As Taiwan’s government races to counter China, most people aren’t worried about war
As People’s Liberation Army fighter jets from China sped toward Taiwan on Friday, life on the self-governing island carried on as normal. Andy Huang, a …
Рубрика: Asia 2
First Indian companies sanctioned over trade with Russia
Sanctions were slapped on two Indian firms over their alleged ties to a Russian state-owned diamond major, revealed a report that underscored the first instance …
Putin to visit China for first time since ICC’s international arrest warrant was issued
Vladimir Putin will leave Russia and travel the farthest distance from his home country for the first time since an arrest warrant was issued against …
Taliban bans women from visiting Afghanistan national park
Afghanistan’s acting minister of virtue and vice , Mohammad Khaled Hanafi, said women have not been observing the proper way to wear the hijab while …
Biden’s commerce secretary is the latest Cabinet member to visit China in a bid for improved ties
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is the latest member of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet to visit China as his administration tries to mend the deteriorating ties …
Indian Moon spacecraft successfully achieves historic and unprecedented lunar landing
India has successfully landed near the Moon’s uncharted south pole, in a historic and unprecedented feat. The country’s Chandrayaan-3 lander completed a “soft landing” on …
India’s Chandrayaan-3 attempts historic moon landing
Watch live as India’s Chandrayaan-3 attempts to land on the moon on Wednesday, 23 August. India’s third moon rocket will try to conduct a soft …
Afghan women kept apart from British husbands by UK government’s ‘callous’ English rules
Afghan women stuck under Taliban rule are being barred from reuniting with their British husbands because they cannot meet the English language standards needed to …
Chinese military launches drills around Taiwan as ‘warning’ after top island official stopped in US
The Chinese military launched drills around Taiwan on Saturday as a “stern warning” over what it called collusion between “separatists and foreign forces,” its defense …
UN officials discuss North Korea human rights abuses for first time since 2017
Watch live as the United Nations Security Council meets publicly on Thursday, 17 August, to discuss human rights abuses in North Korea in a move …