Tag: Asia
Cautiousness can be observed in Asian securities markets, some stock exchanges are down | News in brief
In New York, key indices hit new record highs in the aftermath of Trump’s election victory. In Asia, some of the stock markets have been falling on Thursday morning. The…
In Japan, only every fifth high school boy has kissed | News in brief
In Japan, only about one in five high school boys has experienced a first kiss, he says The Guardian magazine. About girls a good quarter had kissed. For example, in…
In Pakistan, schools had to be closed due to air pollution | News in brief
The air quality index, which measures several pollutants, reached more than a thousand at the weekend, when even a reading more than three times lower is considered dangerous. 13:33•Updated 14:01…
A Hindu celebration shrouded India’s capital in smoke hazardous to health | News in brief
India’s New Delhi is often ranked among the world’s most polluted cities in international measurements. Banned fireworks already worsened air quality. In India’s capital New Delhi, air quality has reached…
A powerful typhoon approaches the east coast of Taiwan | News in brief
In Taiwan, schools, offices and business premises have been closed on Thursday as the super typhoon named Kong-rey approaches the east coast of the island in the South China Sea.…
President Stubb meets with China’s Xi, says he expects direct discussion on Russia – watch briefing at 2pm | Foreign countries
The discussions include the relations between China and Finland and the war in Ukraine. Stubb has previously said that China is crucial to the continuation of the war in Ukraine.…
Japan restarts nuclear reactor near Fukushima | News in brief
After the 2011 accident at Fukushima, Japan shut down all 54 of its nuclear reactors, but has since restarted 12 of the 33 units still operational. The second reactor of…
Japan’s official election result confirmed the defeat of the ruling coalition | News in brief
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic Party and its support party won 215 seats in the lower house of parliament in the elections, while 233 seats were needed for a…
Tension has reached its peak in Asia! That island was completely surrounded… The statement came: "Successfully completed"
The tension between China and Taiwan has escalated. After Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te’s stand against China, the Beijing front organized a military exercise surrounding Taiwan in order to intimidate Taiwan.…
Russian sanctions are circumvented through Central Asia – Finland’s exports to the region have grown exceptionally much | Economic
Economic sanctions and the voluntary withdrawal of companies have collapsed Finnish exports to Russia after the start of the war in Ukraine. At the same time, Finland’s exports to Central…