Asia Pacific – Page 862 – Prologue Journal

Air pollution cuts lifespans in South Asia by 5 years or more: study

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The world’s most polluted countries of Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan account for more than half of the total years lost to pollution globally, a new report has found. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3232672/air-pollution-cuts-lifespans-south-asia-5-years-or-more-study?utm_source=rss_feed

Doctors pull ‘alive and wriggling’ worm from brain of Australian woman, 64, in medical first

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Researchers said the worm was a common parasite in kangaroos and carpet pythons – but had never before been recorded in humans. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3232646/doctors-pull-alive-and-wriggling-worm-brain-australian-woman-64-medical-first?utm_source=rss_feed

Toyota suspends car production in Japan due to massive ‘system glitch’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Toyota planned to halt operations at all 14 factories in Japan because of a system glitch, but said that it did not appear to be a cyberattack. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3232650/toyota-suspends-car-production-japan-due-massive-system-glitch?utm_source=rss_feed

She Rose From Poverty as China Prospered. Then It Made Her Poor Again.

New York Times Sun Junli is one of many small-business owners, the backbone of China’s economy, who lost everything to a change in government policy. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/29/business/china-small-business.html

TikTok’s U.S. Future Still in Limbo as Commerce Secretary Visits China

New York Times Gina Raimondo, who is in China this week, has said banning TikTok could “lose every voter under 35, forever.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/29/business/tiktok-us-china-commerce-secretary-gina-raimondo.html

Can expanded Brics pressure rich nations to fulfil ‘broken’ promises of US$100 billion a year in climate funding?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Emerging nations say only a fraction of the US$100 billion per year in climate change financing promised by rich nations at a 2009 summit in Copenhagen has actually flowed to them. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3232600/can-expanded-brics-pressure-rich-nations-fulfil-broken-promises-us100-billion-year-climate-funding?utm_source=rss_feed

Malaysia 1MDB scandal: Umno chief calls for Najib Razak’s charges to be dropped, citing alleged ‘memo’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Umno President Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the former Malaysian prime minister, who was jailed for corruption last year, must ‘get the justice he deserves’. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3232639/malaysia-1mdb-scandal-umno-chief-calls-najib-razaks-charges-be-dropped-citing-alleged-memo?utm_source=rss_feed

Singapore jails Indonesian maid whose TikTok video exposed US$5,000 of red-packet thefts from employer

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Indonesian domestic worker Nurfiyawati stole red packets containing more than US$5,000 worth of cash, a court heard. Her employer uncovered the thefts after happening upon one of her videos on TikTok. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3232635/singapore-jails-indonesian-maid-whose-tiktok-video-exposed-us5000-red-packet-thefts-employer?utm_source=rss_feed

Japan urged to be transparent about Fukushima water release tests, amid charm offensive to defuse tensions

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Japan’s lack of communication with its neighbours could mean its spot checks on water quality and data release have come ‘too late’, analysts say. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3232588/japan-urged-be-transparent-about-fukushima-water-release-tests-amid-charm-offensive-defuse-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed

Expanded Brics can help Africa deepen its ties with China and Asia

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Egypt and Ethiopia’s inclusion in the bloc now gives the continent three seats at the table, from which to leverage the development of the whole region. A more united Global South will also be…