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New BOJ Gov Kazuo Ueda Pledges to Continue Monetary Easing

Wall Street Journal New Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda said he would continue the monetary easing program adopted by his predecessor Haruhiko Kuroda. https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-boj-gov-kazuo-ueda-pledges-to-continue-monetary-easing-4a5a180a

12 suspects indicted over credit card fraud using fake base stations

Taipei, April 10 (CNA) Twelve people including the alleged head of the scam ring were indicted Monday on suspicion of using fake base stations to send mobile SMS spams to commit credit card fraud, according to the Yunlin District Prosecutors Office. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304100016

Israeli-Polish deal on Holocaust trips includes problematic sites – Yad Vashem

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-738874

Young South Koreans lack comprehensive information on China, survey finds

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Poll of essay contest participants also finds that over 95 per cent agree closer ties between the nations are needed for peace and stability in Asia and the world. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3216586/young-south-koreans-lack-comprehensive-information-china-survey-finds?utm_source=rss_feed

Senior Chinese diplomat heads to Australia and Fiji to pave way for Xi-Albanese talks in Beijing

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Ma Zhaoxu’s trip is expected to help stabilise Beijing’s ties with Canberra with a new round of political consultations. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3216584/chinas-vice-foreign-minister-heads-australia-and-fiji-week-lay-groundwork-albanese-talks-beijing?utm_source=rss_feed

Climate change: Sinopec’s parent to build China’s first long-distance hydrogen pipeline to boost green fuel usage

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The ‘west-to-east’ demonstration pipeline will stretch over 400km from Inner Mongolia to Beijing, according to China Petrochemical Corp. https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3216580/climate-change-sinopecs-parent-build-chinas-first-long-distance-hydrogen-pipeline-boost-green-fuel?utm_source=rss_feed

South China Sea: PLA forces tail US warship near disputed Spratly Islands as live-fire drills around Taiwan enter day 3

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Guided-missile destroyer USS Milius ‘illegally intruded’ into waters near Mischief Reef, PLA Southern Theatre Command says. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3216582/south-china-sea-pla-forces-tail-us-warship-near-disputed-spratly-islands-live-fire-drills-around?utm_source=rss_feed

Biden Must Tread Rocky Path in Northern Ireland Before Tending Roots

New York Times President Biden, who has ancestral ties to Ireland, will mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland before heading south. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/world/europe/biden-belfast-northern-ireland.html

Will Blinken’s trip yield a strategic upgrade for US ties with China-friendly Vietnam?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Blinken’s trip is part of US efforts to upgrade diplomatic relations with Vietnam, which has been hesitant to formally upgrade ties over fears of alienating Beijing. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3216581/will-blinkens-trip-yield-strategic-upgrade-us-ties-china-friendly-vietnam?utm_source=rss_feed

Philippines will not let US access military sites for ‘offensive action’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr said bases which can be accessed by Washington’s troops are for defence purposes, to give US ‘the chance to be able to come and help us in any way’. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3216579/philippines-will-not-let-us-access-military-sites-offensive-action?utm_source=rss_feed