Tag: Asia Pacific
torrential rains and floods now on Sydney’s doorstep
The east coast of Australia continues to be swept by torrential rains, having caused major flooding earlier this week in Queensland, but also in northern New South Wales. The human…
Japan reopens borders after two years of closure
After keeping the borders tightly closed since the start of the pandemic, Tokyo is easing its immigration policy in dribs and drabs. With our correspondent in Tokyo, Bruno Duval Tourists…
feminists speak out against sexist language and behavior
On March 9, the presidential election will be held in South Korea. At the heart of the debates during these last days of the campaign, feminist issues. The candidates clashed…
amid anti-Beijing sentiment, Chinese urged to hide identities
While China has refused to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Chinese Embassy in Kyiv is now advising its citizens to hide their identities in the face of rising…
India ships 2,500 tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan amid economic crisis
In Afghanistan, the population continues to suffer the effects of the humanitarian crisis: most of the government’s public funds were frozen after the Taliban took power. Afghans lack everything from…
Hong Kong announces taking exceptional measures to try to stem the 5th wave of Covid-19
In Hong Kong, where the fifth wave of Covid-19 is proving to be incomparably more powerful than the previous ones combined, Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced on Tuesday evening her…
38 death sentences handed down
In India, a special court sentenced 38 people to the death penalty for their responsibility in a series of attacks that occurred in 2008 in the city of Ahmedabad, located…
Rahul Bajaj, the “patriarch” of rickshaws, is dead
Rahul Bajaj has died aged 83. Former boss of the Bajaj company, known in India and Africa for its scooters and tricycles, he was also one of the few to…
thousands march against compulsory vaccination
On the occasion of this day of mobilization of opponents of vaccination against the Covid-19 virus, Canberra, the Australian capital, also saw around 10,000 people converge today, who came to…
Planned Parenthood plans to ‘intervene’ to dissuade women from abortion
China intends to boost the birth rate by reducing the number of abortions. In any case, this is what Chinese family planning suggests, which claims to want to “intervene” with…