Asia Pacific – Page 1096 – Prologue Journal

Smoke bomb thrown at Japan PM Fumio Kishida during election campaign event

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Kishida left the scene unhurt after the incident that happened in western Japan. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3217165/smoke-bomb-thrown-japan-pm-fumio-kishida-during-election-campaign-event?utm_source=rss_feed

Vietnam ‘needs to change’ its reliance on Russian arms. Will the US step in to help upgrade its military?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Hanoi this week could signal a strategic shift in ties, experts say, as Vietnam’s dependence on outdated Russian weaponry erodes its ability to defend its territorial…

Brazil’s Lula Meets Xi in China as They Seek Path to Peace in Ukraine

New York Times Brazil has been reluctant about choosing sides in the war, as its new president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, seeks to rebuild the country’s ties with Beijing. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/14/world/asia/brazil-china-russia-ukraine.html

Three changes Hong Kong must make to reap the rewards of the Asian century

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. To seize the opportunities presented by its unique regional and global position, Hong Kong must improve its Asian literacy, think imaginatively about how it can reach out to developing countries and shed the inward-looking…

Indigenous Indonesians face fresh risks in green climate drive: ‘A new hell for us’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Driving electric cars may make people in rich nations feel better, but clean energy projects have serious costs and threaten indigenous land, one leader says. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3217148/indigenous-indonesians-face-fresh-risks-green-climate-drive-new-hell-us?utm_source=rss_feed

Hong Kong’s absence from list of Asia’s high-growth firms shows hard work is needed for revival

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Japan, South Korea, Singapore and India were by far home to the most among Asia’s top 500 companies achieving high growth in the past three years. Hong Kong had just five firms on the…

Pressure Mounts on China to Offer Debt Relief to Poor Countries Facing Default

New York Times There was optimism at the spring meetings of the I.M.F. and World Bank that China will make concessions over restructuring its loans. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/14/business/economy/china-debt-relief.html

Billy Waugh, 93, ‘Godfather of the Green Berets,’ Is Dead

New York Times He was a Special Forces soldier during the Vietnam War then worked for the C.I.A., tracking Osama bin Laden in Sudan and fighting in Afghanistan after 9/11. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/14/world/asia/billy-waugh-dead.html

Singapore jails son of ex-Changi Airport boss for lying to judge that family’s helper stole his clothes

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Karl Liew, the son of ex-Changi Airport Group chairman Liew Mun Leong, lied to a district judge in an earlier trial that domestic worker Parti Liyani had stolen his clothes. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3217135/singapore-jails-son-ex-changi-airport-boss-lying-judge-familys-maid-stole-his-clothes?utm_source=rss_feed

Australian man who lived in China arrested for ‘reckless foreign interference’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Alexander Csergo, who had worked since 2011, will appear before a court in New South Wales to face charges. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3217126/australian-man-who-lived-china-arrested-reckless-foreign-interference?utm_source=rss_feed