Asia Pacific – Page 1019 – Prologue Journal

Indonesian activist lifts lid on rape of Chinese women in May 1998 riots: ‘it was a new low’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Much of the dark chapter around the assault of Indonesian-Chinese women remains unspoken, 25 years after the May 1998 riots. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3221871/indonesian-activist-lifts-lid-rape-chinese-women-may-1998-riots-it-was-new-low?utm_source=rss_feed

US says North Korea to send more programmers abroad to fund nuclear arms

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. US and South Korean officials said Pyongyang is boosting efforts to send thousands of tech workers to countries, including China and Russia, to generate revenue. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3221873/us-says-north-korea-send-more-programmers-abroad-fund-nuclear-arms?utm_source=rss_feed

As Philippines tweaks US-China balance, ‘mixed messages’ could upset Beijing

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Senior Chinese officials are likely to be ‘unhappy’ and ‘disappointed’ over Marcos Jnr’s moves to forge closer military ties with the US without regard for China’s sensitivities. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3221850/philippines-tweaks-us-china-balance-mixed-messages-could-upset-beijing?utm_source=rss_feed

With firm allies like Japan and Australia, the US can afford to take its eye off the Indo-Pacific when it needs to

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Biden may be distracted by debt ceiling talks but in the Indo-Pacific, Japan still bears the torch for US interests along with Australia, with the South Asia strategy outsourced to India. https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3221568/firm-allies-japan-and-australia-us-can-afford-take-its-eye-indo-pacific-when-it-needs?utm_source=rss_feed

Three Killed After Suspected Shooting and Stabbing in Japan

New York Times The assault on Thursday in the city of Nakano in central Japan took the lives of a woman and two police officers. The police have warned residents to stay indoors until the attacker is apprehended. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/25/world/asia/japan-shooting-stabbing-nakano.html

Wagner boss says handing Bakhmut to Russian army, Japan scrambles jets

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Yevgeny Prigozhin has begun pulling out his fighters after claiming to have fully captured the destroyed city at the weekend. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3221845/wagner-boss-says-handing-bakhmut-russian-army-japan-scrambles-jets?utm_source=rss_feed

South China Sea: Vietnam demands Chinese ship leave its exclusive economic zone

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The two nations have long been embroiled in a territorial dispute over a stretch of the South China Sea, through which US$3 trillion of commerce passes annually. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3221839/south-china-sea-vietnam-demands-chinese-ship-leave-its-exclusive-economic-zone?utm_source=rss_feed

Australia Remembers Tina Turner With the Nutbush

New York Times The Nutbush, set to its eponymous song and sometimes considered an unofficial national dance, is popular with all ages and has taken on special significance after the singer’s death. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/25/world/australia/australia-tina-turner-nutbush.html

Korean ‘rivalry’ heads to space, as South launches first home-grown rocket and North prepares spy satellite

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. South Korea launched a commercial-grade satellite for the first time as part of its growing space development programme, as rival North Korea pushes to place its first military spy satellite into orbit. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3221838/korean-rivalry-heads-space-south-launches-first-home-grown-rocket-and-north-prepares-spy-satellite?utm_source=rss_feed

South Korea, US troops hold large live-fire drills near border with North Korea

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The exercises mark 70 years since the establishment of the military alliance between Seoul and Washington. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3221835/south-korea-us-troops-hold-large-live-fire-drills-near-border-north-korea?utm_source=rss_feed