Asia Pacific – Page 1082 – Prologue Journal

Warren Buffett hates Japanese food, even if he loves investing in Japan: ‘it was the worst’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The billionaire investor swore off Japanese food for life after a disastrous sushi dinner in 1989. Even at 92, he’d much rather be eating McDonald’s, Hershey’s Kisses and Coke. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3218085/warren-buffett-hates-japanese-food-even-if-he-loves-investing-japan-it-was-worst?utm_source=rss_feed

US urges South Korea not to fill China shortfalls if Beijing bans Micron chips

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Financial Times reported that the US made the request as South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol prepares to travel to Washington on Monday. https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3218083/us-urges-south-korea-not-fill-china-shortfalls-if-beijing-bans-micron-chips?utm_source=rss_feed

Your Monday Briefing: Evacuations from Sudan

New York Times Also, China suppressed Covid-19 data. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/23/briefing/sudan-evacuations-embassy-asia.html

Vietnam’s ideal position is strategic equidistance from the US and China

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. While Vietnam and the US played up their comprehensive partnership on Anthony Blinken’s visit to the Southeast Asian nation, Hanoi has not allied with the West against China. Vietnam’s preference is not only to…

High-Ranking Election Official Is Killed in Myanmar

New York Times A rebel group has claimed responsibility for the attack on an official for the military junta, which comes amid cascading violence on both sides. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/23/world/asia/myanmar-election-official-killed.html

Family of Singapore man due to be hanged over cannabis charge pleads for mercy

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tangaraju Suppiah was sentenced to death for conspiring to smuggle 1kg of cannabis and will die on Wednesday unless the authorities change position. In some nations, including Thailand, cannabis has been decriminalised. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3218053/family-singapore-man-due-be-hanged-over-cannabis-charge-pleads-mercy?utm_source=rss_feed

Why are some urban Indians choosing to live in homes made out of mud, cow dung or sugar cane?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘We wanted to reconnect with nature and go back to being part of the web of life … a mud house added to this process’. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3218042/why-are-some-urban-indians-choosing-live-homes-made-out-mud-cow-dung-or-sugar-cane?utm_source=rss_feed

Indian police arrest Sikh separatist leader Amritpal Singh after month-long hunt

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Amritpal Singh had been on the run since last month after capturing national attention in February, when hundreds of his supporters stormed a police station in Ajnala, Punjab state. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3218032/indian-police-arrest-sikh-separatist-leader-amritpal-singh-after-month-long-hunt?utm_source=rss_feed

G7 calls for extension, full implementation and expansion of Black Sea grain deal

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Brokered by the United Nations and Turkey, the deal was signed in Istanbul last July, allowing Ukraine to export more than 27 million tonnes of grain from several of its Black Sea ports. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3218030/g7-calls-extension-full-implementation-and-expansion-black-sea-grain-deal?utm_source=rss_feed

Jeju is ‘overwhelmed’ and wants a tourist tax. But will South Korea come on board?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. With millions heading to Unesco World Heritage site, an island of 670,000 people that struggles to cope with so many visitors, ‘idea of deterring overtourism with entry tax is making a comeback’. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3217865/jeju-overwhelmed-and-wants-tourist-tax-will-south-korea-come-board?utm_source=rss_feed