Asia Pacific – Page 59 – Prologue Journal

China Is at Heart of Trump Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum

New York Times Existing American tariffs already restrict steel and aluminum shipments from China, which is now flooding other markets with its exports instead. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/business/china-trump-tariffs-steel-aluminum.html

India’s Modi cements national dominance after beating AAP in Delhi state election

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party has reclaimed power in the Delhi state after 27 years. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3298048/indias-modi-cements-national-dominance-after-beating-aap-delhi-state-election?utm_source=rss_feed

How Southeast Asia’s property sector is insulated from Trump’s tariff war

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The region epitomises a vital source of resilience in Asian real estate: the strong role of domestic and regional demand. https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3298019/how-southeast-asias-property-sector-insulated-trumps-tariff-war?utm_source=rss_feed

Malaysia scraps guidelines for Muslims at events of other faiths after backlash

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah and non-Muslim religious groups have criticised the ‘unnecessary’ rules. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3298059/malaysia-scraps-guidelines-muslims-events-other-faiths-after-backlash?utm_source=rss_feed

Australia plans ‘long-term managed retreat’ from Cocos Islands amid rising seas

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Many of the islands’ residents are descendants of Malay workers brought there to work in coconut plantations in the 1830s. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3298051/australia-plans-long-term-managed-retreat-cocos-islands-amid-rising-seas?utm_source=rss_feed

Police in India shut down Ed Sheeran’s impromptu street concert

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Footage showed a policeman walking up to Sheeran as he was singing and unplugging his microphone, as onlookers jeered. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3298029/police-india-shut-down-impromptu-ed-sheeran-street-concert?utm_source=rss_feed

Australia makes its case against US tariffs on steel, aluminium

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘Thousands of good-paying American jobs’ have been created by Australia’s steel and aluminium exports, its trade minister said on Monday. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3298025/australia-makes-its-case-against-us-tariffs-steel-aluminium?utm_source=rss_feed

What DeepSeek’s Success Tells Us About China’s Ability to Nurture Talent

New York Times China produces a vast number of STEM graduates, but it hasn’t been known for innovation. Cultural and political factors may help explain why. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/world/asia/china-deepseek-education.html

Dalai Lama’s brother, architect of talks with China, dies at 97

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Gyalo Thondup began discussions between Tibetans and Chinese leaders in 1979, in a departure from his earlier approach of armed struggle. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3298014/dalai-lamas-brother-architect-talks-china-dies-97?utm_source=rss_feed

Gunman on the run: rare mall shooting in Malaysia triggers manhunt

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The suspect vanished into the night after hijacking a car at gunpoint following the shooting at a shopping centre in Setia Alam. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3298009/gunman-run-rare-mall-shooting-malaysia-triggers-manhunt?utm_source=rss_feed