Category: Asia Pacific
‘Morally bankrupt’: Australia urged to cut ties with Big Four firms amid PwC scandal
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Some lawmakers want the government to ban the so-called Big Four – PwC, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG – from taking taxpayers’ money. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3226819/morally-bankrupt-australia-urged-cut-ties-big-four-firms-amid-pwc-scandal?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreWarner Bros calls Barbie film’s South China Sea map ‘childlike crayon drawing’ after Vietnam ban
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The studio said the doodle was ‘not intended to make any type of statement’ after Vietnam decided to ban the film over the map. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3226844/warner-bros-calls-barbie-films-south-china-sea-map-childlike-crayon-drawing-after-vietnam-ban?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreOur fragile oceans should not be a dumping ground for Fukushima’s radioactive waste water
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Doubts remain over whether Japan’s treatment system for the radioactive waste water and its subsequent dilution in our oceans will make it safe. Importantly, we cannot afford to upset our fragile marine ecosystem. https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3226656/our-fragile-oceans-should-not-be-dumping-ground-fukushimas-radioactive-waste-water?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreVietnam’s SHB in stake sale talks, could value lender at $2.2 billion
Reuters Reuters exclusively reported that Vietnam’s Saigon–Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SHB) (SHB.HM) is in discussions to bring in a strategic partner that could own up to a 20% stake in the lender. The post Vietnam’s SHB in stake sale talks, could value lender at $2.2 billion appeared first on Reuters News Agency. https://www.reutersagency.com/en/reutersbest/article/vietnams-shb-in-stake-sale-talks-could-value-lender-at-2-2-billion/
Read MoreIndonesia cracks down on illegal nickel exports to China as experts urge price protection for miners
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China received at least 5.3 million tonnes of nickel from Indonesia between January 2020 and June 2022, customs data showed. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3226817/indonesia-cracks-down-illegal-nickel-exports-china-experts-urge-price-protection-miners?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMalaysia’s anti-graft official pledges ‘thorough’ probe in airport extortion case as ‘middleman’ identified
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The incident saw Malaysia’s tourism minister intervening to “rescue” a Chinese woman who was purportedly being extorted by immigration officials. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3226810/malaysias-anti-graft-official-pledges-thorough-probe-airport-extortion-case-middleman-identified?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIn India, a gay marriage case at the supreme court could fuel gold rush in nation’s wedding industry
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A ruling, expected later this year, to allow same-sex couples to marry would be a huge boost to India’s trillion-rupee (US$12 billion) industry LGBTQ wedding industry. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3226776/india-gay-marriage-case-supreme-court-could-fuel-gold-rush-nations-wedding-industry?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHow a British botanist who has never visited Japan helped revive its ‘essential’ seaweed industry
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Kathleen Drew-Baker’s work helped Japanese scientists and nori farmers to use oyster shells to help seaweed thrive, kick-starting nori commercial farming in Japan. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3226762/how-british-botanist-who-has-never-visited-japan-helped-revive-its-essential-seaweed-industry?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAustralian minister says poor ticket sales, not visa denial, to blame for ‘sore loser’ Trump Jnr’s axed tour
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. In tweets that were later deleted, Home Minister Clare O’Neil called the former US president’s son ‘a big baby, who isn’t very popular’. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3226756/australian-minister-says-poor-ticket-sales-not-visa-denial-blame-sore-loser-trump-jnrs-axed-tour?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreK-pop band Blackpink’s Vietnam concert in hot water over South China Sea map
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chinese organiser iME Entertainment’s website is under scrutiny over criticism from fans that it shows a map of the waterway with disputed boundaries. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3226743/k-pop-band-blackpinks-vietnam-concert-hot-water-over-south-china-sea-map?utm_source=rss_feed
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