Asia Pacific – Page 13 – Prologue Journal

Australia to deport violent criminals to remote Pacific atoll

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Australia already pays Nauru, a nation of 13,000 people, to house its unwanted asylum seekers who arrive by boat. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3298974/australia-deport-violent-criminals-remote-pacific-atoll?utm_source=rss_feed

South Korean Actress Kim Sae-ron Is Found Dead

New York Times The 24-year-old star, once a prolific child actor, appeared at the Cannes Film Festival and on Netflix, until a drunk-driving incident in 2022 derailed her career. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/world/asia/south-korea-actress-dead.html

Jack Ma and Other Chinese Business Leaders Meet With Xi Jinping

New York Times The once-sidelined Alibaba founder was among the executives who met with China’s top leader, in what was seen as a show of support for private enterprise by Beijing. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/business/china-xi-jinping-jack-ma.html

From Thailand’s ‘Ghost Tower’ to Pyongyang’s ‘Hotel of Doom’: Asia’s abandoned skyscrapers

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. These towering structures, once symbols of ambition, now stand as haunting reminders of economic turmoil and halted dreams. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/3298966/thailands-ghost-tower-pyongyangs-hotel-doom-asias-abandoned-skyscrapers?utm_source=rss_feed

To Asia, the US is now ‘a landlord seeking rent’, Singapore’s defence chief says

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Assumptions made in the wake of World War II had fundamentally changed, Ng Eng Hen told the Munich Security Conference in Europe. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3298951/asia-us-now-landlord-seeking-rent-singapores-defence-chief-says?utm_source=rss_feed

South Korea’s first lady Kim Keon-hee back under fire over martial law debacle

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Opposition alleges Kim Keon-hee and suspended president Yoon Suk-yeol hatched the martial law plan to cover up election meddling. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3298950/south-koreas-first-lady-kim-keon-hee-back-under-fire-over-martial-law-debacle?utm_source=rss_feed

Singapore opposition leader Pritam Singh found guilty of lying under oath

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The criminal case against the Workers’ Party secretary general stemmed from lies former MP Raeesah Khan told to parliament in 2021. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3298941/singapore-opposition-leader-pritam-singh-found-guilty-lying-under-oath?utm_source=rss_feed

Economic woes trigger record exodus from New Zealand

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A record 72,000 citizens left the country last year – as did nearly 57,000 foreign residents – while the economy contracted 2.1 per cent. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3298936/economic-woes-trigger-record-exodus-new-zealand?utm_source=rss_feed

‘Asean’s moment is now’: Malaysia’s Anwar on bloc’s response to AI, tariff challenges

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Malaysia’s PM in his speech at the China Conference: Southeast Asia, organised by the Post, also speaks out against ‘economic coercion and unilateral actions’. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3298935/aseans-moment-now-malaysias-anwar-how-china-ties-bloc-must-evolve?utm_source=rss_feed

‘Superconnector’ Hong Kong can share mainland China expertise with Asean: CY Leung

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. At Post’s China Conference: Southeast Asia 2025, ex-city leader highlights potential for deeper economic cooperation between country and bloc. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3298931/superconnector-hong-kong-can-share-mainland-china-expertise-asean-cy-leung?utm_source=rss_feed