Hong Kong leader says he “mocks” US sanctions

The arrival of the mega yacht owned by the Russian oligarchs in Hong Kong has sparked controversy over sanctions HONG KONG (AFP) - Hong Kong's...

The Magelang Regency Government encourages creativity and innovation through cultural carnival activities

The Magelang Regency Government will continue to encourage any activities including the cultural carnival as an effort to promote creativity and innovation in the...

Xi and Putin look to challenge global order at regional summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping called for global order change at a summit challenging Western influence. Samarkand (Uzbekistan) (AFP) Russian President...

“Marcos Continues the Controversial ‘Anti-Drug War’ in the Philippines”

"Marcos Follows the Script of His Predecessor" Under President Duterte, thousands of people were killed in his self-declared war on drugs in the Philippines. It...

Safeguarding China’s Youth: Striking a Balance between Protection and Freedom

Safeguarding China's Youth: Striking a Balance between Protection and Freedom In the heart of China's bustling metropolises and serene districts, a battle is being waged...

Out of sight, Mongolia is rocked by anti-corruption protests

This huge territory is landlocked between Russia and China and it is unusual for demonstrations, but suspicions of corruption in the coal industry have...

Thai Court Reinstates Reformist Ex-PM Candidate Pita as MP

Thai Court Reinstates Reformist Ex-PM Candidate Pita as MP Bangkok (AFP) - Thailand's Constitutional Court has ruled in favor of Pita Limjaroenrat, the former prime...

Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow: Will China supply arms to Russia?

Chinese President and Vladimir Putin are due to sign very important diplomatic and economic documents on the second day of Xi Jinping's visit to...

China: despite the resumption of Covid-19, Beijing regains its marathon after three years of...

Between 15,000 and 20,000 people took the start of the Beijing marathon on Sunday, November 6, in Tiananmen Square. Apart from the parenthesis of...

Japan to lift COVID restrictions on foreign tourists from October

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2-L) poses with John Tuttle (R), Vice Chairman of the NYSE Group, before the closing bell at the New...

China doubles down on coal as energy crunch bites

Coal loading onto trains at a coal plant in Huaibei, east China's Anhui Province, on June 23, 2022 - Coal power still makes up...

Vietnam’s Incense Village Turns into Instagram Hotspot

Vietnam's Incense Village Turns into Instagram Hotspot Hanoi (AFP) - In a tiny village in northern Vietnam, Dang Thi Hoa ties up a bundle of...

China’s population fell in 2022 for the first time in 60 years

India should thus become this year the most populous country in the world. Chinese people wait for the metro in Guangzhou, China, November 15, 2022....

Thailand: five bodies found and 24 sailors still missing, two days after the sinking...

The sinking of the "HTMS Sukhothai", a Thai Navy corvette, occurred overnight from Sunday to Monday. The search for survivors is still ongoing on...

China: the French international school in Beijing victim of the “zero Covid” strategy

Faced with the resumption of the epidemic, the Chinese authorities are applying a very strict strategy with regard to Covid-19, sometimes in great confusion....

China’s President Xi Jinping Urges Accelerated BRICS Expansion for Global Equilibrium

China's President Xi Jinping Urges Accelerated Expansion of BRICS Group BEIJING (Reuters) - In a summit held in Johannesburg, China's President Xi Jinping called for...