Other news of the day: Two drones from Beijing flew over much of Taiwan. In Japan they also approved the abortion pill. In Russia, the economist Sinelnikov-Murilev was arrested for embezzlement. They found three Roman fortified camps in the Arabian desert.
VIETNAM
The tightening of US regulations banning imports from Chinese Xinjiang pressure mounts on Vietnamese manufacturers of clothing and footwear. It affects an industry that has already lost nearly 90,000 jobs since October due to slowing demand. The law, in force since June, requires companies to prove that they do not use raw materials or components produced with the forced labor of Xinjiang Uyghurs.
TAIWAN-CHINA
Taipei reported that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army yesterday sent two drones to fly over much of Taiwan. It is the first time that such a move by Beijing to penetrate the island’s air defense identification zone, which spans 24 nautical miles, has been detected. Also yesterday, a US Navy maritime patrol and reconnaissance plane crossed the Taiwan Strait.
JAPAN
The Japanese Ministry of Health first approved the sale of an oral abortion pill. Until now, only surgery for the voluntary interruption of pregnancy was authorized in the country. According to official figures, in fiscal year 2021, 126,174 abortions were performed in Japan.
SAUDI ARABIA – JORDAN
Using aerial photographs, a team of archaeologists from the University of Oxford identified three fortified Roman camps which until now have not been discovered between southeast Jordan and northern Saudi Arabia. In an article published in the magazine Antiquityexpress their conviction that they would be linked to a Roman military campaign that took place at the time of the Roman conquest of the Nabataean kingdom, in the year 106 AD
RUSSIA
They arrested in Moscow one of the most distinguished economists in Russia, Sergei Sinelnikov-Murilev, rector of the Russian Academy of Foreign Trade, disciple and heir of Egor Gajdar, ideologue of the transition to capitalism and greatest exponent of liberal economic thought. Sinelnikov-Murilev is charged with embezzlement worth around 10,000 euros.
BUDDHISM
In the Siberian republic of Tuva, the largest Buddhist monastery in Russia, the “Tubten Šedrub Ling”, is to be opened. It has the blessing of the Dalai Lama and the support of Defense Minister Šojgu, a native of the region, and politicians from Buryatia, Zabajkal, Kalmykia, Khakazja and Mongolia, with the warm wishes of President Putin himself.
