Category: Asia Pacific
Philippine US$3 billion airport project attracts 3 more potential bidders before roadshows in Singapore and Paris
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. India’s GMR Group joins the San Miguel corporation and a Manila consortium in recent bids to upgrade the ageing Ninoy Aquino Airport, ranked among the world’s worst. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3233630/philippine-us3-billion-airport-project-has-3-more-potential-bidders-roadshows-singapore-and-paris?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSuspect in bomb attack on Japan PM Kishida indicted for attempted murder
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was out campaigning in April when a man threw a home-made pipe bomb at him; he wasn’t hurt but 2 others were. Suspect Ryuji Kimura was arrested on the spot.…
Read MoreCan India unite a ‘divided’ G20 to tackle ‘major sticking point’ of climate financing?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. While political issues divide the bloc, the G20 can still progress on economic issues like climate financing, especially to poorer nations, say analysts. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3233581/can-india-unite-divided-g20-tackle-major-sticking-point-climate-financing?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina’s durian demand lifts global sales by 400%, Southeast Asian exporters seek to reap rewards from RCEP trade deal
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China’s appetite for durian has increased global demand by 400 per cent, according to investment bank HSBC, with the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership free-trade deal helping to accelerate trade. https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3233606/chinas-durian-demand-lifts-global-sales-400-southeast-asian-exporters-seek-reap-rewards-rcep-trade?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreNew Thai PM to unleash stimulus to bolster economy still reeling from pandemic: ‘Thailand is like a sick person’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin plans to make a cash handout of US$280 each to 55 million adults as part of an attempt to stimulate the country’s economy in addition to other measures he will…
Read MoreRead Your Way Through Seoul
New York Times Han Kang grew up in Seoul, a city that embraces “thousands of years of turbulence.” She recommends reading that draws from the various eras that have made up her hometown. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/06/books/seoul-books-han-kang.html
Read MoreIndia’s gain could be China’s loss in the great supply chain reallocation
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The pre-pandemic approaches to supply chains were conditioned on the assumption that global links were reliable, predictable and cost-effective. Covid-19, geopolitics and labour market dynamics are driving firms and countries to look to new…
Read MoreAs Asia chokes on deadly smog, Indonesia cuts back on coal amid pollution spikes
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A major coal-fired power plant to the west of Jakarta is scaling back production to improve air quality in the Indonesian capital – as US researchers warn smog is ‘the world’s greatest external risk…
Read MoreJapan-China relations: as critics cry ‘coercion’ over Fukushima seafood ban, will a WTO complaint do any good?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Critics of PM Fumio Kishida say ‘Japan will be seen as easy pickings’ if it fails to stand up to Beijing’s ‘economic coercion’. But Tokyo knows its China relations are ‘critical’. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3233558/japan-china-relations-critics-cry-coercion-over-fukushima-seafood-ban-will-wto-complaint-do-any-good?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSingapore jails elderly man who put Indonesian maid into a trance to rape, molest her
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tan Jeck Tuang, 69, was blasted by the judge during sentencing for using his Indonesian domestic helper ‘as a sexual plaything’. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3233562/singapore-jails-elderly-man-who-put-indonesian-maid-trance-rape-molest-her?utm_source=rss_feed
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