Asia Pacific – Page 1055 – Prologue Journal

Capvision, a Consulting Firm, is Raided by Chinese Authorities

New York Times The investigation of Capvision Partners comes amid increasing scrutiny by Beijing over national security that has sent a chill through the foreign business community. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/08/business/capvision-china-espionage-law.html

Canada Expelling Chinese Diplomat Amid Influence Concerns

New York Times The diplomat, Zhao Wei, who was declared “persona non grata,” had been accused of gathering information on a Canadian lawmaker critical of Beijing’s treatment of Uyghur Muslims. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/08/world/canada/china-diplomat-expelled-canada.html

‘Hard to accept’: couple calls for tougher punishment after toddler dies at South Korean day care

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The day care teacher was handed 19 years in jail, a sentence the couple feels is inadequate. “She killed a baby.” https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3219841/hard-accept-couple-calls-tougher-punishment-after-toddler-dies-south-korean-day-care?utm_source=rss_feed

Singapore fines Chinese woman US$9,000 for smuggling nearly 175kg of food, including duck and pig blood

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Singapore Immigration officers uncovered 101.45kg of assorted meat products and 73.65kg of processed food products belonging to Chinese national, Mei Hua. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3219848/singapore-fines-chinese-woman-us9000-smuggling-nearly-175kg-food-including-duck-and-pig-blood?utm_source=rss_feed

Your Tuesday Briefing: Texas Reels From Mass Shootings

New York Times Also, evacuation orders in occupied Ukraine. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/08/briefing/texas-mass-shooting-guns-asia.html

Overlooked No More: James Sakoda, Whose Wartime Internment Inspired a Social Science Tool

New York Times After documenting his experience in Japanese American internment camps, Sakoda helped bring the study of human behavior to the computer age https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/08/obituaries/james-sakoda-overlooked.html

As Biden and Yoon reach for ‘overwhelming power’ against Pyongyang, chances of peace on Korean peninsula take a hit

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Instead of focusing on more military measures to counter North Korea, leaders in the US and South Korea should be finding ways to revive diplomacy and dialogue. https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3219407/biden-and-yoon-reach-overwhelming-power-against-pyongyang-chances-peace-korean-peninsula-take-hit?utm_source=rss_feed

HSBC reaches deal to buy out China fund partner

Reuters Reuters exclusively revealed that HSBC (HSBA.L) has agreed to buy out its China fund management joint venture partner as the Asia-focused bank pushes ahead with expansion in the world’s second-largest economy. The post HSBC reaches deal to buy out China fund partner appeared first on Reuters News Agency. https://www.reutersagency.com/en/reutersbest/article/hsbc-reaches-deal-to-buy-out-china-fund-partner/

UK feared Japan would spy on it at G7 Tokyo summit in 1979, declassified papers reveal

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘There is no speech protection whatsoever. The only means of ensuring it would involve tearing walls and ceilings apart beforehand’. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3219847/uk-feared-japan-would-spy-it-g7-tokyo-summit-1979-declassified-papers-reveal?utm_source=rss_feed

On the US and China, Marcos wants the Philippines to have its cake and eat it too

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Philippine president is trying to achieve a ‘Goldilocks’ level – neither too hot, nor too cold – of military cooperation with the US without unduly provoking Beijing. Fully alienating China, a top trading…