Tag: Asia Pacific
John Kerry in China: who are the biggest polluters on the planet?
The climate dialogue has been broken for almost a year between China and the United States, the two largest emitters of CO2 on the planet. Despite diplomatic tensions on other…
Malaysia revives Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed line project
This week, the Malaysian government called on private companies to submit investment projects for the high-speed rail project linking Kuala Lumpur to Singapore. The latter had been put on hiatus…
In China, AI to help video game platforms restrict access to minors
In China, online video game platforms will again restrict their access to minors this summer. As part of the fight against screen addiction, they are entitled to 26 hours of…
India launches a rocket to the Moon: will the country succeed in its bet?
India launched an unmanned rocket to the Moon this Friday, July 14, where it will attempt for the second time to join the very closed club of countries that have…
How India could become the world’s second largest economy in 50 years
France rolls out the red carpet for him. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Paris on Thursday, is the guest of honor at the traditional July 14 military…
India agrees in principle to purchase 26 Rafale aircraft and three submarines
An official visit and future contracts. India gave its agreement in principle this Thursday, July 13 for the purchase from France of 26 Rafale fighter planes, in the Navy version…
Fukushima: four questions about the controversial project to discharge treated water into the ocean
Tokyo approves, Seoul and Beijing protest. A controversial project aims to discharge into the ocean treated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan, devastated by the triple disaster…
South Korea: gay pride, symbol of tensions between conservatives and progressives
Two streets, two atmospheres, a few hundred meters apart, in the heart of the South Korean capital, in the crushing heat of July 1st. On one side, posters announce hell…
With OpenKylin, China continues its quest for autonomy in computing and high technologies
Everyone knows Windows and MacOs, the American operating systems that equip computers. Here is the Chinese OpenKylin, which moreover looks more like Linux -for specialists- because it is a system…
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visits Beijing for four days
Janet Yellen, US Treasury Secretary, arrived in Beijing on July 5. She must meet her Chinese counterparts in a context of reinforced trade restrictions between the two countries. With our…