Category: Asia Pacific
South Korea amends ‘ghost babies’ law to prevent abuse, but foreign children excluded
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hospitals must from next year submit birth records to the government, after the case of 2 infants stashed in a freezer exposed a gap in the law that was resulting in undocumented children. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3226593/south-korea-amends-ghost-babies-law-prevent-abuse-foreign-children-excluded?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMalaysia ‘to be a cashless society by 2030’ as use of contactless cards, QR codes grows
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. More than three in four Malaysians have attempted to go cashless and almost all are now familiar with contactless payment systems, according to the study from global card issuer Visa Inc. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3226585/malaysia-be-cashless-society-2030-use-contactless-cards-qr-codes-grows?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAustralia hits out at Hong Kong bounty for national security law suspects: ‘it’s just unacceptable’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘It’s just unacceptable’, said Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, adding Australia ‘will disagree’ with China ‘where we must. And we do disagree over human rights issues’. Of the eight suspects wanted under the national security…
Read MoreWhy India is wary of China’s BRICS expansion push as Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt – and others – seek to join
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Neither India nor Brazil want to lose influence in the bloc, but observers say New Delhi’s recent tilt to the West mean its ‘makes sense’ for other BRICS members to back Beijing’s push to…
Read MoreYour Wednesday Briefing: Putin, Xi, Modi Meet in Virtual Summit
New York Times Also, an attack in Tel Aviv as the death toll rises in Jenin. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/04/briefing/xi-modi-putin-shanghai-jenin-israel.html
Read MorePutin, Xi and Modi Meet for Shanghai Summit, Each Focused on Own Issues
New York Times At a virtual summit meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the leaders of Russia, China and India each focused on their own driving issues. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/04/world/asia/putin-xi-modi-shanghai-summit.html
Read More‘No blanket ban’ on Chinese investments in Australia as bilateral tensions ease
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Approval of Chinese group’s investment in Australian nickel producer shows there is ‘no blanket ban’ on Chinese investments in Australia. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3226554/no-blanket-ban-chinese-investments-australia-bilateral-tensions-ease?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAtomic Agency Clears Japan to Release Fukushima Water
New York Times The International Atomic Energy Agency’s final report declared the treated water from the destroyed nuclear plant safe, but critics continue to demand more transparency. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/04/world/asia/japan-fukushima-water-iaea.html
Read MoreUS condemns vandalism at Indian consulate in San Francisco, Sikh separatists started fire
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Sikh separatists tried to set fire to the building – there was no major damage nor any injuries and police are investigating. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3226540/us-condemns-vandalism-indian-consulate-san-francisco?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIndonesia’s Jokowi hails ‘positive developments’ with Australia’s Albanese after EV battery, climate, visa deals
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Indonesia and Australia signed deals to collaborate on mining key minerals – lithium and nickel – used for the production of EV batteries. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3226538/indonesias-jokowi-hails-positive-developments-australias-albanese-after-ev-climate-visa-deals?utm_source=rss_feed
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