Category: Asia Pacific
As the U.S. Attends the G7, China Hosts a Summit of Its Own
New York Times Xi Jinping of China is meeting with leaders of five countries in Central Asia, a region crucial to his geopolitical ambitions. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/18/world/asia/china-central-asia-g7.html
Read MoreForests, Band from Singapore, Played On After U.S. Robbery
New York Times Forests, a band from Singapore, ended its tour in New York in high spirits, two weeks after being robbed in California. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/18/arts/music/singapore-band-forests-robbed-us.html
Read MorePopular Japanese theatre star Ennosuke Ichikawa found collapsed at home, parents dead
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The famed kabuki actor’s agent found him collapsed along with his parents, who were confirmed dead. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3220985/popular-japanese-theatre-star-ennosuke-ichikawa-found-collapsed-home-parents-dead?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSouth China Sea: Philippine military chief visits remote Spratly islands, exhorts troops to fend off intruders
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Andres Centino assured troops of more resources and manpower as Manila shifts its focus from internal security to territorial defence. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3220962/south-china-sea-philippine-military-chief-visits-remote-spratly-islands-exhorts-troops-fend?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreDejected Coldplay fans call for 2nd Malaysia concert after tickets sell out in hours
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. All tickets for the November gig were snapped up in over three hours, prompting fans to ask for an additional date. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3220952/dejected-coldplay-fans-call-2nd-malaysia-concert-after-tickets-sell-out-hours?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreNo flying high for Japan’s post-Covid airports, with tourists greeted by lack of staff and queues
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hundreds of airport workers left the sector when airports shut down in the early stages of the pandemic; even before that, pay and conditions were not the best, none of which is helping to…
Read MoreAir China jets off to Australian flight school in scramble for pilots as pent-up demand drives travel rebound
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The state-run carrier has pushed the Australian Airline Pilot Academy to interview more than 100 Chinese candidates in just four days in April. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3220945/air-china-jets-australian-flight-school-scramble-pilots-pent-demand-drives-travel-rebound?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMicron expected to get US$1.5 billion from Japan for next-gen chips weeks after Beijing launched probe into the firm
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The expected incentives for the last company making memory chips in the US come as Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets with top chip firms, including TSMC and Intel. https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3220943/micron-expected-get-us15-billion-japan-next-gen-chips-weeks-after-beijing-launched-probe-firm?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina to resume imports of Australian timber, Chinese ambassador Xiao Qian says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China is set to resume the import of Australian timber from Thursday, according to ambassador Xiao Qian, with trade having been largely suspended since late 2020 after Beijing said it had found pests in…
Read MoreWhy a delay to South Asia’s monsoon could mean more heatwaves, and spell ‘bad news’ for the world’s rice supply
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Climate change is increasingly impacting monsoon’s rainfall distribution with more intense rainy days interspersed with dry patches affecting crops https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3220922/why-delay-south-asias-monsoon-could-mean-more-heatwaves-and-spell-bad-news-worlds-rice-supply?utm_source=rss_feed
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