Tag: Asian
China’s Asian elephant population has doubled in 25 years – a video shows how wounded elephants are rehabilitated
The number of Asian elephants on the entire continent has dropped by half since the middle of the 20th century. The population of the endangered Asian elephant has doubled to…
Mixed on the Asian exchanges
The key Nikkei 225 index is up 1.3 percent, while the broader Topix index is up 1 percent. In Hong Kong, things look much gloomier. The Hang Seng index shed…
Down on the Asian stock markets
The Nikkei 225 is holding around zero, while the broader Topix is down a third of a percent after one hour of trading. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng retreats…
LAST MINUTE: Both Asian and European powder keg! They gathered soldiers and practiced battle with real weapons! The world is on edge…
Taiwan is the new powder keg! After the news that the President of the US House of Representatives Pelosi will visit Taiwan, which is called the Ukraine of China, China…
US Speaker Nancy Pelosi is leaving for an Asian tour – there is no certainty about the controversial visit to Taiwan
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s possible visit to Taiwan will only be confirmed if she shows up. For security reasons, the schedule of Pelosi’s trip to Asia will not be…
Upwards on the Asian stock markets
On the Tokyo Stock Exchange, both the heavy Nikkei 225 index and the broad Topix index rise by around 1.3 percent. Even in Hong Kong, there were happy faces with…
Groundbreaking Indian, South Asian radio station makes play for London airwaves
London could be getting a new FM radio station, borne of the pandemic, the first new one in years, and perhaps the first of its kind in the city. A…
Sad faces on the Asian stock markets
The important Nikkei 225 index is down 0.8 percent, while the broader Topix index is back 0.7 percent. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index opens with a smaller drop…
Asian stock markets open upwards
The Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Nikkei 225 index climbs 0.7 percent in initial trading, and the broad Topix index 0.5. Hang Seng in Hong Kong is up 1.0 percent. The rise…
Photovoltaic: the return match of the made in France against the Asian rival
On June 10, in Gien, near Orléans, TotalEnergies inaugurated its latest, and largest, ground-mounted solar power plant with great fanfare: La Métairie. More than 75 hectares of photovoltaic panels which…