Category: Asia Pacific
Arab leaders assert ‘strategic sovereignty’ over Middle East conflict in pointed message to West
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Assad’s return to Arab League and Zelensky’s appearance mark efforts by Arab states to remain diplomatically neutral in the West’s tensions with Russia and China. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3221652/arab-leaders-assert-strategic-sovereignty-over-middle-east-conflict-pointed-message-west?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAs a key US ally, Australia has the right to ask Biden to free Julian Assange
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. From the Quad to Aukus, Australia has supported America’s China-containment policy and made itself a surrogate target. This gives it leverage – if it wants to use it. https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3221454/key-us-ally-australia-has-right-ask-biden-free-julian-assange?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSri Lanka navy finds 14 bodies in capsized Chinese fishing boat Lupeng Yuanyu 028
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The discovery came a day after a preliminary Chinese government probe concluded there were no survivors. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3221656/sri-lanka-navy-finds-14-bodies-capsized-chinese-fishing-boat-lupeng-yuanyu-028?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUS zoo apologises for ‘offending’ New Zealand as treatment of kiwi bird sparks anger
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Kiwi encounters at Zoo Miami stopped after videos showed the nocturnal bird being exposed to bright lighting. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3221625/us-zoo-apologises-offending-new-zealand-treatment-kiwi-bird-sparks-anger?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIndia risks using ‘guesswork’ to form policy, with census delayed as election looms
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Without up-to-date data, government planners will struggle to determine economic and social trends and frame policy, analysts say. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3221581/india-risks-using-guesswork-form-policy-census-delayed-election-looms?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIndonesia’s conservative wrath, scams take centre stage ahead of Coldplay gig
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Indonesian conservatives are concerned about LGBTQ-themed acts or messages promoted in the Coldplay concert that was supposed to revive the nation’s pandemic-hit tourism sector. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3221573/indonesias-conservative-wrath-scams-take-centre-stage-ahead-coldplay-gig?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAukus was launched with fanfare to counter China, but now US red tape is testing Australia’s patience
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A top Australian defence official blamed ‘a permafrost layer of middle management’ in the US government for delayed tech transfer from Washington to Canberra. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3221607/aukus-was-launched-fanfare-counter-china-now-us-red-tape-testing-australias-patience?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIndia seeks to become ‘Global South champion’, as US-China rivalry heats up in the Pacific
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Narendra Modi says India will be a reliable partner, as New Delhi banks on goodwill from historical links with Pacific nations to make further inroads into the region. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3221558/india-seeks-become-global-south-champion-us-china-rivalry-heats-pacific?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreVietnam’s No Va Land in talks with Credit Suisse, others to restructure debt
Reuters Reuters exclusively reported that Vietnamese property giant No Va Land Investment Group Corp (NVL.HM) is in talks with creditors to restructure part of its $1 billion foreign debt amid turmoil in one of the country’s top industries. The post Vietnam’s No Va Land in talks with Credit Suisse, others to restructure debt appeared first…
Read MoreUK PM Sunak warns against ‘blanket’ protectionism to counter China
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. G7 leaders recently discussed at summit in Japan how to tackle economic threat from China together. Sunak said Tuesday there were a limited number of ‘sensitive’ sectors involving a ‘particularly robust’ UK approach. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3221593/uk-pm-sunak-warns-against-blanket-protectionism-counter-china?utm_source=rss_feed
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