Category: Asia Pacific
Thai PM Vote: Move Forward Coalition With Pheu Thai at Risk
New York Times After failing to form a government, Parliament has convened again to vote for prime minister. The process is a test for democracy in a nation with a history of coups. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/19/world/asia/pita-limjaroenrat-prime-minister-thailand.html
Read More‘Unacceptable’: Singapore opposition figures Leon Perera and Nicole Seah resign over affair as political intrigue deepens
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The development comes as the city state reels from a highly unusual series of misdeeds among MPs from both the long-ruling People’s Action Party and the Workers’ Party. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3228192/prominent-singapore-opposition-figures-leon-perera-and-nicole-seah-resign-over-affair-political?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More1 in 2 Japanese prefer working from home post-Covid. Is it a generational divide, or the shape of things to come?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A new survey has found that nearly half 48.7 per cent of Japanese employees prefer working from home, and just 1.3 per cent favoured a traditional work schedule of being in the office. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3228102/1-2-japanese-prefer-working-home-post-covid-it-generational-divide-or-shape-things-come?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAustralian lost at sea with a dog opens up about 3-month ordeal: ‘I’m alive and I didn’t really think I’d make it’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Timothy Lyndsay Shaddock is back on dry land and looking forward to seeing his family in Australia again. But Bella the dog won’t be joining him. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3228178/australian-lost-sea-dog-opens-about-3-month-ordeal-im-alive-and-i-didnt-really-think-id-make-it?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSingapore unseats Japan as country with world’s most powerful passport
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. After five years at the top, Japan has dropped to third place in the Henley Passport Index as the number of destinations its citizens can access without a visa fell. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3228174/singapore-unseats-japan-country-worlds-most-powerful-passport?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreNew Zealand-China relations: Wellington’s ‘weakest link’ image in focus as Western allies pursue hawkish line on Beijing
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Wellington’s attempts to maintain ‘a de facto non-alignment policy’ towards China are ‘rapidly becoming non-viable’, one analyst said – even as New Zealand strives to emphasise ‘open and honest dialogue’ in its ‘complex’ ties…
Read MoreNorth Korea fires two missiles after US submarine arrives in South Korea
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The launch comes nearly a week after Pyongyang tested its latest Hwasong-18 ICBM, in a warning to the US. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3228167/north-korea-fires-two-missiles-after-us-submarine-arrives-south-korea?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUS-China tech war: Washington’s curbs will only ‘travel towards tightening’ as national security trumps economics
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with the CEOs of US chips firms Intel, Qualcomm and Nvidia on Monday, while a Washington-based industry group also urged the Biden administration to avoid placing further…
Read MoreThis Fossil Is a Freeze-Frame of a Mammal Fighting a Dinosaur
New York Times It’s like a man-bites-dog story from prehistoric times, although researchers had to take steps to verify that it was not a forgery. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/18/science/dinosaur-fossil-fighting-mammal.html
Read MoreThailand’s Prime Minister Vote Puts Coalition at Risk
New York Times The progressive Move Forward Party has failed to form a government, leaving members of the liberal opposition scrambling to find alternatives. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/18/world/asia/thailand-prime-minister-vote.html
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