Tag: Asia Pacific
After heavy flooding, rescue teams are deployed to search for missing people
Rescuers were deployed on Monday, September 23, to search for missing people after severe flooding and landslides hit central Japan, killing at least seven people, according to local authorities. 2…
Former Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayaka declared winner of presidential election
Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, a candidate for the left-wing coalition in austerity-driven Sri Lanka, has won the presidential election on Saturday, September 21, the country’s electoral commission announced the day after…
“In Afghanistan, a generation of women is being sacrificed” – L’Express
L’Express: You spoke at the opening of the Trouville Geopolitical Meetings, whose theme this year is “women and power”, a power that is often denied to them in many places…
In Sri Lanka, a presidential election to definitively turn the page on Rajapaksa?
Sri Lankans go to the polls on Saturday, September 21, to elect a new president, two years after the Rajapaksa clan fell from power. According to the specialist on this…
In northern Thailand, Typhoon Yagi wreaked havoc
In the middle of the rainy season, bad weather in Thailand continues, with authorities predicting increased rainfall from Thursday, September 19, through next Monday. And while strong winds, flash floods…
Beijing’s latest territorial provocation angers Japan – L’Express
Tensions are rising again between Beijing and Tokyo. A Chinese aircraft carrier and two warships sailed between two Japanese islands, near Taiwan. “Totally unacceptable,” Tokyo responded on Wednesday. “Following the…
In China, Shanghai faces the most violent typhoon since 1949
Shanghai, China’s economic capital, was hit Monday morning by Typhoon Bebinca, the strongest to make landfall there since 1949, with strong winds and torrential rains causing flights to be cancelled…
Sabina Atoll, object of desire and tensions between Beijing and Manila – L’Express
After nearly five months firmly anchored to the Sabina Atoll, the Philippine Coast Guard’s flagship, the BRP Teresa Magbanu, reluctantly weighed anchor on Sunday, September 15. Anchored on the coast…
Swedish diplomats return to the territory of the “hermit” country
Swedish diplomats are back in North Korea. Four years after leaving the country following its closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, the regime has decided to invite them back. Sweden…
Divisions within the Conservative Party during a debate to choose a new leader
In Japan, the Liberal Democratic Party, which has dominated Japanese politics since 1955, has been searching for a new leader since Prime Minister Fumio Kishida decided to renounce a new…