Tag: Asia Pacific
deadly torrential rains in the south-west of the country
The torrential rains that have hit the megalopolis of Chongqing in southwestern China since the start of the week have left at least fifteen dead, four missing and extensive damage.…
a record increase in wages conceded by Japanese companies
Major Japanese companies have granted a 3.58% wage hike on average for the current fiscal year, which started on April 1. A record increase, not seen for 30 years, according…
Shanghai Cooperation Organization: what is this alliance that Iran will join?
This Friday, June 30, Sergei Lavrov announced that Iran would join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) next week. “At the next meeting of the Committee of Heads of State, which…
Record temperatures, natural disasters… China is overheating
His paddle board under his arm, Wei runs along the Liangmahe Canal, northeast of Beijing. The questionable waters of this stream that crosses the embassy district have turned into a…
diplomatic battle between Beijing and Tokyo
Water that has caused a lot of ink to flow between China and Japan: that of the discharge of treated water, but still slightly contaminated, from the Fukushima power plant…
In Japan, criminal groups recruit on social networks
Filmed live, the May 8 burglary at a Rolex store in Tokyo’s upscale Ginza district has gone viral on the web. Four young people in black outfits and “V For…
visiting Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Egypt
Indian leader Narendra Modi is visiting Egypt, where he is meeting President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi this Sunday, June 25. The stakes are high for both countries. India wants to boost…
In India, Darwin erased from school textbooks
Whole swaths of the Muslim heritage erased, fundamental scientific concepts forgotten, the embarrassing past of Hindu nationalists watered down… planes operated in secondary school textbooks. Officially, this is to lighten…
a deadly heat wave overwhelms Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
Nearly 100 people have died in the past five days from the effects of a strong heat wave which hit the northeast of the country, in eastern Uttar Pradesh, where…
the Suneung, university entrance exam, could be modified
South Korea’s famous university entrance exam, the Suneung, will it be simplified? This is what South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is considering. This exam, renowned for its difficulty, is a…