Asia Pacific – Page 877 – Prologue Journal

Thais irked as Kuwaiti bikers living the fast life descend on Pattaya for ‘good food and cheap hotels’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Students from Kuwait are flocking to Pattaya, attracted by lower temperatures than home, stronger spending power – and the chance to attract an online following through high-risk riding. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3231558/thais-irked-kuwaiti-bikers-living-fast-life-descend-pattaya-good-food-and-cheap-hotels?utm_source=rss_feed

How Shein, the Singapore-based China-founded Asian retailer is outgunning Amazon and Walmart in South Africa

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Shein has already caused such a stir that retailers are spooked and regulators are investigating if it has exploited import tax loopholes when sending parcels to shoppers. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3231675/how-shein-singapore-based-china-founded-asian-retailer-outgunning-amazon-and-walmart-south-africa?utm_source=rss_feed

South China Sea: could Philippines and Vietnam bond over assertive Beijing?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. While Vietnam and China are close ideologically, the long-standing and increasingly volatile maritime dispute could bring Southeast Asia’s Manila and Hanoi closer together, say analysts. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3231576/south-china-sea-could-philippines-and-vietnam-bond-over-assertive-beijing?utm_source=rss_feed

Defiant Philippines will resupply South China Sea troops despite Beijing’s block

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The nation’s armed forces said they would again try to supply a WWII-era ship on a reef, after China’s coastguard used water cannons during a previous attempt. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3231673/defiant-philippines-will-resupply-south-china-sea-troops-despite-beijings-block?utm_source=rss_feed

UK police question ousted Myanmar ambassador over residence row

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. In 2021, diplomats close to the junta seized the embassy in London and refused access to Kyaw Zwar Minn – a supporter of Aung San Suu Kyi’s overthrown government – and he hasn’t left…

U.S.-Japan-South Korea Security Pact Likely to Deepen China’s Dismay

New York Times What its signers, Japan, South Korea and the United States, call deterrence, China characterizes as encirclement, even provocation. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/19/world/asia/china-biden-camp-david.html

Japan should heed fishing industry concerns about Fukushima radioactive water discharge plan

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Pacific fishing industry, stressed from climate change and overfishing, does not need additional challenges. Amid concerns about marine life and food safety, Tokyo should apply the precautionary principle. https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3231280/japan-should-heed-fishing-industry-concerns-about-fukushima-radioactive-water-discharge-plan?utm_source=rss_feed

‘Japanese Schindler’ likely to have saved fewer Jews in WWII than Tokyo claimed: academics

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Lithuania-based diplomat Chiune Sugihara is seen as a Japanese hero for saving thousands of Jews during WWII but academics said Tokyo has exaggerated his role. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3231495/japanese-schindler-likely-have-saved-fewer-jews-wwii-tokyo-claimed-academics?utm_source=rss_feed

In China, Artists Create Miniature Homes From Memories

New York Times China’s rapid economic growth has meant the demolition of countless rural homes, and a burgeoning nostalgia. That’s where the miniaturists come in. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/19/world/asia/china-miniature-homes-nostalgia.html

One Long Reporting Trip Around the World

New York Times Sports have always been my ticket to travel: to a surf spot above the Arctic Circle, to a volcano in Mexico and to soccer games in New Zealand. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/19/insider/one-long-reporting-trip-around-the-world.html