AsiaNews morning roundup. Your daily snapshot of news across the continent: Monday to Saturday, everything people are talking about in Asia today, all in one glance
Today’s headlines: Oil industry in the firing line of escalation between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia; After 12 year delay, a new bridge between China and North Korea opens tomorrow; Beijing contests the Indian government’s decision to rename 28 places in Ladakh; Riyadh overturns the death sentence handed down to a Sri Lankan worker.
Today’s headlines: Parliamentary opposition and ‘cockroach’ movement seek agreement on the protests in Delhi; Hong Kong police launch AI-powered platform to teach children about ‘national security’; Three charges dropped in the trial of Sara Duterte; The PKK withdraws its militias from the Metina region.
Today’s headlines: pilgrims from South Asia among victims of Houthi raids on Riyadh airport; Further flooding in Nepal: at least five dead and dozens of homes swept away; Pyongyang launches missiles amid the crisis triggered by the mine explosions; The former Wuhan mayor also sentenced to 14 years for corruption.
Today's news: Controversy surrounding the Nobel nomination for Navi Pillay includes debate over her stance on human rights in China. A coalition of a hundred NGOs reports that the Gaza ceasefire exists only on paper a year later. Nepal’s progress on preventing child marriage is too slow. A 14-year-old girl has been placed on Russia's terrorist list.
Today’s headlines: Vietnam wants to end to begging from tourists; Personal debt amongst young people in Thailand is on the rise;. The Houthis step up missile campaign against Saudi Arabia.
Today’s headlines: Fighter jets and military vehicles deployed to new Chinese military base in Laos; In Malaysia, some schools close due to poor air quality; Indonesia’s former anti-corruption prosecutor on trial for corruption.
Today’s headlines: Some South Korean churches are investigating large-scale cyberattacks against them; Tensions with the US military in Okinawa have led to the imposition of a curfew; China is seeking to fill the void left by the US within the WHO; In Kyrgyzstan, influencers dealing with religious topics must hold a ‘preacher’s’ licence.
Today’s headlines: Race to save Sri Lankan migrant worker from the death penalty in Saudi Arabia; Tajikistan begins importing oil from Iran; Vietnam extends several tax breaks until the end of the year; Japanese city inflates census figures to mask depopulation.
Today’s headlines: 11 people arrested on suspicion of terrorist links in Indonesia; App used by young people to protest the government disappears from Indian App Store; Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi seeks to reassure the markets; Plague outbreak in Siberia.
Today’s hedlines: Israel – Supreme Court overturns exclusion of Arab parties from elections; Prabowo appoints billionaires and Islamic leaders to new advisory council; Call between Modi and Flydubai co-pilot: “I couldn’t let them die”; Report: China ranks in the top 100 global economies for gender equality.
Today’s headlines: 10 October sees a global mobilisation for Palestine, whilst deaths continue in the Territories; Tokyo increases fees by 20 times for foreigners applying for permanent residence; The Iraqi Prime Minister sets 30 June as the deadline for pro-Iranian militias to hand over their weapons.
Today’s headlines: Indonesian police arrest the captain of sunk ferry, that left 78 dead and 57 missing; Independence Day in China: Xi Jinping reaffirms the “national rejuvenation”; Dengue alert in Bangladesh: deaths rise to 245 and 80,000 cases reported; Vietnam admits “divergent views” on Hanoi’s mega-urban development project.
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