Tag: Asia Pacific
Japanese worried about Russian military intimidation
While the eyes of the whole world are on Ukraine, Russia is stepping up military intimidation in Japan. In recent weeks, the Russian army has carried out maneuvers on an…
South Korea lifts all health restrictions except for wearing a mask
For the first time since the start of the pandemic, South Korea is lifting all health restrictions except for wearing a mask. From Monday, April 18, restaurants and other businesses…
man threatened with death penalty soon to be extradited to China
The Supreme Court of New Zealand has ruled: a man accused of murdering a young prostitute in 2009 in Shanghai may be extradited to China. An unprecedented decision in New…
In Shanghai, system D and mutual aid to survive confinement
Shanghai has been under glass for more than two weeks and Omicron is still running in China. 27,719 new cases of contamination have been reported in the Chinese economic capital,…
the soaring Omicron, Shanghai to the balcony
Fifteen districts are now affected by containment relief, this Tuesday, April 12, in Shanghai, despite the continued outbreak of the Omicron variant (23,342 new infections are reported for the day…
Shehbaz Sharif, new Prime Minister and “old hand in political life”
70-year-old Shehbaz Sharif is the leader of PML-N, the Muslim League of Pakistan. He led with other opposition leaders the revolt that overthrew Imran Khan, whom he succeeded as Prime…
In China, Shanghai is trying to get out of strict confinement
The containment relief measures, announced this weekend in Shanghai, began on Monday, April 11. Residents of certain areas can move on the streets again, but this remains very limited and…
veteran journalist arrested for ‘sedition’
A veteran Hong Kong journalist was arrested by national security police on Monday for “conspiring to commit a seditious publication”. This was reported by a police source and local media.…
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka nearly runs out of drugs
Sri Lankan doctors warned on Sunday April 10 that they were almost out of life-saving drugs, stressing that the economic crisis was likely to claim more victims on the island…
will the French confined to China be able to vote on Sunday?
While 26 million inhabitants of the Chinese economic capital are locked up at home, some for more than a week, due to the resurgence of Covid-19, nearly 7,000 French people…