ASIA TODAY Pyongyang prepares to test a ballistic missile from a submarine

The other news of the day: Japan reopens its doors to tourists after two years; an explosion in Afghanistan leaves at least 12 dead; a ship carrying Chinese citizens sank off the coast of Cambodia; The Philippines is also in talks with Russia to buy oil.

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NORTH KOREA

North Korea prepares to test submarine-launched ballistic missile. The South Korean military noted the preparations this week in Sinpo, South Hamgyong province. The President of South Korea, Yoon Suk-yeol, will meet in the coming days with the Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris, who will also travel to Tokyo to attend the state funeral of Shinzo Abe.

EASTERN ASIA

Hong Kong and Japan relaxed the measures against Covid regarding entry into the country. Hong Kong has eliminated the obligation to remain in quarantine in a hotel, while Japan will reopen to tourism from October 11 after more than two years of closure.

CAMBODIA – USA

On the occasion of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s speech to the General Assembly, some 300 Cambodians residing in the United States organized a protest in front of the Crystal Palace of the United Nations in New York, demanding the release of political prisoners and the implementation of democratic reforms. The protesters showed photos of activists from the Cambodian National Rescue Party (now dissolved party) detained in prison.

CHINA – CAMBODIA

One person was killed and more than 20 were missing at sea after the shipwreck off the coast of Cambodia. They managed to recover 19 people. The ship, carrying 41 Chinese citizens, had departed from the notorious city of Sihanoukville, where a network of human traffickers operates.

PHILIPPINES – RUSSIA

The Philippines held talks with Russia on the fuel purchase and other essential goods, according to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in an interview. The goal is to diversify the supply chain, including fertilizers and food, to keep prices low. Regarding the possibility of sanctions, Marcos responded that “the national interest comes first.”

AFGHANISTAN

Yesterday afternoon an explosion in Kabul killed 12 people and injured 41. Some local sources they claim the death toll could be two to three times higher than what the Taliban reported. The detonation occurred near the Wazir Akbar Khan Mosque in the center of the city.

RUSSIA

Various information sites try to describe how partial mobilization works in Russia, which is developing at great speed. Even in the middle of the street, summoned people who somehow try to escape recruitment are arrested. They go to schools and either load students onto avtozak buses or set up pick-up points at schools.

TAJIKISTAN

A deputy of the Žogorku Keneš (Bishkek parliament), Ulan Bakasov, proposed supplying defense weapons to the entire population on the border with Tajikistan, starting with the affected area of ​​Batken. The affected areas receive huge shipments of humanitarian aid from all over the country.