Category: Regions
Australian writer Yang Jun fears he will die in China prison without treatment: ‘people outside won’t know the truth’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Australia’s improved relationship with China has ignited renewed calls for the freeing of writer and academic Yang Jun, also known as Yang Hengjun. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3232540/australian-writer-yang-jun-fears-he-will-die-china-prison-without-treatment-people-outside-wont-know?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreLibya suspends foreign minister over Israeli talks amid angry protests
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah says he has suspended the North African country’s top diplomat after Israel’s foreign ministry said their foreign ministers had met the previous week. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/08/28/709766/Top-Libyan-diplomat-suspended-over-talks-with-Israeli-counterpart-Eli-Cohen-in-Rome
Read MoreSyria says Aleppo airport out of service after Israeli ‘aggression’
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Syria says a new Israeli aerial aggression has targeted Aleppo international airport in northwestern Syria, putting the facility out of service. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/08/28/709768/Israel-aggression-Syria-Aleppo-airport
Read MoreMalaysia Airlines flight MH370: could barnacles hold the key to unravelling crash mystery?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Studying the barnacles on a piece of plane debris could help investigators finally figure out where the ill-fated flight crashed. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3232522/malaysia-airlines-flight-mh370-could-barnacles-hold-key-unravelling-crash-mystery?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreFukushima water release: speak quietly in China, Japan warns citizens as backlash grows
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Japanese people visiting or living in China should avoid speaking their mother tongue in a loud voice, Japan’s foreign ministry said, after reports of harassment in response to the discharge of waste water from…
Read MoreIsraeli ‘airstrike’ puts Aleppo airport out of service, Syria says
Jerusalem Post Runways at the airport were damaged in the alleged attack, rendering it out of service, according to Syrian officials. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-756491
Read MoreMonday Briefing
New York Times The future of the Wagner private military company. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/28/briefing/wagner-zimbabwe-elections-egypt.html
Read MoreCheap Chinese robot waiters worry South Korean tech firms amid labour shortage
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tech executives are concerned about the business impact from cheap Chinese robots that can cost one-fifth of the price of domestically made equivalents. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3232505/cheap-chinese-robot-waiters-worry-south-korean-tech-firms-amid-labour-shortage?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSingapore’s presidential election, China’s ban on Japanese seafood, Sanxingdui relics: 6 weekend reads you may have missed
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. From the Chinese navy testing a giant electromagnetic weapon to Sanxingdui artefacts going on display, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3232498/singapores-presidential-election-chinas-ban-japanese-seafood-sanxingdui-relics-6-weekend-reads-you?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSouth China Sea: Japan-based US forces aim to check Beijing’s ‘aggressive behaviour’, fleet commander says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Vice-Admiral Karl Thomas, commander of the US Navy’s Seventh Fleet, said China’s ‘aggressive behaviour’ in the South China Sea must be challenged and checked. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3232501/south-china-sea-japan-based-us-forces-aim-check-beijings-aggressive-behaviour-fleet-commander-says?utm_source=rss_feed
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