Asia Pacific – Page 13 – Prologue Journal

Asean chair Laos hails ‘indispensable’ partner Hong Kong amid regional challenges

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Laos, as Asean chair, is seeking to boost regional cooperation and infrastructure, while also strengthening ties with Hong Kong. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3278442/asean-chair-laos-hails-indispensable-partner-hong-kong-amid-regional-challenges?utm_source=rss_feed

Typhoon Yagi Leaves at Least 110 Dead in Myanmar

New York Times Rescuers in Myanmar reported finding bodies swept away by the powerful storm, which left a trail of destruction there and in neighboring countries. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/world/asia/typhoon-yagi-deaths-myanmar-vietnam.html

Finding a future in Fukushima

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. In this video series, the Post travels to Japan’s Fukushima coast to see first-hand efforts to rebuild a region decimated by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster. We meet with mothers, fishermen, surfers,…

South China Sea: Philippines urged to explore gas reserves, or risk losing them to Beijing

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Manila faces a critical decision: exploit its natural gas reserves in the Reed Bank, a potential flashpoint with China, or risk losing them to Beijing. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3278397/south-china-sea-philippines-urged-explore-gas-reserves-or-risk-losing-them-beijing?utm_source=rss_feed

Dejected Social Media Users Call ‘Garbage Time’ Over China’s Ailing Economy

New York Times The sports term refers to a time during a game when defeat becomes inevitable. Officialdom is warning against using it to take veiled jabs at the country’s political and economic system. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/world/asia/china-economy-garbage-time.html

China Raises Retirement Age for the First Time Since the 1950s

New York Times The move, made in the hope of addressing an aging population, was decidedly unpopular. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/world/asia/china-retirement-age.html

Philippine ‘Son of God’ pastor pleads not guilty to child abuse, trafficking charges

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Apollo Quiboloy, a long-time friend of former president Rodrigo Duterte, is on a US Federal Bureau of Investigation’s ‘most wanted’ list. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3278420/philippine-son-god-pastor-pleads-not-guilty-child-abuse-trafficking-charges?utm_source=rss_feed

Toronto Film Festival Pulls Documentary on Russian Soldiers

New York Times The festival canceled the screenings of “Russians at War,” which has been criticized as Kremlin propaganda. The filmmaker has said it is an antiwar film. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/world/asia/tiff-russian-war-documentary-paused.html

China Fines PwC $62 Million for Botching Its Work for Evergrande

New York Times Authorities also imposed a six-month suspension on the local operations of the global firm, which was once one a dominant auditing firm in China. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/business/pwc-china-evergrande.html

North Korea gives rare view of banned uranium enrichment site

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 stressed the need to boost the number of centrifuges so as to ‘exponentially increase’ nuclear weapons. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3278410/north-korea-gives-rare-view-banned-uranium-enrichment-site?utm_source=rss_feed