Category: Asia Pacific
Dutch bank ING to boost recruitment drive in Asia amid growing demand for green and sustainable finance across the region
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ING, the largest lender in the Netherlands, plans to escalate its staff recruitment efforts to meet the growing green finance opportunities across the region, according to the Dutch bank’s head of wholesale banking. https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3231640/dutch-bank-ing-boost-recruitment-drive-asia-amid-growing-demand-green-and-sustainable-finance-across?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMonday Briefing: A Tricky Opportunity in Indonesia
New York Times Also, the nostalgic craft of miniatures in China. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/20/briefing/indonesia-electric-vehicle-china-us-ukraine-spain.html
Read MoreHow a submerged Spratlys reef is emerging as a South China Sea flashpoint for China, the Philippines and US
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Pressure is building on the US to step in at the Philippine-occupied Second Thomas Shoal with the Chinese increasingly brazen and Manila increasingly indignant. By being ambiguous, the US is increasing the risks of…
Read MoreMost Thais oppose plan for Pheu Thai-military coalition government, poll shows
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. About 64 per cent of 1,310 respondents disagreed or totally disagreed with the idea of the Pheu Thai party forming a ‘special government’ with military-backed rivals. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3231722/most-thais-oppose-plan-pheu-thai-military-coalition-government-poll-shows?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSingapore to boost public housing affordability amid million-dollar prices
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. More means-tested housing grants will be introduced to help lower- and middle-income households own homes. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3231713/singapore-boost-public-housing-affordability-amid-million-dollar-prices?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreJapan, Iran leaders to meet in September for nuclear talks: report
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Japanese PM Fumio Kishida and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi are likely to discuss Iran’s nuclear programme and alleged provision of armed drones to Russia. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3231710/japan-iran-leaders-meet-september-nuclear-talks-report?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina Faces a Crisis in Its Real Estate Sector
New York Times Beijing wanted to cool its housing market, but created a bigger problem, as the fallout from debt-laden developers and sinking sales spreads to the broader economy. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/20/business/china-property-crisis-country-garden.html
Read MoreJapan PM Kishida visits Fukushima plant; says no decision on water release date
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Many Japanese fishermen are against the release, as well as China, which has banned food imports from 10 Japanese prefectures. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3231691/japan-pm-kishida-visits-fukushima-plant-says-no-decision-water-release-date?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIndonesia’s Joko Widodo to attend Brics summit in South Africa amid expansion speculation
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Brics group consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa are divided over the expansion of the bloc by adding new members, including the admission criteria. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3231688/indonesias-joko-widodo-attend-brics-summit-south-africa-amid-expansion-speculation?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘Desperate’ Indonesians risk abuse, death in Malaysia by taking jobs from illegal recruiters
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Indonesia’s migrant protection agency said nearly 2,000 Indonesian migrant workers had died as a result of abuse, accidents, or illness since 2020. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3231532/desperate-indonesians-risk-abuse-death-malaysia-taking-jobs-illegal-recruiters?utm_source=rss_feed
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