Asia Pacific – Page 24 – Prologue Journal

Richard A. Cash, Who Saved Millions From Dehydration, Dies at 83

New York Times He worked alongside another doctor to show that a simple rehydration therapy could check the ravages of cholera and other diarrhea-inducing diseases. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/02/science/richard-cash-dead.html

India denies minister plotted anti-Sikh attacks in Canada

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Canadian officials implicated Modi’s right-hand man, Amit Shah, in a broader campaign targeting Canadian Sikh activists. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3284951/india-denies-minister-plotted-anti-sikh-attacks-canada?utm_source=rss_feed

Make money and save the environment? How some Asian firms aim to achieve both goals

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Despite the impact of climate change, many regional companies do not know how to derive value from sustainability, a survey shows. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3284878/make-money-and-save-environment-how-some-asian-firms-aim-achieve-both-goals?utm_source=rss_feed

Japan’s ‘conveyor belt road’ to relieve driver shortage and cut emissions

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Connecting Tokyo and Osaka, developers are aiming for full operations of the three-lane automated cargo transport corridor by the mid-2030s. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3284941/japans-conveyor-belt-road-relieve-driver-shortage-and-cut-emissions?utm_source=rss_feed

Political uncertainties in Japan and US may yet shake markets

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tokyo’s power vacuum, and questions over Japan’s policies and its relationship with the US under Harris or Trump, could have deeper economic impacts. https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3284657/political-uncertainties-japan-and-us-may-yet-shake-markets?utm_source=rss_feed

US finds a new use for old Patriots to counter China’s missile advancements

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. As it seeks new ways to turn the tide against China, the US Navy is moving to arm its warships with repurposed Patriot missiles. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3284860/us-finds-new-use-old-patriots-counter-chinas-missile-advancements?utm_source=rss_feed

Chinese consumers, still hungry for luxury goods, pounce on weak yen to feed cravings

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chinese shoppers are opting to make purchases of luxury goods outside China, helped out by sustained depreciation of the Japanese yen. https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3284813/chinese-consumers-still-hungry-luxury-goods-pounce-weak-yen-feed-cravings?utm_source=rss_feed

Man granted Singapore court order over sister who repeatedly cleaned his room over 8 years

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The man said his privacy had been intruded on, which stressed him so much that he was admitted to the Institute of Mental Health a few times. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3284920/man-granted-singapore-court-order-over-sister-who-repeatedly-cleaned-his-room-over-8-years?utm_source=rss_feed

Will Prabowo’s Brics ambitions reshape Indonesia’s ties with Russia and China?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Indonesia’s new president is wasting no time pursuing a more active foreign policy to position his country as a leader of the Global South. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3284862/will-prabowos-brics-ambitions-reshape-indonesias-ties-russia-and-china?utm_source=rss_feed

US sanctions 5 Singapore-based firms for ‘enabling’ Russia’s war in Ukraine

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Four of the firms are linked to Novatek, Russia’s largest LNG producer, with one directed by Russian nationals. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3284914/us-sanctions-5-singapore-based-firms-enabling-russias-war-ukraine?utm_source=rss_feed