Asia Pacific – Page 950 – Prologue Journal

Why Japan’s seaweed might be the new supercrop to fight global warming

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. From carbon absorption to reducing methane emissions from cattle, research into new applications for the marine plant is flourishing. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3226726/why-japans-seaweed-might-be-new-supercrop-fight-global-warming?utm_source=rss_feed

South Korea’s baby crisis is so bad doctors shun paediatrics, leaving parents on edge

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Some hospitals have shut children’s emergency rooms as paediatricians abandon a field they think has no future amid the country’s plunging birth rate. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3226713/south-koreas-baby-crisis-so-bad-doctors-shun-paediatrics-leaving-parents-edge?utm_source=rss_feed

As activists slam IAEA’s approval of Fukushima water dump, others say criticism is ‘Japan bashing’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The IAEA endorsement is ‘ridiculous’ as the agency cannot be considered an independent arbiter given its role to ‘advance nuclear power’, one activist says. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3226680/activists-slam-iaeas-approval-fukushima-water-dump-others-say-criticism-japan-bashing?utm_source=rss_feed

Singapore singles desperate to see Taylor Swift are offering themselves as dates to UOB cardholders

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A Singaporean bank’s cardholders have exclusive access to presales for Taylor Swift concert tickets, which has prompted some Swiftie bachelors to jokingly search for dates who happen to be cardholders. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3226681/singapore-singles-desperate-see-taylor-swift-are-offering-themselves-dates-uob-cardholders?utm_source=rss_feed

Thailand’s Pita Limjaroenrat confident of being named PM as parliament sets July 13 vote

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Pita Limjaroenrat’s pro-democracy Move Forward Party netted the most seats at the May 14 election but there are no guarantees it will be able to form government or that he will lead the country.…

In Nepal’s male-dominated society, forests and trees thrive under ‘honest, transparent’ women bosses

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Nepali women are branching out from managing the nation’s community forests to local, national politics to ‘show the way for the state’. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3226687/nepals-male-dominated-society-forests-and-trees-thrive-under-honest-transparent-women-bosses?utm_source=rss_feed

Your Thursday Briefing: Israel’s West Bank Raid Ends

New York Times Also, fatal floods in China and other Asian countries. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/05/briefing/israel-jenin-floods-china-asia.html

TikTok emerges as Southeast Asian threat to Amazon with US$20 billion shopping pilot

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. TikTok Shop is a fast-growing feature within China’s short-video app, with a burgeoning fan base in Southeast Asia, Indonesia the successful launch pad, and Chinese entrepreneurs part of the action. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3226692/tiktok-emerges-southeast-asian-threat-amazon-us20-billion-shopping-pilot?utm_source=rss_feed

After China Arrested Her Husband, A Wife Discovered His Secret Dissident Blog

New York Times He was brilliant, quirky and intensely private. Also, she now suspects, an anonymous dissident blogger, who had won fame for years of evading the surveillance state. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/05/world/asia/china-dissident-blog-program-think.html

Singapore passes law cracking down on online content in scams, malicious cyber activity

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The new legislation grants authorities the power to issue social media platforms and internet service providers different types of directions to stop malicious activity. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3226679/singapore-passes-law-cracking-down-online-content-scams-malicious-cyber-activity?utm_source=rss_feed