Tag: Asia Pacific
18 miners trapped underground after gold mine collapse
18 people are still trapped underground in China following the collapse of a gold mine on Saturday (December 24th) in the autonomous region of Xinjiang, in the west of the…
opposition leader Sitiveni “Rambo” Rabuka new prime minister
Nicknamed “Rambo”, opposition leader Sitiveni Rabuka was confirmed on Saturday (December 24th) as Prime Minister of Fiji, after accusing the outgoing government of fueling “fear and chaos” to frustrate his…
Explosion of Covid cases in China: what impact on Europe?
China has gone from a “zero Covid” strategy to… no plan. At the beginning of December, faced with the increase in contamination and the thousands of demonstrators in the streets…
In China, the chaotic end of “zero Covid”: “Everyone around me fell ill”
A long line of black hearses stretches along the avenue leading to the Babaoshan crematorium, west of Beijing. Undertakers in white “cosmonaut” suits circulate under the watchful eye of police…
Wagner armed by North Korea: the warning of the United States
The White House delivered a serious warning Thursday, December 22 against the rise of the paramilitary group Wagner, “rival power” of the Russian regular army in Ukraine. The latter, led…
In China, the myth of Xi Jinping’s infallibility has lived
His “thought”, enshrined in the Chinese Constitution, was supposed to be infallible. The communist regime had, according to him, proven its overwhelming superiority over Western democracies thanks to its “victory”…
“Show the world that Russia is not isolated”
Russia must begin this Wednesday, and for eight days, military maneuvers with the Chinese navy. The place: the East China Sea, east of Shanghai, in a very strategic space: Taiwan…
North Korea threatens Japan after defense strategy announcement
Tensions continue to mount on the Korean peninsula ahead of the North Korean Workers’ Party plenum scheduled for late December. The past few months have seen Pyongyang fire numerous missiles…
opposition strikes deal to oust PM
The Fijian opposition reached an agreement on Tuesday (December 20th) to form a coalition government, Social Democratic Party politicians announced, marking the end of the reign of Frank Bainimarama. It…
Japan chooses to reallocate Fukushima reconstruction budget to national defense
In Japan, the coming doubling of the defense budget is causing immense controversy, because this rearmament of the country will be carried out to the detriment of a project that…