Category: Regions
Australia invites China’s new foreign minister to Canberra, sees ‘no downside’ in Wang Yi’s return
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Australia’s embassy in Beijing has issued an invitation from Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong for her newly reappointed Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, to visit Canberra, according to sources close to the Australian government.…
Read MoreYouTube deletes two more accounts linked to Yemen’s Ansarullah
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. YouTube has taken down two more accounts affiliated with Yemen’s Ansarullah resistance movement. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/08/02/708178/YouTube-deletes-two-more-accounts-linked-Yemen-Ansarullah
Read MoreTyphoon Khanun churns through Japan’s Okinawa as it bears down on China
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Typhoon Khanun is forecast to move westwards through the East China Sea towards Zhejiang and Fujian provinces, after knocking out electricity to more than 200,000 households in Okinawa and killing at least one person.…
Read MoreSingapore tenants can feel ‘relief is in the air’ as rents show first signs of cooling
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The growth in rental costs is expected to ease further as new units become available, as property agents say the city state’s luxury rental market is ‘saturated’ with ‘an abundance of high-end properties’. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3229685/singapore-tenants-can-feel-relief-air-rents-show-first-signs-cooling?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSingapore’s PM Lee Hsien Loong on MPs’ affair: ‘I should have forced issue sooner’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. PM Lee Hsien Loong acknowledged in parliament he should have acted earlier after learning about the affair between ex-speaker Tan Chuan-jin and MP Cheng Li Hui in 2020. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3229697/singapores-pm-lee-hsien-loong-mps-affair-i-should-have-forced-issue-sooner?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMalaysian ex-students sue absent teacher, win nearly US$11,000 each in damages
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The teacher in question had failed to turn up to class for months, Kota Kinabalu High Court heard. Malaysia’s education minister and the school’s principal were also among the defendants. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3229683/students-malaysia-sue-absent-teacher-win-nearly-us11000-each-damages?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreWednesday Briefing
New York Times Donald Trump faces significant new federal charges. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/briefing/trump-indictment-niger-evacuations.html
Read MoreUnder Fire and Understaffed: The Fight to Save Ukraine’s Wounded
New York Times Positioned close to the front lines,, temporary medical posts are a critical lifeline for the constant inflow of soldiers hurt in the counteroffensive. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/world/europe/ukraine-war-casualties-wounded.html
Read MorePope Francis Heads to Portugal for Catholic Church’s Youth Day
New York Times The pope will preside over a gathering of young people from around the world, mindful that the changes he has initiated in the Roman Catholic Church will depend on them. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/world/europe/pope-francis-portugal-youth-day.html
Read MoreJapan plans to combat scams by taking elderly people’s bank cards away: ‘people are going to panic’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Some worry that the proposal would make older people’s lives more difficult, but there’s also a growing recognition of the need to stop scammers. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3229623/japan-plans-combat-phone-scams-taking-elderlys-bank-cards-away-people-are-going-panic?utm_source=rss_feed
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