). An arrest which comes…
After a month of confinement in Shanghai, concert of pans to obtain food
The Shanghainese were again on the balcony Thursday evening in China. Not to applaud the caregivers, but to ask for more food after a month of confinement in the city…
Works by the Samsung family on display at the National Museum of Korea
Just a year ago, the heirs to the Samsung empire offered the South Korean state 23,000 works of art, including those by Gauguin, Dali, Picasso and Monet. Part of this…
India and Pakistan crushed by an early heat wave
A record heat wave is setting in over India and Pakistan. In the latter country, temperatures are observed well above normal seasonal temperatures ranging between 40 and 45 degrees. A…
open letter asks Modi to respond to attacks on Muslims
In India, more than 100 former senior officials have just written an open letter to the Prime Minister. They ask him to react to put an end to the growing…
in the face of the economic crisis, the Buddhist clergy call for the departure of the government
In Sri Lanka, the leaders of the Buddhist clergy, very influential and until now close to power, have just demanded the resignation of the government. They are calling on President…
Hong Kong Foreign Press Club suspends human rights awards
The organization fears to unintentionally break the law ” by crossing ” new red lines established by Beijing. This is the first time in 26 years that the foreign press…
Beijing massively tests its population against the spread of the Omicron variant
For the third day in a row, Covid contaminations are down slightly in Shanghai and it is now to Beijing that all eyes are turned. In the capital, the cases…
In Malaysia, millions of childhood vaccines are at risk of ending up in the trash
If 98.8% of adults in the country have received at least one dose, Malaysians are becoming wary when it comes to vaccinating their children: today, only 38% of them are…
Modi’s first official visit to Kashmir since 2019 lockdown
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Sunday April 24 in the disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir, his first trip to this region since the forced abrogation of the…