The ruling marked the first legal acknowledgement of South Korea's liability for atrocities during the war and could potentially pave the way for other victims to seek compensation
China to provide $7.5m in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan: foreign ministry
China will provide humanitarian aid worth 50 million yuan ($7.5 million) to Afghanistan after it was hit by an earthquake that killed more than 1,000 people this week, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Saturday.
Published : 25 June 2022, 12:18 PM
Updated : 25 June 2022, 12:18 PM
The aid will include tents, towels, beds and other materials, the ministry said in a statement on its website.
The 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan early on Wednesday near the Pakistani border, about 160 km (100 miles) southeast of Kabul.
($1 = 6.6878 Chinese yuan renminbi)
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