Category: Asia Pacific
US woman arrested after flying to Australia with gold-plated gun in luggage
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. She has been charged under the Customs Act and could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3218352/us-woman-arrested-after-flying-australia-gold-plated-gun-luggage?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreJapanese fete LGBTQ progress, demand marriage rights as G7 summit looms
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Japan, which hosts the G7 summit next month, is the only member of the Group of Seven industrial powers that does not recognise same-sex unions. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3218334/japanese-fete-lgbtq-progress-demand-marriage-rights-g7-summit-looms?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong has ‘strategic ambiguities’ to navigate US-China rivalry: Singapore’s Kishore Mahbubani
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong ‘enjoys the status’ of One Country, Two Systems, but has to ‘work very hard’ to convince the US that it remains autonomous, says retired Singaporean diplomat Kishore Mahbubani. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3218330/hong-kong-has-strategic-ambiguities-navigate-us-china-rivalry-singapores-kishore-mahbubani?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina ups food security drive, plans to grow 90 per cent of its grain by 2032, warning for US and Thai farmers
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China plans to grow nearly 90 per cent of the grain it needs by 2032, while also reducing imports, with food security high on the agenda for Beijing amid rising geopolitical tensions and the…
Read MoreChina Drops Covid P.C.R. Test Rule for Inbound Travelers
New York Times It was not clear, however, whether travelers would still be required to take antigen tests. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/25/business/china-travel-covid-test.html
Read More‘I will die out here somewhere’: the Japanese man supporting terrorist deradicalisation efforts at risk of death
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Yosuke Nagai, 31, has spent the last decade in war-torn countries such as Somalia and Yemen, helping young men leave terrorist groups. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3218273/i-will-die-out-here-somewhere-japanese-man-supporting-terrorist-deradicalisation-efforts-risk-death?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSouth Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol’s office defends viral Japan comments, blames ‘possible mistranslations’ for furore
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol was in hot water after comments he made about former colonial power Japan not needing to ‘kneel down’ to improve ties went viral on social media. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3218289/south-korean-president-yoon-suk-yeols-office-defends-viral-japan-comments-blames-possible?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreWhy the Japan and South Korea Détente Is Crucial to Biden’s Asia Ambitions
New York Times The animosity between South Korea and Japan has long been a weak link in Washington’s Indo-Pacific strategy. President Biden is likely to urge more steps toward a thaw during meetings this week. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/25/world/asia/japan-korea-us-biden.html
Read MoreSingapore slams Virgin’s Richard Branson over death penalty criticism, calling his statements ‘patently untrue’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Singapore criticised UK billionaire Richard Branson for saying authorities ‘may be about to kill an innocent man’ over one kilogram of cannabis, stating his remarks were ‘patently untrue’, and the guilt of Tangaraju Suppiaht…
Read MoreSingapore jails man for smuggling puppies, kittens from Malaysia after 19 die
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The 36-year-old Malaysian attempted to transport 26 puppies and a cat in what Singapore’s National Parks Board described as ‘one of the most serious cases of animal smuggling to date’. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3218260/singapore-jails-man-smuggling-puppies-kittens-malaysia-after-19-die?utm_source=rss_feed
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