Tag: Asia Pacific
In Taiwan, Lai Ching-te, Tsai Ing-wen’s successor, wins the presidential election
Favorite of the ballot, Lai Chin-te, runner-up to outgoing President Tsai Ing-wen and decried by China as representing a “serious danger” to its interests, won the Taiwanese presidential election on…
A Frenchman accused of “espionage” was arrested in Azerbaijan, announced the country’s ambassador in Paris
A French national, accused of espionage, was arrested on December 4 in Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan’s ambassador to Paris told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Tuesday, January 9, against a backdrop of strong…
opposition leader stabbed in the neck in front of journalists
South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, on a stretcher, is carried by a rescue team in Busan, South Korea, after being stabbed in the neck, January 2, 2024. HA KYUNG-MIN…
North Korea rules out any rapprochement with the South
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends the plenary meeting of the central committee of the Workers’ Party in Pyongyang, in a photo published by the Korean Central News Agency on…
Washington blames Iran after new ship attacks in Red Sea and off India
In this photo released by the Iranian military on August 25, 2022, a drone is launched from a warship during a military exercise. AP Tensions and naval incidents follow one…
In China, an earthquake kills more than 110 people in the northwest of the country
Rescuers searching for those missing following the earthquake, in the village of Kangdiao (Gansu province), China, on the night of December 18 to 19, 2023. CHINA DAILY / VIA REUTERS…
North Korea threatens to shoot down US satellites if its own satellite is attacked
North Korea threatened, Saturday, December 2, to shoot down United States spy satellites in response to “any attack” against its own satellite, in orbit for around ten days. Pyongyang said…
World Health Organization worries about rise in respiratory illnesses in China
The World Health Organization (WHO) expressed concern on Wednesday, November 22, about an increase in respiratory diseases in China and asked the population “to take action” protection. “WHO has made…
“Frank” discussions and “progress” made between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping
US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in Woodside, California, November 15, 2023. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping,…
Emmanuel Macron in Central Asia to counter the influence of China and Russia
Emmanuel Macron during a press conference for a European Union summit, in Brussels, October 27, 2023. LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP French President Emmanuel Macron surrenders on Wednesday 1er and Thursday,…