Asia Pacific – Page 1043 – Prologue Journal

Singapore homes sales shoot up 80 per cent, hitting 7-month high

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Surging home prices and rents are becoming a headache for Singapore’s government as it tries to mollify citizens and remain competitive as a financial hub. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3220573/singapore-homes-sales-shoot-80-cent-hitting-seven-month-high?utm_source=rss_feed

Japan serves up sauerkraut, maple syrup and sardine pancakes for G7 summit

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hiroshima, the host city of this year’s G7 meet, has around 800 restaurants specialising in ‘okonomiyaki’ – a savoury pancake whose name means ‘cooked as you like’. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3220563/japan-lays-sauerkraut-maple-syrup-and-sardine-pancakes-g7-summit?utm_source=rss_feed

What’s Joe Biden up to on his 8-day trip to the Asia-Pacific?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The 80-year-old will visit a city that the US destroyed with a nuclear bomb and spend an awful lot of time with India’s prime minister as he looks to demonstrate that he still has…

He’s the guy pushing Japan to embrace AI. But ChatGPT doesn’t even know who he is

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The outspoken official, who lost to Fumio Kishida in a run-off vote for the ruling party’s leadership two years ago, said the chatbot had identified him as the prime minister of Japan. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3220545/hes-guy-pushing-japan-embrace-ai-chatgpt-doesnt-even-know-who-he?utm_source=rss_feed

‘Genuinely worried’ Asian investors flock to safe haven gold amid US dollar woes

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Bank collapses in March and a potential US debt default have compounded concerns of a credit crunch, driving investors towards traditional safe-haven assets like gold. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3220305/genuinely-worried-asian-investors-flock-safe-haven-gold-amid-us-dollar-woes?utm_source=rss_feed

G7 leaders to target Russian energy and trade in new sanctions, sources say

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. New measures announced by the leaders during the May 19-21 meetings in Japan will target sanctions evasion involving third countries, and seek to undermine Russia’s future energy production, the sources said. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3220544/g7-leaders-target-russian-energy-and-trade-new-sanctions-steps-sources-say?utm_source=rss_feed

Philippine hospitals lose ‘lifeblood’ as US, UK lure nurses with high wages, residency

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Philippine hospitals are in a critical condition as rich nations offer high salaries and residency to tempt the best nurses abroad. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3220466/philippine-hospitals-lose-lifeblood-us-uk-lure-nurses-high-wages-residency?utm_source=rss_feed

Your Monday Briefing: Thailand Votes for Change

New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/14/briefing/thailand-elections-turkey-cyclone-mocha.html

In Blow to Junta, Thai Voters Overwhelmingly Back Opposition Parties

New York Times Thais on Sunday cast votes against their military leaders, backing instead a populist political mainstay and a progressive upstart bent on shaking up the status quo. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/14/world/asia/thailand-election-results.html

Going for gold: US-Australia US$20 billion deal on track to create world’s biggest gold mining company

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Companies are in the final stages of negotiations just weeks after the price of bullion approached an all-time record high, while gold miners worldwide face the prospect of stagnating production, harder-to-mine deposits and rising…