Asia Pacific – Page 864 – Prologue Journal

Fukushima water release: speak quietly in China, Japan warns citizens as backlash grows

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Japanese people visiting or living in China should avoid speaking their mother tongue in a loud voice, Japan’s foreign ministry said, after reports of harassment in response to the discharge of waste water from…

Cheap Chinese robot waiters worry South Korean tech firms amid labour shortage

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tech executives are concerned about the business impact from cheap Chinese robots that can cost one-fifth of the price of domestically made equivalents. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3232505/cheap-chinese-robot-waiters-worry-south-korean-tech-firms-amid-labour-shortage?utm_source=rss_feed

Singapore’s presidential election, China’s ban on Japanese seafood, Sanxingdui relics: 6 weekend reads you may have missed

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. From the Chinese navy testing a giant electromagnetic weapon to Sanxingdui artefacts going on display, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3232498/singapores-presidential-election-chinas-ban-japanese-seafood-sanxingdui-relics-6-weekend-reads-you?utm_source=rss_feed

South China Sea: Japan-based US forces aim to check Beijing’s ‘aggressive behaviour’, fleet commander says

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Vice-Admiral Karl Thomas, commander of the US Navy’s Seventh Fleet, said China’s ‘aggressive behaviour’ in the South China Sea must be challenged and checked. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3232501/south-china-sea-japan-based-us-forces-aim-check-beijings-aggressive-behaviour-fleet-commander-says?utm_source=rss_feed

Singapore jails Malaysian who beat up sex worker to get his money back

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Goh Jun Liang was upset that the prostitute had called him ‘troublesome’ and felt she had ‘used too much strength and caused him pain’, the court heard. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3232495/singapore-jails-malaysian-who-beat-sex-worker-get-his-money-back?utm_source=rss_feed

US, China will determine issue of war and peace, Taiwan merely a ‘piece on the chessboard’: Singapore’s George Yeo

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Former Singapore foreign minister George Yeo says that while Taiwan’s presidential election is important, the island is only a ‘piece on the chessboard’ in the context of China-US relations. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3232360/us-china-will-determine-issue-war-and-peace-taiwan-merely-piece-chessboard-singapores-george-yeo?utm_source=rss_feed

Monday Briefing: Russia Confirmed Prigozhin’s Death

New York Times Also, three U.S. Marines died in an air crash in Australia. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/27/briefing/monday-briefing-russia-confirmed-prigozhins-death.html

Myanmar expels East Timor diplomat over support of opposition

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. East Timor’s charge d’affaires is believed to be the first foreign diplomat expelled from Myanmar since the February 2021 coup that deposed Aung San Suu Kyi. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3232482/myanmar-expels-east-timor-diplomat-over-support-opposition?utm_source=rss_feed

U.S. Commerce Secretary Faces a Wide Range of Issues in China

New York Times The secretary said she planned to discuss U.S. technology controls, commercial disputes and opportunities for doing more business in her visits to Beijing and Shanghai this week. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/27/business/gina-raimondo-china-agenda.html

Japan reports wave of Chinese phone harassment after Fukushima discharge

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Japanese businesses and groups, ranging from a concert hall in Tokyo to an aquarium in northern Iwate, received so many calls from Chinese speakers that they had difficulty conducting normal operations. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3232453/japan-reports-wave-chinese-phone-harassment-after-fukushima-discharge?utm_source=rss_feed