to take action against pollution caused by plastic. the decision to draw up a global plastics treaty was made at a meeting of the un environment assembly in nairobi. it will look to set rules for the production, use and disposal of plastics. the bottom line is, we will eliminate plastic pollution from our environment, and that is critical. western australia has become the country s final state to re open its borders, after closing them to prevent the spread of covid 19. vaccinated people can now travel there, for the first time since april 2020. one of hong kong s most prominent lawyers has left the territory after reports that he d been interviewed by the national security police. paul harris, a british barrister, led the hong kong bar association, a professional body that seeks to maintain the territory s judicial independence. beijing officials had accused mr harris of being anti china after he criticised aspects of the national security law.
Sino-Lithuanian relations hit rock bottom after the Baltic country violated the one-China policy in 2021 by allowing Taiwan to establish a "representative office" under the name of "Taiwan" instead of "Taipei" in its capital Vilnius.
Members of the Tibetan community and other activists marked the 63rd anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising Day outside the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo on Saturday.
The conservative People Power Party candidate declared a ‘great victory by the people’ after winning the country’s bitterly contested presidential poll.
The recent arrest of a prominent anti-China activist in Mongolia has begged the question of whether the Chinese border region is heading the path of Tibet.