Asia Pacific – Page 963 – Prologue Journal

In India, shackled workers rescued after being forced to dig wells for 12 hours a day without pay

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The case has shone new light on the long-outlawed practice of bonded labour, dubbed ‘debt slavery’ by rights campaigners, in which debtors are forced to work to pay back borrowed cash while interest keeps…

China, Mongolia to discuss technology, railway connections and green development as prime minister begins 6-day trip

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene leads a high-level delegation for a six-day visit to China, which starts on Monday, with technology, railway connections and green development set to be on the agenda. https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3225410/china-mongolia-discuss-technology-railway-connections-and-green-development-prime-minister-begins-6?utm_source=rss_feed

‘Environmental embarrassment’: New Zealand PM Hipkins heads to China with 2 jets, fearing breakdown

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Opposition parties said Prime Minister Chris Hipkins’ need to take a second aircraft was an environmental embarrassment to the country and illustrated the poor state of New Zealand’s defence force. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3225417/new-zealand-pm-hipkins-heads-china-2-jets-fearing-breakdown-lambasted-being-environmental?utm_source=rss_feed

A Rodeo Festival in the Philippines Celebrates Cowboy Culture

New York Times In the Philippines, men and women compete in an annual rodeo that celebrates a thriving cowboy culture with roots in the Spanish and American colonial eras. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/26/world/asia/philippines-rodeo-masbate-cowboys.html

Singapore stands out with climbing office rents, occupancy rates

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Some 13 million sq ft of Hong Kong office space sat empty in April, with 15 per cent of the most valuable space still vacant. In Singapore, occupancy in the CBD is nearing 95…

North Korea vows ‘revenge’ against US in rallies marking war anniversary

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A Pyongyang stadium was crowded with tens of thousands holding placards reading ‘The whole US mainland is within our shooting range’ and ‘The imperialist US is the destroyer of peace’. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3225380/north-korea-marks-war-anniversary-rallies-vowing-revenge-against-us?utm_source=rss_feed

Japan told them not to go, but they’re in Ukraine fighting Russia anyway: ‘they’re very motivated’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. One is a former yakuza, while another says he’s a ‘worthless person’ who wanted to join the fight to prove himself. Japan’s government warned them not to go, but they did it anyway. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3225358/japan-told-them-not-go-theyre-ukraine-fighting-russia-anyway-theyre-very-motivated?utm_source=rss_feed

Australia evicts Russian squatter-diplomat, pledges US$73 million aid to Ukraine

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Moscow dispatched a mystery diplomat to squat at the site of a proposed new embassy in Canberra last week, but on Monday the high court ruled that Russia had to vacate the premises –…

As Indonesia stands by bauxite ore ban, can it replicate nickel success?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The ban is part of Indonesia’s ‘downstreaming policy’ to boost revenue from raw materials by requiring miners and producers to build onshore refining facilities. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3225285/indonesia-stands-bauxite-ore-ban-can-it-replicate-nickel-success?utm_source=rss_feed

Chinese EV makers pour money into Thailand to secure foothold in its ‘trailblazing’ car-manufacturing industry

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Great Wall Motor and BYD Co. already have factories there, with Chongqing Changan Automobile, GAC Aion and Hozon New Energy Automobile Co. also poised to start production in the kingdom soon. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3225354/chinese-ev-makers-pour-money-thailand-secure-foothold-its-trailblazing-car-manufacturing-industry?utm_source=rss_feed