Tag: Asia Pacific
emotion after the murder of a journalist who was investigating corruption in Chhatisgarh
In India, the murder of a reporter reignites the debate on the safety of journalists. Mukesh Chandrakar, 32, was investigating corruption in the poor state of Chhattisgarh. He was found…
additional time requested for the arrest of the deposed president – L’Express
The anti-corruption agency responsible for investigating martial law in South Korea announced Monday that it would request additional time to arrest deposed President Yoon Suk-yeol, holed up in his residence…
numerous tributes after the death of the “father” of Indian nuclear power
Numerous tributes in India after the death this Friday January 4 of the architect of the country’s nuclear program. Aged 88, he notably led the country’s atomic weapons tests in…
these four scenarios on the future of deposed president Yoon Suk-yeol – L’Express
How to stop Yoon Suk-yeol? The deposed South Korean president has still not been arrested by the country’s police. Under an arrest warrant for having briefly imposed martial law in…
behind the decontamination of the toxic site of Bhopal, anger persists
In India, 40 years after the Bhopal chemical disaster, which left at least 20,000 dead, the government has begun decontamination of the site. But the conditions are contested by the…
In South Korea, the deposed president’s all-powerful security service defies justice – L’Express
Friday January 3, 8:03 a.m. Negotiations are underway. The bodyguards of the deposed South Korean president finally give the green light. Around fifty officials from the Corruption Investigation Office (CIO)…
Chinese drones at the heart of new tensions between Beijing and Washington – L’Express
Towards a commercial drone war between Beijing and Washington? China indicated this Friday, January 3, that it will take “all necessary measures” after the announcement by the United States of…
the attempted arrest of the deposed president turns into chaos – L’Express
Another incredible day in South Korea. South Korean investigators tried in vain this Friday, January 3, to arrest deposed President Yoon Suk-yeol at his residence in Seoul for his failed…
investigators fail to arrest the deposed president holed up in his residence
A month to the day after his failed attempt to impose martial law, investigators attempted to arrest the president at his official residence in Seoul’s Hannam district. Yoon Suk-yeol is…
40 years after the Bhopal chemical explosion, decontamination of the site begins timidly
On the night of December 2 to 3, 1984, the worst chemical explosion in history occurred in the factory of an American multinational in Bhopal, India. The disaster has claimed…