Asia Pacific – Page 48 – Prologue Journal

Jack Ma and Other Chinese Business Leaders Meet With Xi Jinping

New York Times The once-sidelined Alibaba founder was among the executives who met with China’s top leader, in what was seen as a show of support for private enterprise by Beijing. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/business/china-xi-jinping-jack-ma.html

From Thailand’s ‘Ghost Tower’ to Pyongyang’s ‘Hotel of Doom’: Asia’s abandoned skyscrapers

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. These towering structures, once symbols of ambition, now stand as haunting reminders of economic turmoil and halted dreams. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/3298966/thailands-ghost-tower-pyongyangs-hotel-doom-asias-abandoned-skyscrapers?utm_source=rss_feed

To Asia, the US is now ‘a landlord seeking rent’, Singapore’s defence chief says

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Assumptions made in the wake of World War II had fundamentally changed, Ng Eng Hen told the Munich Security Conference in Europe. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3298951/asia-us-now-landlord-seeking-rent-singapores-defence-chief-says?utm_source=rss_feed

South Korea’s first lady Kim Keon-hee back under fire over martial law debacle

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Opposition alleges Kim Keon-hee and suspended president Yoon Suk-yeol hatched the martial law plan to cover up election meddling. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3298950/south-koreas-first-lady-kim-keon-hee-back-under-fire-over-martial-law-debacle?utm_source=rss_feed

Singapore opposition leader Pritam Singh found guilty of lying under oath

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The criminal case against the Workers’ Party secretary general stemmed from lies former MP Raeesah Khan told to parliament in 2021. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3298941/singapore-opposition-leader-pritam-singh-found-guilty-lying-under-oath?utm_source=rss_feed

Economic woes trigger record exodus from New Zealand

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A record 72,000 citizens left the country last year – as did nearly 57,000 foreign residents – while the economy contracted 2.1 per cent. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3298936/economic-woes-trigger-record-exodus-new-zealand?utm_source=rss_feed

‘Asean’s moment is now’: Malaysia’s Anwar on bloc’s response to AI, tariff challenges

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Malaysia’s PM in his speech at the China Conference: Southeast Asia, organised by the Post, also speaks out against ‘economic coercion and unilateral actions’. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3298935/aseans-moment-now-malaysias-anwar-how-china-ties-bloc-must-evolve?utm_source=rss_feed

‘Superconnector’ Hong Kong can share mainland China expertise with Asean: CY Leung

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. At Post’s China Conference: Southeast Asia 2025, ex-city leader highlights potential for deeper economic cooperation between country and bloc. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3298931/superconnector-hong-kong-can-share-mainland-china-expertise-asean-cy-leung?utm_source=rss_feed

Japan’s Economy Recovered In Second Half But Barely Grew in 2024

New York Times Though it recovered in the second half of the year, Japan’s economy barely grew in 2024 as a depreciated yen fueled inflation and strained households. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/business/japan-2024-gdp-yen.html

How mass tourism is killing Malaysia’s coral paradise

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Beneath Redang’s turquoise waters lies a growing crisis of coral bleaching, trash and human negligence. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3298760/how-mass-tourism-killing-malaysias-coral-paradise?utm_source=rss_feed