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Tears of joy for domestic helper after Singapore employer buys her BTS’ Suga concert tickets

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Kimberlee Ang gifted Nur ‘hard to get’ standing pen tickets for the June event after high prices left the K-pop fan disappointed. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3216150/tears-joy-domestic-helper-after-singapore-employer-buys-her-bts-suga-concert-tickets?utm_source=rss_feed

Malaysia urges Chinese tourist to clear air on extortion bid by policeman

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A video of a Chinese national alleging she was extorted by a Kuala Lumpur policeman after failing to produce her passport has gone viral on social media. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3216143/malaysia-urges-chinese-tourist-clear-air-extortion-bid-policeman?utm_source=rss_feed

North Korea says US-South Korea drills driving region to ‘brink of nuclear war’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. State media said the exercises have ‘turned the Korean peninsula into a huge powder magazine which can be detonated any moment’. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3216129/north-korea-says-us-south-korea-drills-driving-region-brink-nuclear-war?utm_source=rss_feed

China support for Asean nuclear weapon-free zone ‘counter-intuitive’ if other states do not sign pact

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. With Beijing growing its nuclear arsenal, it is also unclear how it intends to abide by the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone Treaty, analysts say. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3216105/china-support-asean-nuclear-weapon-free-zone-counter-intuitive-if-other-states-do-not-sign-pact?utm_source=rss_feed

Israeli Police Raid Jerusalem Mosque; Brief Flare-Up With Gaza Follows

New York Times The raid at the sensitive holy site set off Palestinian rocket fire from the Gaza Strip, followed by Israeli airstrikes on the territory. On Wednesday night, there was a second raid at the compound. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/05/world/middleeast/aqsa-mosque-jerusalem.html

Your Thursday Briefing: Diplomatic Visits Highlight Tension With China

New York Times Also, what’s next for Donald Trump and Israeli police raid a Jerusalem mosque. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/05/briefing/china-taiwan-diplomacy-trump-charge-israel.html

China Publishes Data Showing Raccoon Dog DNA at Wuhan Market

New York Times Scientists from the Chinese C.D.C. confirmed that DNA from raccoon dogs and other animals susceptible to the coronavirus was found at the market in early 2020. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/05/science/china-virus-origins-racoon-dogs.html

Biden’s Ambassador to Israel, at the Center of the Storm

New York Times A longtime Democratic insider, Thomas Nides navigates a fraught U.S.-Israel relationship with humor, if a sometimes all-too-quotable candor. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/05/us/politics/ambassador-israel-thomas-nides.html

Houston Had a Problem: NASA’s Moon Mission Astronauts Were Late.

New York Times NASA officials found it more difficult than they expected to surprise the astronauts of the Artemis II mission with the news that they were going to the moon. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/05/science/nasa-artemis-astronauts-moon.html

US-China relations: Taiwan ‘deterrence dilemma’ requires urgent talks to avoid war

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The moves and countermoves by China and the US in the Taiwan Strait are part of a deterrence dilemma, a spiral of actions ultimately undermining their own goal. Talks aimed at controlling the capabilities…