Asia Pacific – Page 1098 – Prologue Journal

Will US bank collapses hamper the clean energy transitions of China, India, rest of Asia?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Asia’s climate goals and energy transition, which require billions in funding, could take a hit as banks and nations tighten lending after US bank failures. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3216813/will-us-bank-collapses-hamper-clean-energy-transitions-china-india-rest-asia?utm_source=rss_feed

Japan approves Osaka as site of country’s first casino amid problem gambling concerns

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Opponents of the long-controversial plan are expected to continue their campaign to halt construction on the island of Yumeshima ahead of the resort’s late-2029 scheduled opening. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3217001/japan-approves-osaka-site-countrys-first-casino-amid-problem-gambling-concerns?utm_source=rss_feed

North Korea Says It Launched a Solid-Fuel ICBM, a First

New York Times If successfully developed, solid-fuel technology would be a significant advance, making the North’s missiles easier to move and harder to target. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/world/asia/north-korea-missile-launch.html

Is anti-nuclear New Zealand ‘playing with fire’ as it mulls military tech role in Aukus alliance?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. New Zealand – a key actor in promoting the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons – wishes to contribute to the development of cutting-edge military technologies in Aukus’ non-nuclear pillar. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3216935/anti-nuclear-new-zealand-playing-fire-it-mulls-military-tech-role-aukus-alliance?utm_source=rss_feed

North Korea says new solid-fuel ICBM will strike ‘extreme’ horror into enemies

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Leader Kim Jong-un, who guided the test of Hwasong-18, warned it will make enemies ‘experience a clearer security crisis’. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3217000/north-korea-says-new-solid-fuel-icbm-will-strike-extreme-horror-enemies?utm_source=rss_feed

Your Friday Briefing: An Arrest in the Documents Leak

New York Times Also, the WTA will return to China. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/briefing/arrest-documents-leak-asia.html

South Korea’s steadfast US policy dealt a blow by reports of spying

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Criticism is mounting about the Yoon administration’s support for the US amid the latest claims and as other countries increasingly distance themselves from Washington’s demands. https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3216809/south-koreas-steadfast-us-policy-dealt-blow-reports-spying?utm_source=rss_feed

Gender equality in farming could add US$1 trillion to world economy, study reveals

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘Making agrifood systems work better for women … would help reduce the number of food-insecure people by 45 million’, report finds. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3216990/gender-equality-farming-could-add-us1-trillion-world-economy-study-reveals?utm_source=rss_feed

Could establishment of an Asian monetary fund help China’s yuan dethrone US dollar?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said President Xi Jinping welcomed discussion on his proposal to revive a decades-old idea for the establishment of an Asian monetary fund during a meeting in Beijing last month.…

2 Arrested in Hong Kong After Dousing Police With Water Guns

New York Times Songkran, a traditional Thai festival, often involves splashing and squirting. But the continuing crackdowns on all forms of dissent in Hong Kong made things different this year. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/world/asia/hong-kong-songkran-water-arrests.html