Category: Asia Pacific
India Funds New Trains Ahead of Safety Improvements, Analysts Say
New York Times Train travel in the country has gotten much safer, Friday’s disaster notwithstanding, but the government still puts high-profile projects ahead of basic safety improvements, analysts say. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/04/world/asia/india-rail-money-safety.html
Read MoreIndia Vows Punishment for Those Responsible for Deadly Train Crash
New York Times Officials suggested human error, even sabotage, could have led to the crash that killed 275, as crews raced to restore service and families struggled to reach the site to identify loved ones. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/04/world/asia/india-train-crash.html
Read MoreIndia rescue work ends as focus turns to cause of worst train crash in decades
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The death toll from Friday’s crash was revised down from 288 to 275 after it was found that some bodies had been counted twice, officials said. Indian Railways is conducting an inquiry to determine…
Read MoreChina tops development finance in Southeast Asia, faces more competition for regional influence: report
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China provided less infrastructure investment in 2020 and 2021 amid the pandemic and as many projects, like those in its Belt and Road Initiative, did not deliver. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3222918/china-tops-development-finance-southeast-asia-faces-more-competition-regional-influence-report?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMost Victims Unidentified as Relatives Struggle to Reach India Train Crash Site
New York Times Most of the victims’ families live in towns and villages hundreds of miles away, officials and medics said. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/04/world/asia/victims-india-train-crash.html
Read MoreHong Kong Remembered June 4 Tiananmen Massacre, Until It Couldn’t
New York Times With candlelight vigils to the victims of the 1989 crushed student uprising in Beijing now only a memory, the anniversary is also a reminder of the freedoms Hong Kong has lost. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/04/world/asia/tiananmen-square-massacre-china.html
Read MoreChina and U.S. Offer Rival Visions for Asia
New York Times China’s defense minister says the best way to avoid accidental conflict is for countries outside the region, like the United States, to leave and “mind your own business.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/04/world/asia/china-us-security-ships.html
Read MoreShangri-La Dialogue: Southeast Asian leaders ‘acutely concerned’ about US-China rivalry
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Singapore’s Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen called for the two powers to keep communication channels open. Southeast Asian leaders have firmly maintained they would not take sides amid the worsening US-China strategic rivalry. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3222901/shangri-la-dialogue-southeast-asian-leaders-acutely-concerned-about-us-china-rivalry?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreNew York is home to the most billionaires, while Asia’s Singapore, Hong Kong, Beijing and Mumbai also make top 10 list
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Wealth-X’s Billionaire Census found 29 per cent of globe’s 3,194 wealthiest people, whose collective net worth totals US$11.1 trillion, live in the same handful of metropolises in 2022 as they did during the last…
Read MoreIndian railways minister says signalling system error led to train crash that killed over 300 people
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The train derailment in eastern India that killed more than 300 people was caused by an error in the electronic signalling system that led a train to wrongly change tracks, India’s railways minister said…
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