Today’s headlines: Seoul confirms “signs of a resumption” in talks between Washington and Pyongyang. Myanmar’s president is visiting Vietnam. Tokyo is seeking a record budget for defence spending. Thai activist sentenced to two years for “lèse-majesté”. The Arbitration Tribunal rules that Delhi must implement the water treaty with Islamabad.
In today's news: The Indian authorities have imposed a curfew in Nagpur after an attack by Hindu radicals on the tomb of an ancient Muslim ruler; Jakarta repatriates - and interrogates - over 500 of its citizens returning from Myanmar who were victims of ‘cyberscam’; Beijing has put the publisher Li Yanhe on trial for ‘pro-Taiwan secessionism’; After 14 years, the leader of the Iranian opposition Karroubi has been released from house arrest.
Today's news: Talks between Trump and Putin on Ukraine are scheduled for tomorrow; Burmese military junta ravages St. Patrick's Cathedral in Bhamo;Taipei expels pro-reunification Chinese influencer; Jakarta is set to sign a moratorium to reinstate sending Indonesian workers to Saudi Arabia; North Korean soldiers sell military equipment to buy food; In Afghanistan, a woman dies in childbirth every two hours.
Today's headlines: China is responsible for polluting Zambia's main river. In India, man attacks Sikh worshippers. The Pakistani army revised the number of casualties in the Jaffar Express train attack. The leader of the Islamic State in Iraq has been killed.
Today's news: Ukraine accepts a 30-day ceasefire at Jeddah talks, Russia's response is awaited; In China, unions ask companies not to ask female candidates about their civil status and pregnancy; Indonesia imposes anti-dumping duty on nylon film from China, Thailand and Taiwan; Social worker convicted of rioting during the 2019 Hong Kong protests.
Today's news: South Korean prosecutors continue to pursue Yoon for insurrection; North Korea launches ballistic missiles after joint exercises between Washington and Seoul; In India marks hottest February in 125 years, concerns for agriculture and industry; Protests in Indonesia over the poor quality of life, with 7.5 million unemployed.
Today's news: Dhaka police disperse participants in an Islamist march; Four ships with Ethiopian migrants capsize off the coast of Yemen; Four men imprisoned in raid on a house church in Huainan, China; In Thailand, the Supreme Court has cancelled a 1975 directive regulating student hair.
Today's news: Pyongyang closes its borders to recently resumed tourist travel; South Korea's government ends dispute with doctors, while a court cancels the arrest warrant for Yoon; Funds for Rohingya food ration cut; Malaysian court rules offense against religious sentiments a crime.
Today's news: the Hong Kong Supreme Court overturns 4 and a half month sentences of some supporters of the pro-democracy movement; China revises upwards the number of people affected by the earthquake in Tibet in January; In Indian Punjab farmers arrested for protesting against the government; Burmese junta head calls Putin ‘the king of mice’.
Today's news: Twin suicide attack in Pakistan; Campaigns for the recognition of marital rape gain strength in India; The Arab League approves Egypt's plan for the reconstruction of Gaza; A Russian website has collected 60,600 requests for information on soldiers who disappeared in Ukraine.
Today's news: the ‘Two Sessions’, the most important annual political event in China, have opened in Beijing; Crime on the increase in Bangladesh; The son of an atomic bomb survivor appeals to the UN against nuclear weapons; Thailand will allow tourists to drink alcohol during Buddhist holidays; China ovtertakes Russia in investments in Uzbekistan.
Today's news: Gaza aid blocked while negotiations stall; Vietnam wants to introduce Starlink to guarantee internet connection throughout the country; Four Chinese arrested in the Philippines for spying make donations to a city and the local police; In India, elephants are being replaced with mechanical pachyderms; Bullying on the rise in Kyrgyzstan.
Today's headlines: Asia is looking at the fallout from the Trump-Zelensky scrap in the White House. Opposing protests square off in Seoul as the Supreme Court gets ready to rule on Yoon’s impeachment. Israel is putting pressure on the US to let Russia keep its bases in Syria to resist Turkish influence on the new government. Despite growing renewable energy capacity, China missed its targets on reducing carbon dioxide emissions in 2024.
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