Other news of the day: three pro-democracy activists sentenced in Hong Kong. UN: Endless violence of the coup junta in Burma. A Taiwanese high-tech giant will invest in the Indian state of Telangana. Japan will help ASEAN in the fight against climate change. Russian oligarch proposes to move the country’s capital to Siberia.
TURKEY
President Erdogan’s AKP party, in coalition with the nationalists of the MHP, leads the polls despite popular criticism of its response to the recent earthquake. The opposition regrets not having yet chosen any candidate to oppose the current head of state. The presidential elections will be held on May 14.
HONG KONG-CHINA
They sentenced three ex-activists of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of China’s Democratic Patriotic Movements, the group organizing the traditional memorial vigil for the victims of the Tiananmen massacre. Chow Hang-tung, Tang Ngok-kwan and Tsui Hon-kwon are accused of failing to provide the authorities with information about the organization’s members.
BURMA
The coup junta that took power in February 2021 has caused a “endless humanitarian crisis” in the country. This is stated in a UN report calling for an immediate cessation of violence. According to the document, the Burmese army is responsible for indiscriminate attacks against the population
INDIA-TAIWAN
Taiwanese company Foxconn, the world’s largest iPhone assembler, will invest in Telangana. This was stated by K. Chandrashekar Rao, head of government of the southern Indian state, stressing that Taiwan is a “natural partner”.
JAPAN-ASEAN
The Japanese government promised financial aid to ASEAN countries to speed up efforts to decarbonizing their economies and combating climate change. To move away from the use of fossil fuels, Tokyo aims to become a leader in the development of hydrogen as an energy resource.
RUSSIA
One of the main Russian oligarchs, Oleg Deripaska, spoke at the Krasnoyarsk Economic Forum, stating that “since the main flow of investment will now come through Asia, it will be convenient to move the capital of the country to Siberia. What good is it for us Moscow, which is also within missile range of the West.”
KYRGYZSTAN
A protest demonstration of small businessmen operating in the markets of the main cities of the country was organized in the Gorkij park in Biškek. They oppose the new tax rules and demand that taxes be proportional to income.
