FRANCE 24’s coverage of political, social and geostrategic issues across Asia and the Pacific, including those affecting China, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, India, Pakistan and Australia.https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/Fri, 21 Jul 2023 19:32:48 GMTAsia / Pacifichttps://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20230721-seoul-says-north-korean-nuclear-attack-would-spell-end-of-kim-jong-un-regime Seoul told North Korea Friday that using its nukes would mean the "end" of Kim Jong Un's regime, after Pyongyang threatened nuclear retaliation over growing US military deployments on the peninsula. f9f8382e-278f-11ee-b2d0-005056a97652Fri, 21 Jul 2023 06:40:57 GMT© Kim Won-Jin, AFPNEWS WIREShttps://www.france24.com/en/video/20230721-en-grab-us-soldier-held-in-dprk The United States is trying to get information about Private Second Class Travis King, an American soldier who was due to fly home from South Korea to face disciplinary action, but instead crossed the border into North Korea, the State Department said. 1fb4fd74-2775-11ee-a0fa-005056bf762bFri, 21 Jul 2023 03:17:28 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20230720-deals-on-wheels-housing-prices-drive-young-chinese-into-rv-living With its open kitchen, bathtub and electric piano, Chinese e-commerce worker Twiggy He's home is the envy of her colleagues – even if it is located in their office car park. The cheery yellow refitted van, named "YOLO" (You Only Live Once), has saved her thousands of yuan a month in tech hub Shenzhen, one of China's most expensive cities. The 28-year-old is one of a growing number of young people in major cities who have taken one look at sky-high real estate prices and sought an alternative arrangement.  34572132-270a-11ee-b5db-005056bf762bThu, 20 Jul 2023 15:14:55 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20230720-modi-says-india-shamed-after-video-shows-mob-parading-women-naked India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that the country has been "shamed" by a video showing a mob parading two women naked in a northeastern state where ethnic violence has claimed at least 120 lives. Speaking publically about the Manipur clashes for the first time since they erupted in May, Modi said his "heart is filled with pain and anger". FRANCE 24's Vedika Bahl explains. eff97fb6-26fb-11ee-aa2f-005056a97652Thu, 20 Jul 2023 12:49:59 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20230720-india-manipur-ethnic-violence-modi-breaks-silence-over-deadly-clashes-after-viral-video India's prime minister has broken his silence after over two months of ethnic clashes in the eastern state of Manipur. Narendra Modi commenting after a viral video showed 2 women being dragged naked through a mob of men. The prime minister said he was pained, promising the guilty would not be spared. Listen to him. FRANCE 24's correspondent Sarah Jacob tells us more on how this issue is likely to bring the opposition in India. 2cfe40ae-26f2-11ee-9a3e-005056a97652Thu, 20 Jul 2023 11:40:06 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20230720-deadly-shooting-in-new-zealand-hours-before-the-women-s-world-cup-opening-match A gunman killed two people and wounded six others at a building site in central Auckland Thursday, hours before New Zealand's biggest city was to host the opening match of the Women's World Cup. FRANCE 24's Oliver Farry tells us more. eb649cb6-26cd-11ee-bf30-005056a97652Thu, 20 Jul 2023 07:20:34 GMTFRANCE24Asia / Pacifichttps://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20230720-n-korea-not-answering-us-attempts-to-discuss-american-soldier-who-crossed-border North Korea wasn't responding Thursday to U.S. attempts to discuss the American soldier who bolted across the heavily armed border and whose prospects for a quick release are unclear at a time of high military tensions and inactive communication channels. 0d31a306-26c0-11ee-845c-005056a97652Thu, 20 Jul 2023 06:10:07 GMT© Jung Yeon-Je, AFPNEWS WIRESAsia / Pacifichttps://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20230720-at-least-four-killed-a-hundred-feared-buried-in-landslide-in-india Rescue workers in India battled difficult terrain and bad weather on Thursday as they searched for more than 100 people feared trapped in a landslide that killed at least 10 villagers after incessant rain soaked a mountain slope, officials said. 0192ce60-26ae-11ee-927e-005056a97652Thu, 20 Jul 2023 03:32:08 GMT© Adnan Abidi, Reuters NEWS WIRESAsia / Pacifichttps://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20230719-deadly-shooting-in-new-zealand-hours-before-the-women-s-world-cup-opening-match A gunman killed two people and wounded six others at a building site in central Auckland Thursday, hours before New Zealand's biggest city was to host the opening match of the 2023 FIFA football World Cup.  8b07af80-268b-11ee-aa02-005056bf762bWed, 19 Jul 2023 23:25:25 GMT© Nathan Frandino, ReutersNEWS WIRESAsia / Pacifichttps://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20230719-thai-court-suspends-pita-as-mp-over-media-shareholding-case Thailand's parliament refused on Wednesday to allow progressive challenger Pita Limjareonrat to be given a second ballot for the prime ministership, said the house speaker. "Pita can't be nominated twice in this parliamentary session," the speaker said over howls of protest from the chamber. d340b4b4-25f4-11ee-8851-005056a97652Wed, 19 Jul 2023 05:44:32 GMT© Lillian Suwanrumpha, AFPFRANCE 24Asia / Pacifichttps://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20230719-n-korea-silent-about-its-apparent-detention-of-the-us-soldier-who-crossed-border North Korea was silent about the highly unusual entry of an American soldier across the Koreas' heavily fortified border although it test-fired short-range missiles Wednesday in its latest weapons display.  190dde8a-25f1-11ee-9bc7-005056a97652Wed, 19 Jul 2023 05:19:44 GMT© Ahn-Young-joon, APNEWS WIRESAsia / Pacifichttps://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20230719-australian-cast-away-rescued-by-mexican-boat-after-months-at-sea An Australian sailor rescued with his dog after more than two months adrift in the Pacific Ocean arrived in Mexico Tuesday declaring "I am so grateful. I'm alive." df7e7334-25df-11ee-9c65-005056a97652Wed, 19 Jul 2023 03:01:09 GMT© AFPNEWS WIRESAsia / Pacifichttps://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20230718-north-korea-fires-two-ballistic-missiles-into-sea-of-japan North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea, Yonhap news agency reported Wednesday, hours after an American nuclear-armed submarine made its first South Korean port call in decades. 01e4f55c-25b7-11ee-a7bf-005056a97652Tue, 18 Jul 2023 22:07:52 GMT© Jung Yeon-Je, AFPNEWS WIRESAsia / Pacifichttps://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20230718-us-national-crosses-into-north-korea-during-border-tour A US soldier is believed to have been detained by North Korea after crossing the heavily fortified border – an incident likely to further aggravate Washington’s troubled relations with the nuclear-armed state. 1a524cf6-2559-11ee-9123-005056a97652Tue, 18 Jul 2023 11:11:07 GMT© Jung Yeon-J, AFPNEWS WIREShttps://www.france24.com/en/video/20230717-beijing-has-its-own-grievances-notably-us-tarifs-on-chinese-solar-panels-as-well-as-us-taxes-on-steel The US wants China to participate more in international climate funds, said FRANCE 24's correspondent in Beijing, China Yena Lee, "but Beijing has its own grievances as well, notably US tarifs on Chinese solar panels as well as US taxes on steel and aluminium. These are issues unlikely to change with John Kerry's visit," she added.  86e939f8-24ad-11ee-950f-005056a97652Mon, 17 Jul 2023 14:23:40 GMTFRANCE24