Asia Pacific – Page 152 – Prologue Journal

Australia to ban children as old as 16 from TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, others

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The minimum age for children to log into social media sites has not been decided, but is expected to be between 14 and 16, the PM said. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3277867/australia-ban-children-old-16-tiktok-facebook-instagram-others?utm_source=rss_feed

South Korea’s deepfake porn epidemic: victims demand action as crisis deepens

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Experts warn that systemic misogyny and inadequate enforcement have allowed the crisis to spiral amid a widening gender divide. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3277862/south-koreas-deepfake-porn-epidemic-victims-demand-action-crisis-deepens?utm_source=rss_feed

As Japan’s deadly summer heat claims 252 lives in Tokyo, experts warn of long-term threat

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Despite government warnings, most victims were elderly residents of Japan’s capital found indoors without air conditioning. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3277829/japans-deadly-summer-heat-claims-252-lives-tokyo-experts-warn-long-term-threat?utm_source=rss_feed

The US and China must avoid dropping a ‘Silicon Curtain’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Both countries can pursue their technological goals without abandoning open markets and compromising global innovation. https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3277731/us-and-china-must-avoid-dropping-silicon-curtain?utm_source=rss_feed

Tuesday Briefing: Trump and Harris Prepare to Debate

New York Times Plus, is it A.I. or real life? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/09/briefing/trump-harris-russia-kate-cancer.html

How a Philippine Televangelist Ended Up on the F.B.I.’s Most-Wanted List

New York Times Here is what to know about the powerful doomsday preacher Apollo Carreon Quiboloy and his arrest. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/09/world/asia/apollo-carreon-quiboloy-philippines-explainer.html

The Terrifying Way That Eels Escape a Hungry Fish’s Stomach

New York Times X-ray videos showed that some young Japanese eels demonstrated that they were not content to become a predator’s meal. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/09/science/eels-escape-fish-stomach.html

Infamous Philippine pastor’s arrest seen as major blow to Duterte’s political fortunes

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Critics of the former president say the arrest of Apollo Quiboloy is a sign the ‘Duterte’s walls of impunity are crumbling’. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3277828/infamous-philippine-pastors-arrest-seen-major-blow-dutertes-political-fortunes?utm_source=rss_feed

No rise in Chinese visitors arrested in Singapore since start of visa-free travel: official

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. New clearance rules at immigration have helped deter more visitors with a criminal record from entering Singapore, official notes. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3277812/no-rise-chinese-visitors-arrested-singapore-start-visa-free-travel-official?utm_source=rss_feed

Ukraine war: sanctioned Russian plant delivering gas to Asia, defying US restrictions

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The move highlight Moscow’s efforts to circumvent restrictions and find new markets for its gas. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3277809/ukraine-war-sanctioned-russian-plant-delivering-gas-asia-defying-us-restrictions?utm_source=rss_feed