Category: Asia Pacific
China’s Haichang secures deal to develop theme parks, zoo and safari in Saudi Arabia
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Haichang will develop various forms of entertainment venues, such as family entertainment centres, water parks and zoos across different cities in Saudi Arabia. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3216832/chinas-haichang-secures-deal-develop-theme-parks-zoo-and-safari-saudi-arabia?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMaybe baby: India’s Muslims take to family planning with encouragement from priests
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The shrinking of India’s Muslim families underlines success of its decades-old population control programmes, signals demographic stability. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3216842/maybe-baby-indias-muslims-take-family-planning-encouragement-priests?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreYour Thursday Briefing: Ukraine’s Fight for Bakhmut
New York Times Also, U.S. proposals to revolutionize the auto industry. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/briefing/ukraine-bakhmut-russia-asia.html
Read MoreHow demilitarisation can ensure peace and stability in the South China Sea
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China and Asean claimants could draw inspiration from the four-point formula Pakistan used to try to resolve its Kashmir stalemate with India. This would involve agreeing on shared sovereignty and joint economic development, with…
Read MoreJapan music mogul Johnny Kitagawa ‘performed sex acts on me when I was 15’, ex-teen idol says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Japanese-Brazilian singer, 26, is one of the first people to publicly address Johnny Kitagawa’s long-alleged history of sexual abuse against young boys. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3216848/japan-music-mogul-johnny-kitagawa-performed-sex-acts-me-when-i-was-15-ex-teen-idol-says?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMonkey business: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka mulls sale of some 100,000 endangered macaques to China
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The toque macaque is endemic to Sri Lanka and is classed as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature red list. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3216846/monkey-business-cash-strapped-sri-lanka-mulls-sale-some-100000-endangered-macaques-china?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMalaysia reveals pilot failures of 1976 Double Six plane crash, in push for greater transparency
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Report on the 1976 plane crash, which killed Sabah’s then chief minister and 10 others, is now publicly accessible on the Malaysian transport ministry website. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3216843/malaysia-reveals-pilot-failures-1976-double-six-plane-crash-push-greater-transparency?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTaiwanese workers leaving mainland China over Covid-19, political tensions, factory departures
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Just 163,000 Taiwanese worked in mainland China in 2021, down from over 400,000 in 2011, with the total having fallen for eight consecutive years, according to the island’s Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and…
Read MoreJail, fine or both: Thailand warns inbound travellers about sneaking in cheap fruit
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The warning targeted inbound travellers from South Korea and Japan, where fresh fruits like persimmons and grapes cost less than in Thailand. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3216825/jail-fine-or-both-thailand-warns-inbound-travellers-about-sneaking-cheap-fruit?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreThailand’s cannabis champion eyes bigger role following May election
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Health minister Anutin Charnvirakul is confident his Bhumjaithai Party will be part of the next government after last year’s legalisation of cannabis – and his support of that – attracted more attention. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3216817/thailands-cannabis-champion-eyes-bigger-role-following-may-election?utm_source=rss_feed
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