Category: Asia Pacific
Indian tourists flock to Southeast Asia as China’s reopening falters
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. For a decade the tourism sector was fuelled by China but official data from four Southeast Asian countries shows a weak recovery with the number of Chinese visitors in May at least 60 per…
Read MoreChina’s Second-Quarter G.D.P. Shows Post-Covid Rebound Faltered
New York Times Government data shows gross domestic product growth slowed in the second quarter from earlier in the year, even though it rose over the same period in 2022. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/16/business/economy/china-gdp-q2.html
Read MoreIndia-China relations: Modi, Xi look set to meet. Will frosty ties thaw at BRICS, G20 summits?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Modi and Xi have not had an in-person meeting since 2019 and the ongoing border dispute has only served to inflame tensions. But next month’s BRICS meeting and India’s G20 summit may provide an…
Read MoreWhy Does Every Women’s World Cup City Have Two Names?
New York Times A concerted effort to say Indigenous names correctly, and tell the stories behind them, will show up in stadiums in New Zealand and Australia. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/16/sports/soccer/world-cup-maori-names.html
Read MoreProtectionism not the answer for an Indian manufacturing sector in need of support and investment
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. How the government responds to industry complaints about cheap imports will reveal much about its plans for India’s manufacturing sector. New Delhi cannot afford to go slow in creating a better business environment or…
Read MoreNew Zealand PM Chris Hipkins says Pacific region less secure due to China’s assertiveness
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chris Hipkins said that China’s rise and how it seeks to exert that influence is a major driver of the increasing strategic competition, particularly in the Indo-Pacific. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3227931/new-zealand-pm-chris-hipkins-says-pacific-region-less-secure-due-chinas-assertiveness?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreDebate on data privacy and Chinese apps could do with a dose of honesty
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Australia wants to protect its online content from foreign interference, which China cannot object to, having long walled off its internet. It is normal for a country to debate what kind of content can…
Read MoreMount Everest record-holding climber blames Nepalese companies for shocking rise in deaths, calls for inquiry
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. British climber Kenton Cool, who holds the record for the most ascents of Everest by anyone born outside Nepal, says some operators are putting profits ahead of safety. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3227902/mount-everest-record-holding-climber-blames-nepalese-companies-shocking-rise-deaths-calls-inquiry?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSouth Korea’s Yoon wraps up successful European trip, faces domestic disaster, criticism
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Yoon had bilateral meetings with leaders from 13 Nato countries and a visit to Zelensky in Ukraine, which were hailed a success, while back home disaster struck when torrential rain killed at least 36…
Read MoreBali blast suspect Hambali’s family pleads for his release from Guantanamo Bay: ‘charge him, or let him go’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. In 2003, Hambali was arrested in Thailand and handed over to US authorities. He was then sent to CIA black sites where he was allegedly tortured, before being transferred to Guantanamo Bay where he…
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