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Solar Supply Chain Grows More Opaque Amid Human Rights Concerns

New York Times The global industry is cutting some ties to China, but its exposure to forced labor remains high and companies are less transparent, a new report found. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/business/economy/solar-xinjiang-china-report.html

Going to Europe? Be Prepared for New Visitor Taxes.

New York Times Driven by the climate crisis, the post-pandemic surge in visitors and a growing interest in making tourism work for local communities, European cities are finding new ways to tax visitors. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/travel/europe-tourism-taxes.html

Anger Over ‘Barbenheimer’ in Nuclear-Scarred Japan

New York Times The Japanese subsidiary of Warner Bros. criticized what it called insensitive promotion of “Barbie” by the company’s headquarters. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/world/asia/japan-barbenheimer.html

A Poet Captures the Terror of Life in an Authoritarian State

New York Times A memoir by Tahir Hamut Izgil, a Uyghur intellectual who escaped China, explores the corrosive effect of repression and surveillance on his community. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/books/uyghur-memoir-tahir-izgil.html

New Voices Dominate Booker Prize Nominations

New York Times Four of the 13 books that will compete for the prestigious literary award are debuts, in a longlist that the judges said was “defined by its freshness.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/books/booker-prize-longlist.html

Hamas urges dialogue as deadly fighting rock Palestinian camp in Lebanon

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Hamas resistance group urged dialogue among rival factions as deadly fighting rages at a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/08/01/708114/Hamas-calls-for-dialogue-as-deadly-fighting-rages-at-Palestinian-refugee-camp-in-Lebanon

Aung San Suu Kyi Receives Partial Pardon in Myanmar

New York Times The civilian leader, who was ousted in a coup in 2021, has been serving a 33-year prison sentence. Five of the 19 convictions against her have now been overturned, state television said. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/world/asia/aung-san-suu-kyi-pardon-myanmar.html

Typhoon Khanun Threatens Japan and China on Heels of Doksuri

New York Times Typhoon Khanun was barreling through the Pacific days after an earlier tropical cyclone, Doksuri, brought death and destruction to the region. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/world/asia/typhoon-khanun-japan-china-doksuri.html

Myanmar junta postpones election it promised to hold after seizing power in 2021 coup

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Myanmar’s military had pledged to hold elections by this month after overthrowing the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. But the generals now say there’s too much violence. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3229580/myanmar-junta-postpones-election-it-promised-hold-after-seizing-power-2021-coup?utm_source=rss_feed

Man in Japan pays US$14,000 to turn himself into a lifelike dog

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘Toco’ enlisted a company that makes costumes for television to make him a fur suit resembling a rough collie. He now creates YouTube videos wearing it and frolicking around on all fours. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3229574/man-japan-pays-us14000-turn-himself-lifelike-dog?utm_source=rss_feed