Tag: Asia Pacific
twenty women demonstrate in Kabul for their rights
Twenty Afghan women demonstrated on Sunday, May 29, in Kabul to cries of ” bread, work, freedom to protest Taliban restrictions on women’s freedoms in Afghanistan. Since their return to…
several thousand demonstrators in Colombo on the 50th day of the crisis
Several thousand Sri Lankans again took to the streets of Colombo this Saturday to demand the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. A less strong mobilization than on May 9th. With…
Australia tries to strengthen ties with the Pacific islands, coveted by China
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is currently on a tour of eight Pacific island countries. A trip which comes a few weeks after the signing of a security pact with…
tourism hard hit by the political and economic crisis
Third source of foreign currency income after textiles and agriculture, tourism is hard hit by the current political and economic crisis in Sri Lanka. It is a blow for a…
In China, the Prime Minister reports a critical situation for the economy
In China, 100,000 civil servants are mobilized to stabilize the world’s second largest economy, very strongly affected by the health crisis, real estate crisis and the consequences of the war…
In the South Pacific, Beijing touts its regional free trade and security agreement
There is a surprise plan in the pocket of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who is starting a visit to the Pacific on May 26 (Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Samoa, Fiji,…
mobilization seems to be marking time
Where is the mobilization in Sri Lanka, a country hit by a historic economic and social crisis, and where the demonstrators are demanding the departure of the clan in power?…
Hundreds of arrests ahead of ‘giant’ march by Imran Khan supporters
Pakistani police arrested hundreds of activists from the PTI, Pakistan’s Justice Movement, Imran Khan’s party overnight from Monday to Tuesday. The former Prime Minister called on his supporters to demonstrate…
right after Biden leaves Seoul, Pyongyang resumes missile fire
North Korea will have waited for Joe Biden to leave the region to resume its ballistic missile tests. While the latter took advantage of his stay to adopt a firm…
Samsung announces more than $355 billion in investments
A massive investment announced by Samsung this Tuesday, May 24: 355 billion dollars. The South Korean conglomerate thus hopes to focus on its growth in strategic sectors such as electronic…