ASIA TODAY Jeddah, two victims in the shooting outside the US consulate

Today’s news: Deloitte Asia Pacific discusses risks and benefits related to climate change, “big opportunities” of the green transition for India and China. South Korea’s new Unification Minister is a critic of Pyongyang. The Israeli prime minister announced the revision of the controversial judicial reform. Vice Premier of Taiwan on an official visit to Japan. Among the victims of the new air strike in the Sagaing region there is also a monk. In Russia, the Russian “medical brigade” is in charge of sending medical personnel to the front.

SAUDI ARABIA – UNITED STATES

Two people died late yesterday afternoon in a shooting in front of the consulate of the United States in Jeddah. The Saudi news agency SPA reported that the victims are the assailant who got out of a car armed and the Nepali security guard who returned fire. At the moment, the motive for the attack is unknown, which is being investigated by the authorities.

SOUTH KOREA

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has chosen a conservative university professor – a critical voice regarding human rights in North Korea – as new unification minister, in charge of the portfolio in charge of relations with Pyongyang. The appointment seems destined to sharpen tensions with the North, considering that the Seoul dignitary has repeatedly raised the issue of violations and abuses by the Kim regime.

INDIAN-CHINESE

Hundreds of millions of workers in the Pacific Asia They are vulnerable to climate change. 43% work in critical sectors such as agriculture, traditional energy, manufacturing, transportation, and construction. Deloitte Asia Pacific reckons, however, that the “green transition” could generate $47 trillion by 2070 and 180 million new jobs by 2050. China and India would reap the biggest benefits.

ISRAEL

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to review the most controversial part of the plan justice reform, which has sparked protests by magistrates and citizens throughout the country. One of the critical points is the ability of the legislator to revoke Supreme Court rulings. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, he said that the granting of greater powers to the Executive to appoint judges will also be reviewed.

TAIWAN – JAPAN

The Vice Premier of Taiwan is in official visit to Japan, the first in 29 years, to strengthen economic ties between Tokyo and Taipei and discuss deals in the semiconductor industry. The delegation accompanying Cheng Wen-tsan includes island officials and businessmen. Meanwhile, Taiwan’s exports fell in May for the ninth consecutive month.

MYANMAR

A monk and 11 locals died in the last Burmese air strike in the Sagaing region, which destroyed a monastery. The military dropped bombs weighing hundreds of kilograms on the villages of Nyaung Kone and Pi Tauk Kone. The inhabitants report that another six people in the area were injured and had to receive medical attention.

RUSSIA

A “doctor’s brigade” operates in Russia, the non-governmental association Krasnyj Krug (“The Red Circle”), founded by Aleksandr Beskrovnyj, which calls for volunteer doctors to send to the front lines in Ukraine and has obtained official approval for 42 contracts for almost 100 million euros. The principals are based in the US and do not report their funding.

KYRGYZSTAN – KAZAKHSTAN

In Central Asia they are canceling all concerts by Russian singers, regardless of their opinions. In Kyrgyzstan, the performance of the well-known pro-Putin author Grigory Leps, 60, which was due to take place on July 8, was suspended, and in Kazakhstan that of the rapper Alisher Morgenstern, 25, known for his anti-war positions, for fear of “contradictory influences” on viewers.