Asia Pacific – Page 33 – Prologue Journal

In China, Comedy Is Giving Women a Voice. But Can Men Take a Joke?

New York Times Comedy has become a way for women to skewer China’s gender inequality. Some men aren’t happy about it. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/31/world/asia/china-comedy-women-yang-li.html

Dozens of North Korean defectors ‘vanish’ after being caught by secret police: report

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. TJWG report says 80 per cent of disappearances occurred inside North Korea, rest in China or Russia. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3284564/dozens-north-korean-defectors-vanish-after-being-caught-secret-police-report?utm_source=rss_feed

How Volkswagen Lost Its Way in China

New York Times A brutal price war, sudden shifts in consumer demand and human rights issues in Xinjiang have left VW stumbling in a market it led for 40 years. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/31/business/volkswagen-china.html

North Korea, in the Spotlight Over Ukraine, Launches a Long-Range Missile

New York Times The launch, into waters west of Japan, came shortly after the United States and South Korea criticized the North for sending troops to join Russia’s war. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/30/world/asia/north-korea-missile-launch.html

North Korea long-range ballistic missile test splashes down between Japan and Russia

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Japan says latest missile test-fired by North Korea had the longest flying time yet. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3284539/north-korea-fires-long-range-ballistic-missile-seoul-says?utm_source=rss_feed

South Korea mulls missile aid for Ukraine amid fears about North Korean troops in Russia

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. President Yoon Suk-yeol warned of a “grave situation” if North Korean troops join the conflict, prompting Seoul to weigh its options for supporting Ukraine. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3284520/south-korea-mulls-missile-aid-ukraine-amid-fears-about-north-korean-troops-russia?utm_source=rss_feed

Taiwan Braces for Powerful Typhoon Kong-rey

New York Times The approaching storm was forecast to hit as the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane along Taiwan’s eastern coast on Thursday. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/30/weather/typhoon-kong-rey-taiwan-landfall.html

North Korean troops in Russian uniforms are heading toward Ukraine, US says

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Some advance units have already arrived in the Kursk region, and ‘the likelihood is pretty high’ that Moscow will use them in combat. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3284535/north-korean-troops-russian-uniforms-are-heading-toward-ukraine-us-says?utm_source=rss_feed

Thursday Briefing: U.S. Voters Focus on the Economy

New York Times Plus, what too much sugar does to your body. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/30/briefing/economy-spain-floods-lebanon.html

Lewis Sorley, 90, Who Said the U.S. Won (but Then Lost) in Vietnam, Dies

New York Times His Pulitzer Prize-nominated history of the war was warmly received by the Pentagon, but rejected elsewhere for ignoring what many said made the war “unwinnable.” https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/30/books/lewis-sorley-dead.html