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: hackers linked to North Korea stole 720 million in cryptocurrency from Japan; Cambodia's electoral commission has excluded the only opposition party; Foxconn invests half a billion dollars in Telangana; After years of legal battles villagers in Aceh reach an agreement with oil giant ExxonMobil; Putin ordered the transfer of Rublev's Trinity to the Russian Orthodox Church.
Today's headlines: elections in Turkey, the challenge between Erdogan and Kilicdaroglu on the ballot; In Thailand clear assertion of opposition movements; Record CO2 emissions from China in the first quarter of 2023; Manila placed buoys in the EEZ around the Spratlys; First polio case of the year in Afghanistan;. In Russia there is psychosis over possible drone attacks.
Today's headlines : University research reveals a quarter of young people in Hong Kong today suffer from mental disorders; A new global plan for vaccines to developing countries will be discussed at the G7 in Hiroshima; Papua New Guinea foreign minister resigns over controversy over expenses of trip to London for King Charles' coronation; First Russian Orthodox prayer book in Malagasy language.
Today's headlines: Muhammad Ince withdraws from the presidential race in Turkey, another opportunity for the anti-Erdogan front. Hong Kong has decided that the chief executive can decide whether to exclude foreign lawyers from national security cases. In Malaysia, the Islamist PAS party does not want the Coldplay concert. For prisoner mobilisation in Ukraine, Russia bans sentence discounts.
Today's headlines: FAO in Afghanistan raises alarm over locust invasion; In Pakistan, the former foreign minister of Imran Khan's party is also arrested; East Timor's first participation in Asean with a view to accession; The campaign for a 'No' vote in the referendum for indigenous people in Australia strengthens.
Today's headlines: Kazakh President Tokaev will also be present at the 9 May parade in Moscow; Voting for the Assembly in the southern Indian state of Karnataka began today; Among the new Papal Swiss Guards there is also a man of Filipino origin; The Asean summit calls for an end to hostilities in Myanmar.
Today's headlines: Israeli attack on Gaza results in 12 deaths; In Uzbekistan, the current president could stay in office another 14 years;. Vietnam wants social media users to verify their identity; Asean diplomatic convoy hit in Myanmar.
Today's headlines: tense calm after violent clashes in Manipur that left 58 people dead; Record temperatures in Vietnam; Security agreements between China, Pakistan and Afghanistan to boost trade, while Turkmenistan sends liquid gas to Islamabad; 20 Indonesian victims of human trafficking recovered in Myanmar.
The Other news of the day: Vietnam asks Australia to pull thousands of commemorative coins. In Hong Kong, police seize a statue commemorating the events of Tiananmen Square. Five Indian soldiers die in military operations in Kashmir. In Iraq, 400 women members of the Islamic State group go on hunger strike. Protests break out in Turkmen factories.
Today's headlines: Manipur issues "shoot on sight" order to curb violence between ethnic groups; Bloody day in Pakistan with 16 killed, including seven teachers; May 7 Arab League foreign ministers ready to normalize relations with Damascus, isolated Qatar; Fires in northern Laos have burned half the forest land.
Today's headlines: Three Palestinians killed in Nablus in Israeli security forces operation; Delhi, with Beijing, wants roadmaps - not fixed deadlines - for reducing carbon emissions; Burmese court rejects appeal by Christian leader convicted of terrorism; Elective seats on district councils in Hong Kong reduced to 20%, strict controls on candidates; Islamic finance forecast 10% growth.
Today's headlines: Pyongyang punishes unmarried couples with labour camps; For the Buddha's birth festival, the military junta pardons over 2,000 political prisoners; Eight Indians jailed in Qatar for pro-Israel espionage; Laotian activist critical of government killed in execution, authorities fail to open investigation; Tehran uses new "weapons" to punish women who do not wear the hijab.
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