Tag: Asia
Former head of China’s central bank sentenced to death | News in brief
Fan Yifei is the highest-ranking executive in China’s financial sector who has been arrested during an anti-corruption program launched by President Xi Jinping. Former Vice Governor of the People’s Bank…
Joakim Oldorff already competed abroad as a child – now he has to go to Asia to get to the top of the world | Sport
will show the badminton Arctic Open from Thursday in Areena. See the schedule of live sports broadcasts at this link. When the hard blow of the badminton racket hits the…
“Maybe sometime in the future” – Japan’s foreign minister talks about NATO in Asia | News in brief
Japan’s new prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, proposed last month that Asian countries and the United States form a military alliance to stem China’s influence. Japan’s new foreign minister Takeshi Iwaya…
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…