Asia Pacific – Page 1088 – Prologue Journal

China expected to lower fine on Ant Group to about $700 million

Reuters Reuters exclusively revealed that Chinese regulators are expected to downgrade charges against Ant Group and fine them approximately $728 million – significantly less than the $1 billion initially planned. The post China expected to lower fine on Ant Group to about $700 million appeared first on Reuters News Agency. https://www.reutersagency.com/en/reutersbest/article/china-expected-to-lower-fine-on-ant-group-to-about-700-million/

US billionaire Ray Dalio eyes new family office in Abu Dhabi to build on Singapore, US hubs

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Dalio, whose net worth is estimated to be more than US$16 billion, joins an expanding list of wealthy individuals who are setting up offices in the UAE. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3217622/us-billionaire-ray-dalio-eyes-new-family-office-abu-dhabi-build-singapore-us-hubs?utm_source=rss_feed

Nobel Prize winner, pro-democracy leader Suu Kyi set to appeal against conviction in Myanmar’s top court

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Aung San Suu Kyi, 77, faces 33 years in detention – if her appeal is upheld her sentence could be reduced by 13 years. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3217621/nobel-prize-winner-pro-democracy-leader-suu-kyi-set-appeal-against-conviction-myanmars-top-court?utm_source=rss_feed

As Indonesians begin exodus home, officials face vexing issue of Eid festival date

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Muslim groups in Indonesia are free to do their own calculations, even as the Ministry of Religion decides on the day of Eid, meaning that Muslims will celebrate Eid on different days this year.…

Contest for Children to Hunt Feral Cats Is Scrapped in New Zealand

New York Times The country aggressively tries to control invasive species, but the culling event, which was to be part of a bigger hunting competition, generated a backlash. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/19/world/australia/new-zealand-cat-hunt.html

‘Deeply loved’ TV star panda on loan from China dies in Thailand aged 21

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Lin Hui, the last of three pandas in Thailand that had lived in an air-conditioned enclosure at Chiang Mai Zoo since 2003, was due to return to China in October. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3217613/deeply-loved-tv-star-panda-loan-china-dies-thailand-aged-21?utm_source=rss_feed

Forced labour victim, 95, calls for prompt court decision against Japanese firms

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Kim Sung-joo, 95, is one of three surviving Korean victims of Japan’s wartime forced labour and wants the issue to be ‘solved as soon as possible’. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3217610/forced-labour-victim-95-calls-prompt-court-decision-against-japanese-firms?utm_source=rss_feed

US cannot store arms in Philippines to defend Taiwan, Manila says in ‘friends to all’ policy

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Washington has access to nine sites near the Taiwan Strait and the disputed South China Sea under a defence pact with Manila. China has sharply criticised the military deal. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3217607/us-cannot-store-arms-philippines-defend-taiwan-manila-says-friends-all-policy?utm_source=rss_feed

Cyclone strands Indonesian fishermen on remote desert island off Australia for 6 days, 8 feared dead

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. One of their fishing boats ran aground a week ago on a bare, sandy outcrop some 300km off Australia’s west coast. The other sank, with the only known survivor spending 30 hours at sea…

China population: Guangdong suffers first decline in over 4 decades, underlining demographic and economic woes

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Population of China’s leading exporting province of Guangdong fell for the first time in over four decades last year, adding to the demographic crisis at a time India is set to become the world’s…