• 03/14/2025

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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India’s obesity crisis: Modi says to cut down on cooking oil, experts urge wider reforms

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The prime minister calls it a small change for better health, but experts say bigger action is needed to prevent a crisis. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3300601/indias-obesity-crisis-modi-says-cut-down-cooking-oil-experts-urge-wider-reforms?utm_source=rss_feed

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Suicide blast at Taliban religious school in Pakistan kills 4

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The school is known as the ‘University of Jihad’ for its fiery ideology and the number of Taliban fighters it has produced. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3300595/suicide-blast-taliban-religious-school-pakistan-kills-4?utm_source=rss_feed

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Vietnamese Journalist Gets 2 ½ Years in Prison for Facebook Posts

New York Times The sentence for Truong Huy San, an influential reporter, was the latest crackdown on speech by Vietnam, a rising regional power. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/world/asia/vietnamese-journalist-san-prison.html

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Indonesia’s Bali warns tourists of rabies risk after local death from dog bite

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The man, 35, died six months after getting bitten and not reporting his injury to receive a post-bite vaccine. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3300590/indonesias-bali-warns-tourists-rabies-risk-after-local-death-dog-bite?utm_source=rss_feed

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