Tag: Asia Pacific
the hesitation-waltz of the Chinese regulator
Lhe regulatory world is not a priori the most exciting, but, in China, it can cause drama. At the end of December, the National Administration of Press and Publications performed…
On the borders of India, Manipur, a state on the verge of civil war
During the burial of victims of inter-ethnic violence at the village cemetery of Sekhen, Manipur (India), December 20, 2023. JEHANGIR ALI The coffins arrived at Sehken village in Churachandpur district…
the number of missing people increased, reaching 323 people
Firefighters search for missing people in the charred ruins of Wajima market as snow covers part of the disaster zone, January 8, 2024, a week after the earthquake. STR /…
In India, the Supreme Court cancels the release of 11 convicted of gang rape
Activists demonstrate in support of Bilkis Bano in Kolkata, August 24, 2022, whose rapists had been released before the Indian Supreme Court ordered their return to detention on January 8,…
In Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina promised a fifth term
An election poster of the Awami League and its leader, Sheikh Hasina, on a street in Dhaka, January 7, 2024. MAHMUD HOSSAIN OPU / AP Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina…
North Korea conducts new border artillery drills with live ammunition
North Korea is carrying out new live ammunition artillery exercises on Sunday, January 7, for the third day in a row, on its west coast, near the maritime border with…
“In Africa, Indians present themselves as an alternative to the Chinese”
Associate researcher at the Institute of International and Strategic Relations (IRIS), Jean-Joseph Boillot believes that Africa represents a “joker” for India in the face of China. Where are Indian ambitions…
Transsion, the Chinese “king” of smartphones in Africa
So what is Transsion, this Chinese group that will enter the top 5 of the world’s largest smartphone suppliers in 2023, behind Samsung, Apple, Xiaomi and Oppo? Unknown in Western…
The new face of “Chinafrique” marked by a spectacular drop in loans to the continent
The tradition has lasted for thirty-three years already. Like every January since 1991, the Chinese foreign minister will make his first tour of the year to Africa. More than the…
New Year’s earthquake left 126 dead, according to new report
The rescue services continue, Saturday January 6, to tirelessly search the rubble of the devastating earthquake in central Japan on New Year’s Eve which caused the death of 126 people…
North Korea fired more than sixty shells near the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong after a first salvo on Friday
View of the North Korean side from Yeonpyeong Island on January 6, 2024. JUNG YEON-JE / AFP The day after a first salvo from Pyongyang which had triggered Seoul’s response…
Sheikh Hasina, “iron begum” at the head of Bangladesh
A rally of the student branch of the Awami League, Sheikh Hasina’s party, at Dhaka University, January 4, 2024. ADNAN ABIDI / REUTERS At 76, she is seeking a fifth…