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Asian stock markets were mostly up on Tuesday. Investors processed the Australian central bank's decision to raise interest rates further by 0.50 percentage points to 1.35 percent. The interest rate is therefore again at the highest level…

Factories in Asia suffered greatly from rising production costs and a new wave of corona infections in July. The issues overshadowed solid demand for products worldwide. But, according to experts, it also shows how fragile the recovery in…

India has sent more soldiers to the disputed Himalayan border with China. In previous weeks there have been some minor incidents involving shooting around the border. Indian President Ram Nath Kovind says the troops have been sent…

Beijing city government has passed a law to protect "non-malicious" medical whistleblowers. The law comes after a storm of criticism earlier this year after the government punished doctors who warned about the coronavirus. Doctor…

A new increase in the number of corona infections in Tokyo is fueling fears of a second wave of contamination. According to the Japanese television channel NHK, the number of daily new infections rose by 48 on Monday and has now…

Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated, and tens of people killed or missing in southern China due to floods and mudslides. State media report this on Thursday. The bad weather has wreaked havoc on tourist areas…

The Japanese government is considering a rapid lifting of the state of emergency in 34 regions not severely affected by the coronavirus pandemic. That's what Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said. A week ago, the government…

According to a study, the number of people infected with the coronavirus in China is probably four times higher than has been reported so far. That reports The Guardian. Based on figures from the World Health Organization (WHO),…

According to a preliminary result, she achieved 58 percent. The Taiwanese therefore opt for permanent independence and against more ties with China. "Taiwan shows the world how much we love our freedom." Taiwan is an independent state in…

New Protests in Hong Kong on Christmas Eve. In Hong Kong, there have been protests and clashes between protesters and police on Christmas Eve again. According to various media reports, masked activists invaded shopping centres on…