Historic ruling in favour of six same-sex couples. Principle of equality violated. Damages claim from government rejected. Taiwan is the only country in East Asia that allows same-sex marriages. The marginalization of the Japanese gay community. A recent Vatican intervention.
Xi Jinping maintains they are too big and influential and must be downsized. Tencent and Alibaba the first targets. The Chinese authorities want to break the monopolies in the hi-tech sector. Media investments are also targeted. Like Jack Ma, those who challenge Xi "retire" to work for charity.
Response to military exercises between the South and the United States. The inter-Korean military agreement is at risk. Pyongyang wants to close its office for dialogue with South Korea. Absence of communication between the North Korean regime and the Biden administration.
About 42 per cent of world-wide weapons sales are made in the Asia-Oceania region. Russian and Chinese exports decline, those of the US, France and Germany increase. Imports boom in the Middle East. It is hard to know if growth will resume after the pandemic.
Of these 16% have no intention of returning. 34.9% want to leave the city for political and social reasons; 38.1% are ready to return if the protection of personal freedoms improves. The security law torpedoes favourable business conditions. Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand are favourite destinations.
Response of United States, Japan, India and Australia to China's "vaccine diplomacy". Production in India with US technology, Japanese financing and Australian logistics. Beijing "belittles". Summit with the Chinese next week in Alaska: Waashington announces a hard line.
The ban mainly concerns semiconductors, antennas and batteries for the production of Chinese smartphones. Ren Zhengfei's company's worldwide sales have plummeted. Another European telephone operator gives up on China’s 5G. Quad countries will cooperate on the next generation internet.
10 years on, over 35 thousand people are still unable to return to their homes. The pandemic imposes low –key masses and commemorations. Fr. José Gonzáles: The disposal of radioactive waters is a huge problem.
The judge denied bail to 10 activists accused of subversion; another 11 had withdrawn the request. More hearings in the coming days. Only five of the 47 indicted are free on bail. Banners in support of the detained even in stadiums.
The Chinese president wants economic and technological self-sufficiency. Expand alliances with cooperative countries. Create an army that knows how to "win wars". Electoral reform in Hong Kong. The deification of the supreme leader.
This is another blow for the pro-democracy opposition. Only one NPC delegate abstained while 2,895 voted in favour. The pro-Beijing Election Committee, which elects the chief executive, will appoint a certain number of members of Hong Kong’s Legislative Council. For Carrie Lam, the latter will not be hostage to politics anymore. The UK slams China for not fulfilling the commitments made in 1997.
For 61.6 per cent, the island should not even import Chinese-made anti-coronavirus drugs. Taiwan is open to renewed talks with China, but on an equal footing. The Quad is moving against Chinese vaccine diplomacy. EU Council president slams propaganda from Xi Jinping's regime.
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