Asia Today

Today's headlines: at least 133,000 people in earthquake-hit areas in Turkey will vote out of province, 600,000 have changed polling station; Vietnamese blogger who disappeared in Thailand is in the hands of Hanoi police; Taiwan ready to buy 400 missiles from the USA in an anti-Chinese bid; In India, murders and suicides in the army are on the rise; Highs and lows in the estimates of the Russian economy at the time of war (and sanctions).

Today's headlines: Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong sentenced to three months in prison; controversial former Indian MP murdered, assailants shouted Hindu slogans; South Korean navy warning shots fired at North's trespassing fishing vessel;at least 41 people killed in Syria in Islamic State attacks; Malaysia wants to introduce a second 5G network.

Today's headlines: thousands take to the streetsin Iran and the Arab world for al-Quds day; Hong Kong police arrest two youths for firing water guns during a festival; Indonesian President Widodo pardons a woman on death row for more than 20 years for drug offenses; Delhi government claims unit that "monitors" news has no censorship role; Chinese exports to Russia soar to +136% year-on-year in March.

Today's headlines: A majority of Taiwanese support meeting between President Tsai and US leaders; Arab summit on relations with Syria; India, France and Japan cooperate on Sri Lankan debt; Indonesia assesses tax on foreign tourists; More and more Russians flee to Dubai.

Today's headlines: China will close its airspace north of Taiwan to recover parts of a falling satellite; North Korea reportedly launched a new type of ballistic missile; Notorious Vietnamese blogger sentenced to six years; In India, references to the fathers of the motherland continue to be erased; Arrests in the Russian Far East of people accused of supporting Ukraine.

Today's headlines: Japan signs contract for large-scale purchase of long-range missiles; Pakistan vs G20 tourism in Indian-administered Kashmir; Philippines: high inflation hurts Marcos Jr.'s popularity; First human victim of H3N8 bird fever in China; Russian pacifist Kara-Murza asked for 25 years in a prison camp; More pro-EU protests in Georgia.

Today's headlines: Chinese naval and air forces remain around Taiwan; Indian military worried by Chinese construction on Bhutan border; Seoul says US intelligence documents posted on web are fake; Burmese military bomb village and kill 11 civilians; Tensions in Ukraine between population and Orthodox clergy loyal to Moscow.

Today's headlines: Negotiations between Saudis and pro-Iran Houthi rebels underway in Yemen; Tiger population on the rise in India; Baptist pastor who opposed Myanmar junta jailed for 6 years; Japanese universities restrict use of ChatGPT; Moscow wants to strip Ukrainian citizenship from children deported from territories taken from Kiev.

The news of the day: Chinese planes fly over median line in the Taiwan Strait. Despite the condemnation of the Philippine Church people are still nailed to a cross in Pampanga on Good Friday. Nineteen Japanese are arrested in Cambodia for organising telephone scams. Russia and Vietnam ink nuclear cooperation deal.

Today's headlines: Israel targets sites in Lebanon and Gaza in response to Hamas and Hezbollah rocket attacks; In China a new study on Covid-19 confirms animal origin; Military aircraft goes missing in Japan; South Korean man staging his own kidnapping arrested in Thailand; Papua separatists want to release the pilot taken hostage two months ago; Saudi Arabia will support Pakistan financially.

Today's headlines: clashes continue between Israeli police and Palestinians at al-Aqsa; Vietnam to monitor TikTok; Xi Jinping changes his position on the Kurily Islands; In India thousands of cattle run over by trains.

Today's headlines: The UN to address latest ban on women with Taliban; Pakistan's Supreme Court orders elections in Punjab on 14 May; Myanmar junta using 1970s' military strategy in Chin State; Filipino workers are demanding a minimum wage; Japan is also sending military aid; Gas and petrol prices rise in Kazakhstan; Chechen activists reveal the existence of a secret prison.