Category: Asia Pacific
Nasdaq ranks Malaysia best place in Asia to retire, ahead of Vietnam, Indonesia
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Malaysia ranked first in a list of the 10 safest places to retire in Asia, based on the country’s peace index score and average monthly cost of living, according to US-based financial services corporation…
Read MoreCambodia’s Hun Sen poised to extend 38-year rule, without his favoured platform Facebook
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. He’ll be ‘sorely missing’ his 14 million followers on Facebook, a platform he often used to spread vitriol, after quitting over a row with Meta. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3227686/cambodias-hun-sen-poised-extend-38-year-rule-without-his-favoured-platform-facebook?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreImportance of US-India ties shown with Janet Yellen’s latest trip amid China tensions
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s frequent stops in India – her third trip in nine months – signal the importance Washington places on that relationship at a time of tensions with China. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3227875/importance-us-india-ties-shown-janet-yellens-latest-trip-amid-china-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreJanet Yellen Calls for Accelerating Debt Relief for Poor Nations
New York Times Debt distress will be a central topic of discussion as U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and other G20 finance ministers gather in India this week. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/16/business/janet-yellen-india-g20.html
Read MoreJapan’s Kishida steps up energy diplomacy with Middle East tour in push for ‘stable’ ties
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Japan is hoping to boost cooperation in hydrocarbon and decarbonisation, and environmentally friendly energy technologies, with Middle East countries. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3227803/japans-kishida-steps-energy-diplomacy-middle-east-tour-push-stable-ties?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIn South Korea, 6 bodies pulled from flooded tunnel, as more than 30 killed by heavy rains
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. South Korea has been pounded by heavy rains since July 9 forcing nearly 6,000 people to evacuate and left thousands without electricity the past several days while flooding or destroying dozens of homes. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3227872/south-korea-6-bodies-pulled-flooded-tunnel-more-30-killed-heavy-rains?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUS bakes under relentless heat dome, as heatwaves sweep the globe from Asia to Europe from ‘hot and dangerous weekend’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. California’s Death Valley, one of the hottest places on Earth, is also likely to register new peaks on Sunday, with the mercury possibly rising to 130F (54C). https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3227870/us-bakes-under-relentless-heat-dome-heatwaves-sweep-globe-asia-europe-hot-and-dangerous-weekend?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMalaysia’s religious tilt drives mixed-faith couples overseas to find ‘somewhere more accepting’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Threats by conservatives towards a newly engaged lesbian ex-lawmaker highlights how a resurgent religious lobby is shifting Malaysia away from personal freedoms. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3227687/malaysias-religious-tilt-drives-mixed-faith-couples-overseas-find-somewhere-more-accepting?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreBRICS push for dollar alternatives is not a threat but a positive development
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Amid growing concern about dollar risks, a stable, reliable non-Western alternative currency system would benefit a multipolar world and be a major milestone towards an Asian century https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3227484/brics-push-dollar-alternatives-not-threat-positive-development?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreRahul Gandhi appeals to India’s top court over defamation conviction
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The opposition leader was sentenced to two years in prison for comments he made in 2019 which a court ruled were insulting to PM Narendra Modi. Gandhi filed an appeal asking the Supreme Court…
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