Category: Asia

On Sunday, African leaders joined Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg for the annual Navy Day celebration. The Russia-Africa Summit, which took place in St. Petersburg last week on July 27 and 28, brought together the presidents of the Republic of Congo, Mali, Eritrea, and Burkina Faso. Putin praised the “courageous crews of Russian…

At the Russia-Africa meeting on Friday in St. Petersburg, the president of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, appealed for peace in Ukraine. Following Russia’s withdrawal from the grain deal, Ramaphosa also emphasized his concern about the issue of food security in Africa. “Even in this instance with the crisis in the Ukraine, we continue to call…

Before moving on to eastern China later in the week, the typhoon’s center was predicted to pass close to Okinawa late on Tuesday or early on Wednesday. More than 760,000 people were told to leave their homes by cities throughout Okinawa as the weather service said the group of islands might be battered by waves…

According to government data released on Tuesday, Pakistan’s headline inflation decreased for the second consecutive month in July. However, a fuel price increase announced overnight may cause a new increase in August. According to the Bureau of Statistics’ monthly report, year-over-year inflation was 28.3 percent as opposed to 29.4 percent in June, with food prices…

Imran Khan, the leader of the opposition and the nation’s cricket star, is being kept in a high-security prison, although his wife was allowed to pay him a quick visit on Thursday, according to his lawyer. Pakistan is edging closer to new legislative elections at the time of the visit. On Wednesday, the National Assembly,…

After a landslide at an unlicensed jade mine in a rural area of Myanmar, rescuers have found 25 bodies, but 14 people are still missing, according to emergency personnel on Tuesday. The landslide happened on Sunday outside the northern Kachin township of Hpakant. Myanmar has recently been battered by severe rain and flooding. Although jade…

According to the Japan National Tourism Organization, international visitors to Japan exceeded 2 million for the second consecutive month in July, returning to levels that were 78% higher before the pandemic. 2.3 million people visited, down from 2.99 million in July 2019, the organization said on Wednesday. The positive score increases the possibility that visitor…

Following a Christian family’s blasphemy accusation, hundreds of Muslim men went on the rampage in eastern Pakistan on Wednesday, torching four churches and damaging a cemetery, according to officials. After the Christian family was charged with desecrating the Quran, the violence broke out in the city of Faisalabad. “The police and the masses are engaged…

After controversy surrounding his ruling party, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong pledged to assist residents in adjusting to homeownership and retirement. Lee stated in his yearly policy speech on Sunday night that the city-state’s political succession plans are also back on track following the epidemic and that recent controversies won’t derail them. Only a…