Asia Pacific – Page 19 – Prologue Journal

Southeast Asia is the new Singles’ Day battleground as lustre fades in China

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Promotions from Chinese e-commerce platforms are infiltrating people’s lives across the region, where e-commerce is seeing explosive growth. https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3286909/southeast-asia-new-singles-day-battleground-lustre-fades-china?utm_source=rss_feed

Japanese troops to train with Australia, US militaries in Darwin

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The defence secretaries of the three nations discussed Japanese troops training with their US and Australian counterparts. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3286906/japanese-troops-train-australia-us-militaries-darwin?utm_source=rss_feed

Super Typhoon Man-Yi to weaken as it sweeps through Philippines

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. No casualties were reported as the storm made landfall on Sunday morning. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3286905/super-typhoon-man-yi-weaken-it-sweeps-through-philippines?utm_source=rss_feed

Daim Zainuddin’s complex legacy and the twilight of Malaysia’s old guard

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. With the ex-minister’s death, questions arise about the enduring impact of cronyism and the possibility of a new political era in Malaysia. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3286806/daim-zainuddins-complex-legacy-and-twilight-malaysias-old-guard?utm_source=rss_feed

Parkgoers in New Delhi’s Lodhi Garden say toxic pollution won’t force them out

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Others said if the pollution persists, they may have no choice but to abandon their exercise routines in the park. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3286901/parkgoers-new-delhis-lodhi-garden-say-toxic-pollution-wont-force-them-out?utm_source=rss_feed

Man Hiding Tarantulas, Centipedes and Ants Is Stopped From Boarding Flight

New York Times Officials in Lima, Peru, said the endangered spiders had been taken from the Amazon basin. The man was flying to South Korea. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/16/world/americas/tarantulas-centipedes-smuggling-arrest-peru.html

Welcome to Tokyo: Asia’s new sex tourism capital?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. In a grim mirror of Japan’s economic decline, the sex trade is drawing in foreign men and trapping local women in a cycle of desperation. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3286811/welcome-tokyo-asias-new-sex-tourism-capital?utm_source=rss_feed

As China-Japan climate action grows, Tokyo must rethink LNG push in Asia

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Japan’s progress in shrinking its domestic carbon footprint is being offset by its aggressive LNG development drive in South and Southeast Asia. https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3286279/china-japan-climate-action-grows-tokyo-must-rethink-lng-push-asia?utm_source=rss_feed

China Hit Again With Fatal Violence as at Least 8 Die in Stabbing

New York Times The stabbing, in the eastern city of Wuxi, took place days after a man drove a vehicle into a crowd in southern China, killing dozens. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/16/world/asia/wuxi-china-stabbing.html

India hospital fire kills 10 babies, raises fire safety concerns

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The fire began late on Friday, officials saying the blaze spread quickly through the ward where 55 infants were being treated. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3286878/india-hospital-fire-kills-10-babies-raises-fire-safety-concerns?utm_source=rss_feed