Tag: Asia Pacific
In Indonesia, President Joko Widodo chooses a former rival to secure his political legacy
Prabowo Subianto, Minister of Defense (right), and his running mate, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, eldest son of Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Mayor of Surakarta, at the Electoral Commission headquarters in…
ODC Marine, the small French shipyard which chose China
In the north of China, in the port of Lushun (the former Port Arthur), located on the edge of the Bohai Sea, three boats are being finished in the hangar…
Liaoning, new symbol of China’s industrial voluntarism
BMW cars produced at the plant in Shenyang, northeast China’s Liaoning province, March 23, 2023. STR / AFP For a long time, in China, the northeast of the country did…
Foxconn, Apple’s main subcontractor, targeted by investigations in China after its CEO’s candidacy in the presidential election in Taiwan
In front of the campaign office of the founder of the electronic subcontracting giant Foxconn, Terry Gou, candidate in the Taiwanese presidential election, in Taipei, October 24, 2023. ANN WANG…
Hong Kong to draft new national security law in 2024
John Lee Ka-chiu, October 25, 2023. TYRONE SIU / REUTERS John Lee Ka-chiu, the leader of Hong Kong, announced on Wednesday October 25 that the territory, located in southern China,…
“China’s meteoric rise has convinced Europe that the very survival of this industry on the Old Continent was at stake”
Lhe employees of Aiways are worried, just six years after the birth of their start-up in Shanghai, in 2017. A host of good fairies then looked at the cradle of…
In South Korea, the sustainability of the SK chaebol threatened by the divorce of its president
Chey Tae-won, the president of the SK conglomerate, in July 2022, in Washington. ANNA MONEYMAKER / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP Visiting Paris in mid-October to promote Busan’s candidacy for the…
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan indicted for “disclosure of classified documents”
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, incarcerated since August, was charged on Monday October 23 with “disclosure of classified documents”, announced prosecutor Shah Khawar of the Federal Investigation Agency. The…
In China, mass youth unemployment embarrasses Beijing
A month ago, Rachel moved to Shanghai, China, to look for work. “I expect to earn 6,000 or 7,000 yuan [soit 777 euros ou 907 euros]just enough to pay rent and feed…
In China, rural dwellers largely forgotten by official unemployment statistics
Officially, the urban unemployment rate in China is 5% in September, down 0.2 points compared to August. A particularly low rate for an economy in poor health: the real estate…
In China, young people are abandoning the industry for delivery
We see them slaloming between cars or trotting in shopping centers, in bright yellow or sky blue jackets: meal, shopping or parcel delivery people bring life to Chinese cities. Tireless,…
China and Philippines blame each other for boat collision
Provided by the Philippine Army, this image shows the Philippine Ship and Chinese Coast Guard Cutter 5203 on Sunday, October 22. AP A collision took place on Sunday, October 22,…