Tag: Asia Pacific
Sergei Lavrov in Beijing for the first time since the invasion of Ukraine
The Chinese and Russian foreign ministers are meeting this Wednesday, March 30 for the first time since the invasion of Ukraine. Wang Yi hosted Sergei Lavrov in Anhui, east China,…
journalist Rana Ayyub, critic of Narendra Modi, prevented from leaving the country
Rana Ayyub was supposed to travel to Europe to talk about the various forms of persecution she faces, but the Indian immigration services banned her from boarding the plane on…
In Beijing, “sealed” areas and “control and prevention” spaces against Omicron
Chinese health authorities reported 6,886 new local cases of Covid-19 for Monday, March 29, including 4,477 in Shanghai, under a bell jar while testing the population. Tests also in Beijing,…
Philippines and United States begin joint military maneuvers
Philippine and American forces are taking part in 12-day maneuvers on the island of Luzon, the country’s largest. These exercises take place in a context of renewed tensions in the…
Shanghai confined in two stages in the face of the resurgence of the epidemic
Shanghai is cut in two this Monday, March 28. Faced with the rebound of the Omicron variant, the authorities announced Sunday evening the confinement of the eastern part of the…
anti-Scott Morrison posters on trash bins as election approaches
In Australia, the next federal elections take place in less than two months. And as the election approaches, the Labor opposition has a nearly ten-point lead in terms of voting…
In 2021, the Indian capital New Delhi is still the most polluted in the world
New Delhi was the world’s most polluted capital for the fourth consecutive year last year, with 12 of the 25 most polluted cities in northern India. This air pollution is…
Afghan middle school and high school girls deprived of school on the day of the new school year
The Taliban had promised on Monday March 21 that Afghan high school and college girls could resume their education on March 23, after having been deprived of it since religious…
soldiers deployed to service stations in the face of fuel shortages
Sri Lanka ordered the presence of soldiers at petrol stations on Tuesday March 22, after violent demonstrations in queues for fuel. Thousands of motorists are waiting at once to get…
Russia drops peace talks with Japan over Kuril Islands, Tokyo ‘protests’
Japan has firmly protested on Tuesday March 22 against Russia’s decision to abandon negotiations for a peace treaty between the two countries because, according to Moscow, of the ” unfriendly…