Asia Today

Today's news: Storm Trami in the Philippines leaves at least 26 people dead, displacing over 150,000; Bangladesh's interim government bans student wing of the Awami League; China accuses foreign spy agencies of attempting to steal space programme secrets; In first ever, Pyongyang sends propaganda leaflets to Seoul .

Today's news: In Kazan, security forces suppressed demonstrations before hosting the Brics summit; Blinken in Israel calls for the reopening of ceasefire talks; The serious gender gap in politics is confirmed in Japan; Bacterial infection at Hong Kong zoo, already 12 monkeys dead.

Today's news: agreement between New Delhi and Beijing on patrols on the Himalayan border; China, an ally of the Myanmar military junta, condemned the attack on the consulate in Mandalay; In Moldovia, the yes vote in the referendum to join the EU wins, despite Russian pressure; South Korean economy in growth spurt.

Today's news: Israel bombs the outskirts of Beirut; demolishes a Unifil turret in the south; A US and a Canadian ship crossed the waters between Taiwan and China; New cases of polio in Pakistan, endemic as in Afghanistan;. Publications by a Catholic anti-war parish prosecuted as ‘extremist material’ in Belarus.

Today's news: Israel hits Jabalia, Gaza's largest camp, 33 killed; China launched an investigation to investigate "fear of having children"; In Myanmar the Arakan Army controls 10 out of 17 municipalities in Rakhine; In Malayasia a bill on the authority of muftis worries about freedom of choice.

Today's news: China's economy is growing, but not enough; South Africa has asked Taiwan to move its offices from the capital Pretoria; Children born abroad to Malaysian mothers will also be able to obtain citizenship in Malaysia; In Russia, controls against Hollywood films are being increased; Kzakhstan has no plans to join the BRICS (for now).

Today's news: North Korea has amended its constitution to call South Korea a ‘hostile state’; Freedom of Internet access in Myanmar is hindered as much as in China; Indian Samsung workers ended their strike after one month; While Israel continues to attack Lebanon, the US bombed Houthi weapons sites in Yemen.

Today's news: a Myanmar militia has captured another city along the trade routes to China; In Indonesia, President-elect Prabowo Subianto is choosing his ministers; In Japan a record number of women in the elections, but also candidates who already have relatives in politics; Cardinal Zuppi in Moscow asks Lavrov for the repatriation of deported children and a new prisoner exchange.

Today's news: The two-day meeting between members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation begins today in Pakistan; Israel struck a Christian village in northern Lebanon; The Taliban prohibit TVs from broadcasting images of living beings; India and Canada again expelled their diplomatic representatives.

Today's news: Maharashtra politician killed shortly before local elections; Myanmar militias follow Beijing's lead in peace talks; Cambodia jails Filippino women over surrogacy; Ukraine accuses North Korea of sending its soldiers to Russia.

Today's news: Close associate of Hun Sen arrested in Phnom Penh on his return from China; UN warns growing presence of transnational criminal networks in the small Pacific islands; Delhi wants to introduce a toll on busy roads at peak times; Baku calls for a ceasefire during climate conference; Memorial: 50 Russian citizens in ‘asylums for dissidents’ just like under Brezhnev.

Today's news: At least 20 miners killed in a new attack in Beluchistan At Vientiane summit Marcos calls for support in South China Sea confrontation but Asean remains divided; The head of the Manipur government threatens to cut water and electricity to some Kuki villages; Investment in translators essential for Nobel Literature Prize to Han Kang.