Category: Asia Pacific
Malaysia urges Chinese tourist to clear air on extortion bid by policeman
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A video of a Chinese national alleging she was extorted by a Kuala Lumpur policeman after failing to produce her passport has gone viral on social media. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3216143/malaysia-urges-chinese-tourist-clear-air-extortion-bid-policeman?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreNorth Korea says US-South Korea drills driving region to ‘brink of nuclear war’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. State media said the exercises have ‘turned the Korean peninsula into a huge powder magazine which can be detonated any moment’. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3216129/north-korea-says-us-south-korea-drills-driving-region-brink-nuclear-war?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina support for Asean nuclear weapon-free zone ‘counter-intuitive’ if other states do not sign pact
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. With Beijing growing its nuclear arsenal, it is also unclear how it intends to abide by the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone Treaty, analysts say. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3216105/china-support-asean-nuclear-weapon-free-zone-counter-intuitive-if-other-states-do-not-sign-pact?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreYour Thursday Briefing: Diplomatic Visits Highlight Tension With China
New York Times Also, what’s next for Donald Trump and Israeli police raid a Jerusalem mosque. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/05/briefing/china-taiwan-diplomacy-trump-charge-israel.html
Read MoreChina Publishes Data Showing Raccoon Dog DNA at Wuhan Market
New York Times Scientists from the Chinese C.D.C. confirmed that DNA from raccoon dogs and other animals susceptible to the coronavirus was found at the market in early 2020. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/05/science/china-virus-origins-racoon-dogs.html
Read MoreUS-China relations: Taiwan ‘deterrence dilemma’ requires urgent talks to avoid war
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The moves and countermoves by China and the US in the Taiwan Strait are part of a deterrence dilemma, a spiral of actions ultimately undermining their own goal. Talks aimed at controlling the capabilities…
Read MoreThai election: Paetongtarn, Thaksin’s charismatic and astute daughter, confirmed as PM candidate
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Paetongtarn Shinawatra, a 36-year-old with a jet-setting lifestyle and half a million Instagram followers, stands in stark contrast to her establishment rivals, two strait-laced former army chiefs with a combined age of 146. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3216107/thai-election-paetongtarn-thaksins-charismatic-and-astute-daughter-confirmed-pm-candidate?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIndia’s Bank of Baroda stops clearing payment for above-cap Russian oil
Reuters Reuters exclusively reported that India’s Bank of Baroda (BOB.NS) has stopped clearing payments for Russian oil sold above the price cap set by the West from this month, a move that could expedite transition to a rupee trade mechanism. Some Indian refiners were paying in the United Arab Emirates dirham currency for Russian low-sulphur…
Read MoreIndia’s milk imports soar as disease hits local cattle stock
Reuters Reuters was the first to reveal that India’s milk product imports are rising and the country is planning to allow duty-free imports. Milk prices in the world’s biggest producer have risen at their fastest rate in a decade, reaching a record high due to lumpy skin disease in cows and a drawdown in market-ready…
Read MoreIndia regulator probing some Adani offshore deals for possible rule violations
Reuters Reuters exclusively reported that India’s capital market regulator, which is investigating the Adani group, has zeroed in on transactions between its companies and offshore entities linked to promoter Gautam Adani’s brother for possible violations of rules. These transactions should have been reported under India’s ‘related party transaction’ rules but were not. Reuters is the…
Read More