Asia Pacific – Page 941 – Prologue Journal

Taiwan’s #MeToo movement makes a comeback with accusations across politics, TV and schools

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Some victims hope the #MeToo resurgence could lead to amendments to the law governing sexual harassment in workplaces, due for review by Taiwan’s legislature in July. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3227324/taiwans-metoo-movement-makes-comeback-accusations-across-politics-tv-and-schools?utm_source=rss_feed

Romanian people smuggler jailed in UK for Vietnamese migrant deaths

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Marius Mihai Draghici was jailed for 12 years and 7 months over the deaths of 39 migrants who suffocated in a lorry brought to the UK from Belgium in 2019. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3227362/romanian-people-smuggler-jailed-uk-vietnamese-migrant-deaths?utm_source=rss_feed

Japan’s Supreme Court Lifts Restroom Restriction at Work for Trans Woman

New York Times The decision represents some forward momentum in L.G.B.T.Q. rights in Japan, which lags behind other G7 nations in extending them. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/11/world/asia/japan-transgender-supreme-court.html

Australian lawmakers grill TikTok, Meta officials over China links, foreign interference, Covid-19 origins

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Executives were questioned on their companies’ links to China, alleged human rights abuses in Xinjiang, and restricting details about Covid-19’s origins on their platforms. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3227347/australian-lawmakers-grill-tiktok-meta-officials-over-china-links-foreign-interference-covid-19?utm_source=rss_feed

Philippines mulls higher defence budget to tackle South China Sea ‘harassment’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Philippines’ consideration comes as Beijing warned that involving a third party to resolve the maritime dispute could turn the waterway into a ‘sea of war’. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3227316/philippines-mulls-higher-defence-budget-tackle-south-china-sea-harassment?utm_source=rss_feed

‘Heaviest Rain Ever’ in Southern Japan Sets Off Floods and Landslides

New York Times Unusually heavy rain on the mountainous island of Kyushu has killed at least six people and left three others missing. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/11/world/asia/japan-weather-rain-floods.html

Thailand’s caretaker PM Prayuth Chan-ocha announces retirement from politics

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Prayuth will remain caretaker premier until a new government is formed. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3227318/thailands-caretaker-pm-prayuth-chan-ocha-announces-retirement-politics?utm_source=rss_feed

US senator Pete Ricketts greets South Korea’s President Yoon with ‘American Pie’ rendition on sidelines of Vilnius Summit

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Republican Senator Pete Ricketts came up to Yoon and his wife in the old town of Vilnius and shared his appreciation of Yoon’s speech to the US Congress on a state visit in April.…

Singapore’s Temasek posts worst performance in 7 years, remains positive on China tech despite markets slump

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The drop in net portfolio value is its first since the 2019 financial year and came amid intensified global market volatility. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3227305/singapores-temasek-posts-worst-performance-7-years-remains-positive-china-tech-despite-markets-slump?utm_source=rss_feed

Scientists Have Found a Hot Spot on the Moon’s Far Side

New York Times Data from two Chinese orbiters helped a team of scientists explain why a patch of lunar terrain is so much warmer than the surrounding area. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/11/science/moon-hot-spot-granite.html