Asia Pacific – Page 26 – Prologue Journal

Australia to slash billions off student debt amid cost of living pressures

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Australia’s prime minister also announced plans to make medicines cheaper and help make rent more affordable. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3284981/australia-slash-billions-student-debt-amid-cost-living-pressures?utm_source=rss_feed

North Korea’s missile test days before US election sends powerful message

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. No isolated act of aggression, the missile test was a calculated show of a strengthened alliance and a preview of mounting challenges. https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3284698/north-koreas-missile-test-days-us-election-sends-powerful-message?utm_source=rss_feed

North Korea says South’s president has raised risk of nuclear war

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A white paper from Pyongyang lays the blame for tensions squarely with South Korea’s president. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3284978/north-korea-says-souths-president-has-raised-risk-nuclear-war?utm_source=rss_feed

Hougang hearts and minds: the story of a politically peculiar Singapore town

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. How an unexpected Workers’ Party victory in 1991 laid the foundation for an enduring opposition stronghold in PAP-dominated Singapore. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3284857/hougang-hearts-and-minds-story-politically-peculiar-singapore-town?utm_source=rss_feed

Robot retrieves 1st melted fuel from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear reactor

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Around 800 tonnes of fatally radioactive molten fuel remains in the plants, and the mission is a step in a long-term clean-up operation. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3284970/robot-retrieves-1st-melted-fuel-japans-fukushima-nuclear-reactor?utm_source=rss_feed

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