Tag: Asia
More than 100 people died in the floods in Nepal, dozens are missing | News in brief
In Nepal, located in Asia, at least 101 people have died and more than 60 are missing due to floods caused by heavy rains. The eastern and central parts of…
Thailand becomes third country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage
Thailand’s king has signed into law a same-sex marriage law, the country’s official Royal Gazette announced on Tuesday, September 24. Thailand thus becomes the first country in Southeast Asia to…
‘Aggressive species’ has become widespread in Istanbul! Especially those districts should be careful: It can cause an allergic reaction when it bites
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Necla Birgül İyison stated that the Asian tiger mosquito, which is common in Istanbul and lays its eggs in shallow waters, can cause allergic reactions in people…
How Southeast Asia attracts foreign capital… to the detriment of China – L’Express
Wherever you look, projects abound. Among the confetti that make up Southeast Asia, the city-state of Singapore is setting the tone more than ever. In 2023, the American foundry GlobalFoundries…
In Asia, Antony Blinken seeks to reassure allies worried about a return of Donald Trump
In Mongolia, it was the end of Antony Blinken’s tour of Asia, this Thursday, August 1st. The American Secretary of State was on a ten-day Asian tour. He visited six…
A powerful typhoon ravages Southeast Asia – video shows the sinking of an oil tanker in the Philippines | Foreign countries
As of Thursday afternoon, 23 people have died in Taiwan and the Philippines as a typhoon moves through the region. A typhoon, or tropical storm, is raging in Southeast Asia,…
At the SCO summit, “there is a form of sharing of interests between Russia and China in Central Asia”
The leaders of the nine member states – China, Russia, Iran, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan – of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization are meeting on July 3 and 4…
SNK settles in Singapore, new ambitions in Southeast Asia
Since the buyout of SNK by Saudi Arabia (via the Electronic Gaming Development Company, a subsidiary of MiSK, the foundation of Mohammed ben Salman) at 96%, the company which gave…
Cybercrime booming in Southeast Asia
About 100 Taiwanese nationals were arrested on June 28 on the Indonesian island of Bali. They are accused of illegally using immigration permits and committing online scams targeting Malaysians. 2…
Putin’s Asia trip continues – now in Vietnam
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen Russian President Vladimir Putin together with, among others, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha after the President arrived in Vietnam. Photo: Minh Hoang/AP/TT Russian…