ASIA TODAY Sinwar murdered, Netanyahu wants to free the hostages

Today’s news: The Chinese economy is growing, but not enough. South Africa has asked Taiwan to move its offices out of the capital, Pretoria. Children born abroad to Malaysian mothers will also be able to obtain citizenship in Malaysia. Controls against Hollywood films are increasing in Russia. Kazakhstan has no plans to join the BRICS (for now).

MIDDLE EAST

Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader behind the attacks of October 7, 2023, was killed yesterday by the Israeli army. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that war in Gaza would continue until hostages were freed and that the IDF They would continue their operations in Gaza and Lebanon. Hezbollah claimed that a new phase of the war has begun. The US expressed its willingness to start talks for a ceasefire.

SOUTH AFRICA – TAIWAN

The South African government has asked Taiwan to move its representative office out of the capital, Pretoria, before the end of October, stating that it is not possible to negotiate on this issue. South Africa has been insisting on this issue for a year, referring to the “one China” principle. The latest occurred on October 7, Taiwan’s national holiday, indicating that South Africa is willing to sacrifice relations with Taiwan in favor of relations with China.

CHINA

According to the National Statistics Office, Chinese GDP grew 4.6% year-on-year in the third quarteragain below the 5% target, although slightly better than in the previous period. In September, industrial production grew by 5.4% and retail sales by 3.2%. However, some experts believe that more boosts to growth are needed between now and the end of the year, because in the meantime the crisis in the real estate market continues.

SOUTH KOREA – VIETNAM

South Korean Hyosung plans double its investments in Vietnaminvesting another $4 billion in data centers, aviation fuel and other sectors, following in the footsteps of the other Korean giant, Samsung. The Vietnamese government made the announcement after Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with company President Cho Hyun-joon for the second time in three months.

MALAYSIA

Malaysia passed a law amending the Constitution to allow children born abroad to Malaysian mothers have the right to citizenship. Other sections that had generated criticism have been resolved (such as an article that established that foreign spouses, in the event of divorce after two years of obtaining citizenship, will be able to keep it). However, children of foreign residents born in Malaysia will no longer automatically obtain citizenship but will have to apply for it.

RUSSIA

Increasingly widespread controls have been imposed on Russian cinemas to prevent the screening of pirated copies of Hollywood films and foreign films in general, as “accompaniment” to Russian short films, especially in suburban theaters in provincial cities and towns. and also to prevent its distribution over the Internet.

KAZAKHSTAN

Kazakhstan has no intention of joining the BRICS group of countries either currently or in the near future, despite the fact that proposals in this regard have been received from Moscow to President Kasym-Žomart Tokaev, who has declared that he “looks after national interests.” of the country” and gives priority to the UN as a “universal organization with no alternative to solve international problems.”