Asia Pacific – Page 1011 – Prologue Journal

Singapore ranks as most expensive city in Asia to buy or rent, as home prices in Hong Kong return to 2017 levels

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. In the past year, Singapore’s median private-sector home price increased more than 8 per cent, while Hong Kong’s median home price fell 8.7 per cent, according to a new report. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3222269/singapore-ranks-most-expensive-city-asia-buy-or-rent-home-prices-hong-kong-return-2017-levels?utm_source=rss_feed

Rabid K-pop fans object to Enhypen’s ‘Bite Me’ backup dancers with fleet of protest trucks

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. K-pop group Enhypen’s latest music video for the song ‘Bite Me’ features each singer of the seven-member group paired up with a female backup dancer during the chorus. Not everyone’s a fan of the…

Japan comic ‘Tony’ Yasumura’s near-naked stage act takes Britain’s Got Talent by storm

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The disarming sight gag by ‘Tony’ Tonikaku Akarui Yasumura is simple and rather silly. But its bare-all message about the deceptiveness of what meets the eye has a lot of people laughing. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3222253/japan-comic-tony-yasumuras-near-naked-stage-act-takes-britains-got-talent-storm?utm_source=rss_feed

Bangladesh inequality on the rise thanks to climate change, Covid, inflation: UN expert

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights said Bangladesh has millions of ‘new poor’, hovering just above poverty line and at high risk of falling below it. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3222252/bangladesh-inequality-rise-thanks-climate-change-covid-inflation-un-expert?utm_source=rss_feed

Xiaomi seeks to claw back lost India market share with more local production: ‘we see this as a milestone’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Xiaomi led India’s smartphone market for years, but allegations of money laundering and increased state scrutiny contributed to a decline of more than 20 per cent in its shipments in the country last year.…

South Korea hosts its first summit with Pacific island leaders amid concerns over China’s security ambitions for the area

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. President Yoon Suk Yeol Yoon launched his strategy last year, pledging to foster a ‘free, peaceful and prosperous’ region amid concerns about China’s security ambitions for the strategic waters. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3222221/south-korea-hosts-its-first-summit-pacific-island-leaders-amid-concerns-over-chinas-security?utm_source=rss_feed

Boon for Singapore as Indonesia scraps 20-year ban on sea sand exports

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Before the ban, Indonesia was Singapore’s major supplier of sea sand for land expansion, shipping more than 53 million tonnes on average per year between 1997 and 2002. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3222219/boon-singapore-indonesia-scraps-20-year-ban-sea-sand-exports?utm_source=rss_feed

South China Sea: Asean and Beijing’s ‘unbridgeable’ conflict could undermine code of conduct for years

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The code of conduct could take years to finalise, and skirmishes between China and claimant states could affect trust and reduce chances of compromise. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3222207/south-china-sea-asean-and-beijings-unbridgeable-conflict-could-undermine-code-conduct-years?utm_source=rss_feed

Japan PM Fumio Kishida’s son to resign as secretary after ‘inappropriate’ behaviour

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Resignation comes after a magazine published photos of Shotaro Kishida apparently pretending to hold a news conference in the PM’s official residence as a joke. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3222210/japan-pm-fumio-kishidas-son-resign-secretary-after-inappropriate-behaviour?utm_source=rss_feed

Japan cuts red tape for private jets, super-yachts for smooth-sailing luxury travel

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. More than 10 per cent of tourist spending in Japan comes from a tiny number of ultra-rich visitors, and the government wants to encourage more of them to visit – and more frequently. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3222198/japan-cuts-red-tape-private-jets-super-yachts-smooth-sailing-luxury-travel?utm_source=rss_feed