Asia Pacific – Page 953 – Prologue Journal

China’s firms facing longest payment delays among major Asian economies, almost twice as long as Japan

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Average payment delays in China fell last year, according to a Coface survey, but it was still almost twice as long as Japan, and also more than for firms in Australia, Hong Kong, Taiwan,…

Vietnam Bans ‘Barbie’ Movie Over South China Sea Map

New York Times Greta Gerwig’s upcoming film has been banned in the country for its use of a map depicting territory that both China and Vietnam claim as their own. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/04/world/asia/barbie-vietnam-south-china-sea.html

Hong Kong Targets Dissidents Overseas With Bounties

New York Times The rewards of $128,000 for information leading to the prosecution of dissidents who have fled Hong Kong reflect stepped-up pressure to intimidate activists beyond the reach of the government. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/04/world/asia/hong-kong-bounties-dissidents.html

Singapore jails Myanmar maid for life over murder of employer’s 70-year-old mother-in-law she stabbed 26 times

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Zin Mar Nwe stabbed her employer’s elderly mother-in-law 26 times after the older woman threatened to send Zin back to her employment agency, the High Court heard. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3226498/singapore-jails-myanmar-maid-life-over-murder-employers-70-year-old-mother-law-she-stabbed-26-times?utm_source=rss_feed

Forget co-living, ‘hot-bedding’ sees students in Australia share beds with strangers to save on rent

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘Hot-bedding’ involves sharing a mattress with a stranger and usually while sleeping in shifts. It’s increasingly being used by migrants and international students to combat the high cost of living and housing crisis. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3226487/forget-co-living-hot-bedding-sees-students-australia-share-beds-strangers-save-rent?utm_source=rss_feed

A multiracial Malaysia would be unconstitutional, says Mahathir in swipe at Anwar’s government

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘The constitution stresses a Malay-Malaysia’, said two-time prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, as he predicted Anwar Ibrahim’s government would ‘collapse’ if it didn’t follow the Democratic Action Party’s ‘manifesto’. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3226480/multiracial-malaysia-would-be-unconstitutional-says-mahathir-swipe-anwars-government?utm_source=rss_feed

Vietnam farmers beat the 37-degree heat – by planting rice in the dark

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Another heatwave has descended on northern Vietnam, leaving exhausted farmers with little choice but to take to their waterlogged fields in the dead of night, to sew rice by the light of their headlamps.…

India’s Space Business Is Catching Up Fast

New York Times With at least 140 registered space-tech start-ups, India stands to transform the planet’s connection to the final frontier. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/04/business/india-space-startups.html

Samsung’s AI Moment Is Here, but Is It Ready?

New York Times Foreign investors betting on artificial intelligence are pouring money into the company’s shares. Analysts say it will have a hard time keeping up with rivals. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/04/technology/samsung-artificial-intelligence.html

Yellen’s China Visit Aims to Ease Tensions Amid Deep Divisions

New York Times Mutual skepticism between the United States and China over a wide range of economic and security issues has festered in recent years. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/04/business/economy/janet-yellen-china.html