Asia Today

Today's news: in China military spending will increase again by 7.2%; Taiwan forced to apologize to India for some statements by the Minister of Labor on the color of migrants' skin; From July, entry costs 13 dollars to follow the path that goes up Mount Fuji; Fear but little significant damage in the earthquake in Astana.

Today's news: In Pakistan Shebaz Sharif wins confidence as prime minister amid protests from Imran Khan MPs; US Vice President Kamala Harris calls for "immediate ceasefire" in Gaza; Government crisis in Nepal; Yingluck Shinawatra also acquitted in Thailand; Chaos in Kazakhstan over adoption of single time zone.

Today's other headlines: Taylor Swift's shows in Singapore spark a row. A church reopens in Laos. The number of Indians seeking asylum in the UK is up. The singer and author of "Baraye", the anthem of the protests caused by the death of Mahsa Amini, gets three years in prison.

Today's news: Tokyo sends mini-drones and robot-snakes to one of the Fukushima reactors to prepare for the removal of highly radioactive waste; Israel aims to build new settlements in the West Bank, nearly 15 thousand housing units; Burmese junta hits a market in Rakhine State, at least 12 dead; In Russia, controls on mobile phones and apps increase.

Today's news: Vientiane aims to build one of the largest 'wind farms' in the region; India heart of global aviation industry by 2040; Bangkok wants to pass a law this year that will only allow the use of marijuana for medical purposes; South Korea sends military personnel to hospitals amid young doctors' strike.

Today's news: Beijing strengths law on state secrets to include those related to 'work'. Mayors of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv confirmed in local elections in Israel. The fourth spill of treated Fukushima water into the ocean is expected today. Hanoi ready to ratify UN convention on trade union freedom by the end of the year.

Today's news: Japan's record low in new births and marriages; Afghan Taliban publically execute a man convicted of murder; Seoul imposes a deadline on (youth) white coat protest; Anti-Muslim hatred grows in India, also linked to the 7 October attack and Gaza war.

Today's news: China's space agency names launchers that will put a man on the moon by 2030; Thousands of Filipinos take to the streets against Marcos' constitutional reform on the 38th anniversary of his father's ouster; Indians spend less on food, increase resources for TVs and fridges; New on-shore gas field discovered in Saudi Arabia.

Today's news: Imran Khan appeals to the International Monetary Fund demanding independent verification of the vote before negotiations; Taiwan's TSMC opened its first microchip factory in Japan; Egyptian economy collapses as tourism, gas and Suez Canal hit by war in Gaza; In Russia more victims of the repression of crimes of opinion under Putin than in the thirty years from Kruschev to Andropov.

Today's news:since 10 February rise in births in China for the year of the dragon; Some Indian states ban candyfloss: Nostalgic videos about the Suharto dictatorship go viral in Indonesia; Armenia restructures its army.

Today's news: Farmers' march in India suspended for two days due to one death in clashes with police; Palestinian attack on a check-point near Jerusalem; US authorities indicte a Japanese man accused of trafficking nuclear material from Myanmar to Iran; Papua New Guinea wants to call in Australian police to quell ethnic violence in the Highlands; In Tajikistan thousands of entrepreneurs go out of business because of corruption.

Today's news: Pakistan's parties reach coalition agreement; Bangladesh under pressure to take in more Rohingya refugees from Myanmar; Highways in China close due to heavy snowfall; Japanese efforts to rebuild Ukraine.