Category: Asia Pacific
Pope says World Youth Day will return to Asia in 2027, ‘the Church needs young people’, he says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. That South Korea will host the event is a reflection of the continent’s importance to the Catholic Church, which is young and growing in the region, as opposed to its waning popularity in Europe.…
Read MoreDeadly violence flares in India’s Manipur state ahead of Modi no-confidence vote
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. At least six people were killed as violence again erupted in the state, and police say they are raiding areas for arms and ammunition stolen from armouries. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3230154/deadly-violence-flares-indias-manipur-state-ahead-modi-no-confidence-vote?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreNew Delhi halts plan to hide street dogs for G20 summit amid intense revamp
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The government said on Thursday it would round up the animals outside boutique hotels and tourist hotspots and keep them at shelters until the summit was over, but the policy was withdrawn over the…
Read MoreMongolia signs digital skills partnership with Google as landlocked nation seeks closer ties with US
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Google and the government of Mongolia have struck a new partnership to bring digital devices and training to Mongolian classrooms, as the East Asian country sandwiched between China and Russia seeks closer ties with…
Read MoreThai ex-PM Thaksin seen in video at Cambodian leader Hun Sen’s birthday party
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Just a day earlier the former prime minister had said he would delay plans to return to Thailand following years of self-imposed exile. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3230148/thai-ex-pm-thaksin-seen-video-cambodian-leader-hun-sens-birthday-party?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘Barbie’ Is a Sleeper Hit in China
New York Times The movie has exceeded box office expectations, as China’s female moviegoers celebrate a film that addresses women’s rights head-on. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/06/world/asia/china-barbie-women-feminism.html
Read MoreIndonesian dog meat market gone, but tighter laws needed to cull trade: ‘the cruelty is obscene’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Officials have finally shut a notorious meat market in North Sulawesi, but locals say the deep-rooted practice of eating dogs and cats isn’t going anywhere. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3230034/indonesian-dog-meat-market-gone-tighter-laws-needed-cull-trade-cruelty-obscene?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSouth Korea postpones K-pop concert for scouts but show goes on at jamboree despite scorching heatwave
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The government was considering two alternate sites for the gig, which is now rescheduled for the eve of the closing of the scouting meet on August 12. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3230137/south-korea-postpones-k-pop-concert-scouts-show-goes-jamboree-despite-scorching-heatwave?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSouth China Sea: Philippines condemns Chinese coastguard’s ‘dangerous’ use of water cannons at its boats
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The incident happened as the Philippine coastguard escorted vessels carrying supplies for Filipino troops stationed at Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3230131/south-china-sea-philippines-condemns-chinese-coastguards-dangerous-use-water-cannons-its-boats?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreForget Fukushima, from Japan to India nuclear power is retaking centre stage in the fight against climate change
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China is leading the way, but South Korea, India and Japan are all also on board with the low-carbon energy source’s resurgence. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3230033/forget-fukushima-japan-india-nuclear-power-retaking-centre-stage-fight-against-climate-change?utm_source=rss_feed
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