Category: Asia Pacific
New Zealand’s politics get ‘negative and personal’ in run up to election day on October 14
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. While National was ahead of Labour in recent opinion polls, the October 14 election could be tight. Both party leaders have warned that New Zealand faces a bleak future if their opponent prevails. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3233323/new-zealands-politics-get-negative-and-personal-run-election-day-october-14?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMalaysia’s Ahmad Zahid walks free as embezzlement charges dropped in move slammed by critics: ‘so much for rule of law’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The scandal-ridden deputy prime minister will no longer face prosecution over 47 counts of misappropriating funds from his charitable foundation, in a move critics decried as ‘scripted’. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3233313/malaysias-ahmad-zahid-walks-free-high-court-drops-embezzlement-charges?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreNorth Korea fires ‘mock nuclear warheads’ as ‘desperate’ Kim Jong-un seeks counter to US, South
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Kim Jong-un is ‘desperate to deter an increasingly capable South Korea’, analysts say, with plans to strike major military facilities in the South while simultaneously attacking US bases in Japan. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3233303/north-korea-fires-mock-nuclear-warheads-desperate-kim-jong-un-seeks-counter-us-south?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreJapan cracks down on ‘legal cannabis’ amid spate of hospitalisations
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Young people who took the products exhibited symptoms including convulsions and disordered consciousness, Japan’s health ministry said. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3233295/japan-cracks-down-legal-cannabis-amid-spate-hospitalisations?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMalaysia’s Mahathir swipes at Anwar, ‘immigrant’ non-Malay political parties: ‘they are the ones who do not like us’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The 98-year-old former prime minister hit out at what he characterised as the unwillingness of non-Malays to assimilate, as he accused current leader Anwar Ibrahim of wanting ‘to give this country away to outsiders’.…
Read MoreChina-India border dispute spills over into water resources: ‘difficult to agree’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Both nations are building major dam projects in a region they have rowed about for decades, with the same river involved. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3233141/china-india-border-dispute-spills-over-water-resources-difficult-agree?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMonday Briefing: China’s Mobilization Against Espionage
New York Times Also, India’s first solar mission. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/03/briefing/monday-briefing-chinas-mobilization-against-espionage.html
Read MoreIndia’s Modi urges UN to rethink priorities for the 21st century and to ‘recognise changing realities’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘International institutions need to recognise changing realities’, PM Narendra Modi said ahead of hosting next weekend’s G20 summit, as he aspires to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3233271/indias-modi-urges-un-rethink-priorities-21st-century-and-recognise-changing-realities?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreJapan government mulls dissolving Unification Church following scandals and Shinzo Abe killing
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A request for it to disband could be filed with the court as soon as October, and comes after an investigation of the church regarding alleged illegal donations and ‘spiritual sales’. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3233270/japan-government-mulls-dissolving-unification-church-following-scandals-and-shinzo-abe-killing?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIndonesia introduces golden visa to draw wealthy foreign investors: ‘we are targeting quality’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Individuals investing US$350,000 into shares of public companies, savings or deposit accounts or government bonds is eligible for a 5-year stay, or US$700,000 for 10 years. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3233264/indonesia-introduces-golden-visa-draw-wealthy-foreign-investors-we-are-targeting-quality?utm_source=rss_feed
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