Tag: Asia Pacific
the government wants to abolish colonial laws, the opposition fears even more authoritarianism
In India, it is a reform presented as ” historical by the Minister of the Interior. Parliament is preparing to abolish many laws inherited from the British Penal Code and…
Between Putin and North Korea, a strategic rapprochement
Korea’s National Liberation Day, Tuesday, August 15, was marked by a Russian gift. In a congratulatory message to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un published by the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin called…
China suspends publication of youth unemployment figures after record high
How to put an end to the bad economic news? By simply ceasing to distribute them. This is the choice made by China, which on Tuesday August 15 suspended the…
China: Will Country Garden, a real estate giant, meet the same fate as Evergrande?
A real estate giant threatens the Chinese economy again, two years after the setbacks of the Evergrande group. The action of the promoter Country Garden, one of the largest groups…
Kim Jong-un calls for increased missile production
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for a ” radical intensification of missile production, the state news agency KCNA reported on Monday (August 14th), as Seoul and Washington prepare…
In Burma, China defends the junta… and its interests
A perfectly orchestrated communication operation. Last May, several hundred people participated in a “Myanmar – China Trade Fair” in a vast exhibition hall located in the heart of Naypyidaw, the…
Taiwan-United States: this new visit which does not pass in China
Will the tension again rise a notch between Beijing and Taipei? This Sunday, August 12, China promised that it would take “firm and vigorous measures to safeguard its sovereignty and…
Japan: the right to vote for foreigners, a volcanic subject
At first glance, the case seemed trivial. It was for the mayor of Kumamoto, a city located on the island of Kyushu, in the south-west of Japan, to update a…
Deflation, sluggish consumption… Is China stalling?
The Chinese economy, second in the world, is going through a bad patch. This Wednesday, August 9, the country even went into deflation, the opposite of inflation, weighed down by…
the world’s largest gathering of scouts suffers from the heat
On the occasion of the 25ᵉ World Scout Jamboree, which takes place until August 12 in South Korea, hundreds of people are suffering from sunstroke and dehydration. Temperatures around 35°…