Asia Pacific – Page 4 – Prologue Journal

Oppo brings back premium Find X smartphones to global markets amid slow growth at home

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Chinese Android handset maker is making a renewed push in the premium segment in Southeast Asia and western Europe. https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3287683/oppo-brings-back-premium-find-x-smartphones-global-markets-amid-slow-growth-home?utm_source=rss_feed

Trump’s ‘tariff tantrums’ threaten Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam – and beyond

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. US protectionism was good for some Asian nations when China was the main target. But this time nowhere looks safe. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3287762/trumps-tariff-tantrums-threaten-malaysia-thailand-vietnam-and-beyond?utm_source=rss_feed

2 convicted in human smuggling case after Indian family froze to death at Canada-US border

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Harshkumar Patel and Steve Shand took part in a scheme to bring Jagdish Patel, his wife and 2 children into the US during a blizzard. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3287814/2-convicted-human-smuggling-case-after-indian-family-froze-death-canada-us-border?utm_source=rss_feed

What Elon Musk Needs From China

New York Times From electric cars to solar panels, Mr. Musk has built businesses in high-tech manufacturing sectors now targeted by Beijing for Chinese dominance. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/business/elon-musk-tesla-china.html

Emperor penguin ‘Gus’ released at sea 20 days after waddling onto Australia beach

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The bird – who soon loved seeing his reflection in a mirror – was found, very undernourished, on sand dunes 3,500km north of the Antarctic coast. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3287808/emperor-penguin-gus-released-sea-20-days-after-waddling-australia-beach?utm_source=rss_feed

Cop29 draft deal proposes rich nations give US$250 billion in climate finance

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Delegates from nearly 200 nations eagerly awaited Cop29 host Azerbaijan’s new proposal after two weeks of fraught bargaining. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3287795/cop29-draft-deal-proposes-rich-nations-give-us250-bn-climate-finance?utm_source=rss_feed

Russia Supplies Antiaircraft Missiles to North Korea, the South Says

New York Times Pyongyang has long coveted an advanced air-defense system to guard against missiles and war planes from the United States and South Korea. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/world/asia/russia-north-korea-missiles-troops.html

Police horrified to uncover 12 bodies linked to black magic cult in Thailand

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Officers raided the encampment on November 20, following reports that devotees were “meditating with corpses” to learn clairvoyance. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/3287791/police-horrified-uncover-12-bodies-linked-black-magic-cult-thailand?utm_source=rss_feed

Pakistan town in uproar after 40 Shiite Muslims shot dead in bus convoy

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Angry crowds, incensed by the ambush, gathered in the remote mountain town of Parachinar, in the predominantly Sunni Muslim nation. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3287777/pakistan-town-uproar-after-40-shiite-muslims-shot-dead-bus-convoy?utm_source=rss_feed

‘It’s painful’: newest North Korean weapon against the South is blood-curdling noise

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. South Korea’s border island of Ganghwa has been bombarded with blood-curdling sounds almost daily since July 2024. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/3287765/its-painful-newest-north-korean-weapon-against-south-blood-curdling-noise?utm_source=rss_feed