Asia Pacific – Page 31 – Prologue Journal

Why Japanese Oscar Contender ‘Black Box Diaries’ Isn’t Being Shown in Japan

New York Times Shiori Ito’s searing indictment of Japan’s justice system in handling sexual assault cases is nominated for best documentary feature at Sunday’s Academy Awards. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/world/asia/japan-oscars-documentary.html

Ramadan price gougers put on notice in Malaysia as holy month looms

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Licences to operate stalls at food bazaars are now auctioned directly to those ‘genuinely keen to trade’, thereby cutting out middlemen. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3300616/ramadan-price-gougers-put-notice-malaysia-holy-month-looms?utm_source=rss_feed

Japan’s conservatives have change of heart about Trump over his ‘disastrous’ policies

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Conservative politicians and others in Japan are concerned about the US president’s erratic policies, particularly on trade and security. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3300617/japans-conservatives-have-change-heart-about-trump-over-his-disastrous-policies?utm_source=rss_feed

Malaysia’s digital economy ambition faces disconnect in workplace and schools

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The country’s workers are ill-equipped to meet the needs of the digital economy with AI threatening to leave them in the shade, analysts say. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3300609/malaysias-digital-economy-ambition-faces-disconnect-workplace-and-schools?utm_source=rss_feed

Rather than resist AI art, Asia is embracing its future

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. While protests rage from New York to London, artists from China and Japan to India and Singapore are using AI to better their craft. https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3300118/rather-resist-ai-art-asia-embracing-its-future?utm_source=rss_feed

Why China’s Xiaomi Can Make an Electric Car and Apple Can’t

New York Times Xiaomi, which produces smartphones and consumer electronics, delivered 135,000 E.V.s last year after tapping China’s robust manufacturing supply chain. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/business/china-xiaomi-apple-electric-cars.html

Avalanche in Indian mountain state leaves at least 41 people trapped

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The avalanche struck a labour site where eight containers and one shed, with 57 workers inside, were buried under the snow. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3300622/avalanche-indian-mountain-state-leaves-least-41-people-trapped?utm_source=rss_feed

Singapore couple burnt corpse of girl, 4, who was starved, abused and fatally punched

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Megan Khung, 4, was abused for over a year by her mother and her mother’s boyfriend. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3300621/singapore-couple-burnt-corpse-girl-4-who-was-starved-abused-and-fatally-punched?utm_source=rss_feed

Filipinos outraged over dog shot with arrows, call for law with ‘stronger fangs’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A US$5,500 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest of the perpetrator who attacked the dog named Tiktok. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3300615/filipinos-outraged-over-dog-shot-arrows-call-law-stronger-fangs?utm_source=rss_feed

Is it possible for people in Asia to adopt a 4-day working week?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will offer its employees a four-day work week in April 2025, but will the move tackle Japan’s overwork crisis? https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/3300614/it-possible-people-asia-adopt-4-day-working-week?utm_source=rss_feed