Tag: Asia Pacific
Taiwan castigates China for sending balloons, calling it a “threat” to air traffic
Taiwan’s defense ministry condemned China, Saturday January 6, for sending balloons above the median line which separates the autonomous island from mainland China. For Taiwan, this is a “serious threat”…
Between the two Koreas, the year 2024 opens under high tension
In the center, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, at a military vehicle production factory in North Korea, in an undated photo released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on…
A Van Gogh looted by the Nazis embarrasses Japan
“Sunflowers”, by Vincent Van Gogh, exhibited at the Sompo Museum, in Tokyo, July 9, 2020. TOSHIAKI SHIMIZU / THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN VIA AFP The seven paintings representing Sunflowers, painted by…
Azerbaijan appoints former national oil company Mukhtar Babayev as conference president
Mukhtar Babayev, Azerbaijani Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources, at the COP28 summit in Dubai, December 11, 2023. RAFIQ MAQBOOL / AP Azerbaijan has appointed its Minister of Ecology and…
Two South Korean islands ordered to evacuate after shelling orchestrated by North Korea
People watch a television screen broadcasting a news bulletin that shows artillery fire from North Korea, at a train station in Seoul, January 5, 2024. JUNG YEON-JE / AFP Residents…
Taiwanese youth in the clutches of the Chinese dragon
On the esplanade of Yuanshan Park, north of Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, walkers crowd the aisles of an organic farmers’ produce market. On this November weekend, families, where three…
In South Korea, stabbed opposition leader is in serious condition, police investigating motive
South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, operated on Tuesday after being stabbed in the neck during a trip, is in serious condition on Wednesday, January 3, while police investigate the…
In India, selfie booths with Narendra Modi
LETTER FROM NEW DELHI Selfie point in Lodi Garden park in New Delhi. SOPHIE LANDRIN / THE WORLD Indian trains are often late. To wait, travelers will soon be able…
Japan Airlines plane on fire on runway at Tokyo Haneda Airport
Japan Airlines A350 plane on fire at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, Japan, January 2, 2024. ISSEI KATO / REUTERS A Japan Airlines (JAL) plane caught fire on Tuesday, January…
In Hong Kong, opposition figure Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty at trial for endangering national security
Jimmy Lai, June 16, 2020, in Hong Kong. ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP Democratic tycoon Jimmy Lai, who faces life imprisonment, pleaded not guilty to the three charges against him during…
tsunami warning after 7.5 magnitude earthquake in central country
A major earthquake, measuring 7.5, hit central Japan on Monday 1er January, reported the United States Institute of Geophysics (USGS), prompting Japanese authorities to issue a tsunami alert and order…
Xi Jinping says China ‘will surely be reunified’ in New Year’s speech
China will be “surely reunited”President Xi Jinping said on Sunday, December 31, during his New Year’s speech, state media reported. “All Chinese people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait…