Francesco Graffagnino

Opened in June, the Cầu Vàng or Golden Bridge is located in the Ba Na Hills and has already become a popular tourist attraction and a worldwide pictorial hit.

In a ruling, the judge accepts the asylum application of Sayragul Sauytbay, a Chinese of Kazakh ethnicity. Her testimony is essential to shed light on the concentration camps in the region, never recognized by Beijing. Lawyer: "If we send her back, this person will disappear".

Jumpei Yasuda appears in a video and asks to be saved. Disappeared in 2015, he had entered north-western Syria from Turkey. He is thought to be hostage to Al Nusra. Another video of the Italian Alessandro Sandrini was released in October 2016. Even his condition seems critical.

Taiwanese companies in Vietnam show their flag to protect themselves against protests by Vietnamese. Firms fear actions against Chinese firms. Beijing presses Hanoi to remove Taiwanese flags.

The Arab-Israeli poet Dareen Tatour was sentenced to five months in prison yesterday for incitement to hatred and links to terrorist groups. The woman was arrested in 2015. Her sentence arrives a few days after the release of 17-year-old Ahed Tamimi.

As protests continue, Chinese authorities arrest 18 Changsheng Biotech employees, including chairwoman Gao Junfang. In addition to corruption and poor quality controls, experts see protectionism as one of the causes of the low quality of medial drugs. Red tape keeps foreign suppliers out.

Reconfirmed for the sixth time at the helm of Cambodia. The Cambodian People's Party won 114 out of 125 seats. The turnout was 82%. Last year the main opposition party was outlawed.

Water solution was given in lieu of rabies shot; expiry dates changed to sell vaccines. According to experts, the scandal that hit the Changsheng Bio-tech is just the tip of the iceberg of a system that is based on forged data and corruption.

The 17-year-old girl who slapped an Israeli soldier in the West Bank was released yesterday. Back home, she declares: "My resistance continues until the occupation ends". Meanwhile, a ship with medicines and humanitarian aid to Gaza was seized by the Israeli Navy.

The fifth edition of the "March for Life" in Tokyo was held in mid-July. Mgr Kikuchi blessed the initiative, which is rare in Asian societies. A “good number of people in Japan think that we can measure the value of human life based on how productive it is,” said the prelate.

The United States calls for the release of an imprisoned American Protestant pastor. The man is accused of espionage and terrorism for alleged ties with the PKK and Fethullah Gülen. Donald Trump threatens sanctions. Erdogan wants in turn the extradition of Gülen.

The names of the awardees of Asia’s “Nobel Prizes” released. “"They have shown moral courage and impassioned insistence on making the societies that they serve better, kinder, and more equitable for everyone, especially for the marginalized," said Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation president.