Tag: Asia Pacific
homosexual relations decriminalized but marriage for all prohibited
The Singapore Parliament revoked, Tuesday, November 29, a law criminalizing sex between men dating from the colonial era. This law, criticized as discriminatory and stigmatizing for the LGBT community, provided…
the Great Barrier Reef soon to be recognized as heritage in danger?
Victim of global warming, the Great Barrier Reef, which runs along the north-east of Australia, could find itself on the list of World Heritage in Danger. This is at least…
in Beijing, the anger does not dry up
Demonstrations in many cities in China, this Sunday, November 27, following the deadly fire in Urumqi, in Shanghai, but also against the “zero Covid” policy. This had not happened for…
the cases of Macao, a model shaken by the passage of Covid-19
The Macao government has just renewed the licenses of the city’s six major casinos. The seventh surprise candidate, a Malaysian hotel group, did not receive its authorization. Licenses now limited…
a packed crowd for the return of ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan
Imran Khan, 70, victim of an assassination attempt on November 3, was back on Saturday November 26. The former Pakistani Prime Minister gathered the crowd of his supporters in Rawalpindi,…
dissatisfaction with health restrictions wins Beijing
Demonstrations took place in many cities in China, again this Saturday, November 26, and this, even in the Chinese capital. Protest against sanitary measures deemed too strict. Residents are calling…
Taiwan president relinquishes party leadership after local election defeat
In Taiwan, a democratic archipelago claimed by Beijing, twenty million voters were called on this Saturday, November 26 to nominate their local elected officials – mayors, provincial heads… The ruling…
a strategic election for the ruling party
While tensions are at their height between the island and mainland China, 20 million voters are called to the polls in Taiwan on Saturday November 26 during local elections which…
Chinese-Canadian singer Kris Wu sentenced to 13 years in prison for rape
Superstar Kris Wu has been sentenced to 13 years in prison in China. The Chinese-Canadian singer is accused of raping a Chinese student when she was 17 years old. He…
cardinal and five co-defendants sentenced over pro-democracy protester relief fund
The 90-year-old former Bishop of Hong Kong, Cardinal Zen, and his five co-defendants, including several prominent civil society figures, were found guilty and fined on Friday morning November 25. The…