Strong earthquake strikes southern Philippines with tsunami warnings issued https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/08/philippines-earthquake-mindanao-tsunami-warnings #Philippines #Earthquakes #Indonesia #AsiaPacific

China's Xi Jinping delivered a thinly veiled jab at Japan ahead of his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, urging Pyongyang to join Beijing in rejecting "any scheme or action aimed at reviving militarism." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/08/asia-pacific/politics/china-north-korea-xi-kim-summit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #northkorea #china #xijinping #kimjongun #chinajapanrelations #northkoreajapanrelations #defense #nuclearweapons

Xi Jinping set to meet Kim Jong-un in North Korea, as China seeks to revitalise relationship https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/08/xi-jinping-kim-jong-un-meeting-north-korea #NorthKorea #China #XiJinping #KimJongun #AsiaPacific

With China’s Xi in North Korea, Kim to project confidence, defiance

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/world/asia-pacific/china-xi-jinping-visit-north-korea/

Around 12.9 million students registered for this year's national high-stakes university entrance exam, according to the Ministry of Education. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/07/asia-pacific/chinese-students-gaokao/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #education #universities #gaokao

Author of Home Office report on China reveals attempts to compromise him https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/07/home-office-china-report-honey-traps-compromise-attempts #UkNews #HomeOffice #Politics #China #OrganisedCrime #AsiaPacific #WorldNews

The founder of India's viral Cockroach Janta Party led protests in New Delhi on Saturday taking the online movement from social media ‌to the streets ‌for the first time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/07/asia-pacific/politics/cockroach-youth-founder-protest-india/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #india #narendramodi

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung nominated Han Seong-sook to be his next prime minister, making her the second woman to hold the post if confirmed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/07/asia-pacific/politics/south-korean-second-woman-pm/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #leejaemyung

When Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Pyongyang this week, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will have a message for his country's longtime benefactor: The North's nukes aren't going anywhere. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/07/asia-pacific/north-korea-china-xi-kim-summit-preview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #southkorea #china #kimjongun #xijinping #nuclearweapons #missiles #us #donaldtrump

Beneath a busy overpass in Mumbai, a row of shipping containers houses an unlikely school serving some of the city's most marginalized children. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/07/asia-pacific/society/india-overpass-school/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #india #mumbai #poverty #education