Asia Pacific – Page 59 – Prologue Journal

North Korea launches missile as Blinken pays final visit to Seoul

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Antony Blinken stressed Washington’s ‘unwavering commitment’ to South Korea in one of his last official acts as US secretary of state. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3293550/north-korea-launches-missile-blinken-pays-final-visit-seoul?utm_source=rss_feed

Philippines prepares for war, Chinese ‘metal storm’: 5 weekend reads you missed

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. From a Chinese weapon to Japan’s far-right slamming history films, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3293538/philippines-prepares-war-chinese-metal-storm-5-weekend-reads-you-missed?utm_source=rss_feed

Malaysia awaits court verdict on Najib’s house arrest bid in 1MDB case

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Former Prime Minister Najib Razak has aggressively lobbied for his release from jail with support from a fiercely loyal political base. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3293544/malaysia-awaits-court-verdict-najibs-house-arrest-bid-1mdb-case?utm_source=rss_feed

Journalist’s body found stuffed inside septic tank in India

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Freelance journalist Mukesh Chandrakar had reported widely on corruption and a decades-old Maoist insurgency in central Chhattisgarh state. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3293540/journalists-body-found-stuffed-inside-septic-tank-india?utm_source=rss_feed

Short on workers, Japan retailer hires remote cashiers living overseas

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Lawson, a 24-hour convenience store chain, is looking for staff based in Europe and the Americas to serve customers at its outlets in Japan. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3293539/short-workers-japan-retailer-hires-remote-cashiers-living-overseas?utm_source=rss_feed

Singapore hospital chain sees golden gains in China’s surging silver economy

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. With more than 400 million Chinese set to enter their 60s over the coming decade, China faces an unprecedented healthcare challenge. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3293534/singapore-hospital-chain-sees-golden-gains-chinas-surging-silver-economy?utm_source=rss_feed

Philippines eyes a nuclear power revival as energy costs soar

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Reviving a decades-old mothballed plant at Bataan would fast track adoption of nuclear, but concerns about safety and corruption persist. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3293371/philippines-eyes-nuclear-power-revival-energy-costs-soar?utm_source=rss_feed

Monday Briefing: How Trump Re-Wrote Jan. 6

New York Times Plus, the end of an era for Hong Kong’s cabbies https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/briefing/trump-jan6-russia-syria.html

On the Run, a Hit Man Gives One Last Confession

New York Times Edgar Matobato says he killed again and again for former President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines. Now he’s trying to stay alive to testify. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/world/asia/philippines-hit-man-confession.html

China-Pakistan ties will continue to hold fast against all weather

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Through fatal attacks on China interests in Pakistan and Islamabad’s debt crisis, both countries clung fast to their strategic partnership. https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3293072/china-pakistan-ties-will-continue-hold-fast-against-all-weather?utm_source=rss_feed