Category: Regions
Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level Since 2008
New York Times After a long period of stagnation, the return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/business/bank-of-japan-interest-rates.html
Read MoreChina’s soft power moment has arrived with RedNote’s unexpected global success
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The millions of new users who flocked to RedNote ahead of the TikTok ban show that China’s soft power can come in different forms. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3296003/chinas-soft-power-moment-has-arrived-rednotes-unexpected-global-success?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreReview: In ‘English,’ Looking for a Language to Live In
New York Times For the students in Sanaz Toossi’s dramedy about mother tongues and other tongues, the world’s lingua franca is not exactly free. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/theater/english-review-broadway-toossi.html
Read MoreWhy do Singaporeans like Trump? Survey findings hint at their pragmatism
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Most respondents say Trump’s return to the White House is positive for Singapore, particularly among older Singaporeans. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3296022/why-do-singaporeans-trump-survey-findings-hint-their-pragmatism?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreGaza genocide: Over 15,000 schoolchildren killed, went missing
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Gaza’s Education Ministry has released a new report on the devastating impact of Israel’s genocidal war on students and educational institutions in the besieged territory. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/23/741491/Gaza-genocide–Over-15,000-schoolchildren-killed,-went-missing
Read MoreAnsarullah condemns US decision to blacklist it as terrorist organization
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The political bureau of Yemen’s Ansarullah movement has condemned the US decision to blacklist them as a terrorist organization. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/24/741492/Ansarullah-condemns-US-decision-to-blacklist-it-as-terrorist-organization
Read MoreAs Prabowo’s approval hits 80%, will the ‘honeymoon’ last for Indonesia’s president?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Analysts and activists say Prabowo Subianto’s high approval rating may falter if cabinet discord and militarisation issues persist. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3296015/prabowos-approval-hits-80-will-honeymoon-last-indonesias-president?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreFrench Crypto Entrepreneur and Wife Are Freed After Kidnapping
New York Times David Balland, a founder of Ledger, a prominent cryptocurrency company, and his wife were freed after a 48-hour police search. Ten people have been arrested. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/world/europe/france-crypto-kidnapping.html
Read MoreBertrand Blier, Acclaimed Director of Sexually Blunt Films, Dies at 85
New York Times A much-decorated French filmmaker, he divided audiences and critics with explorations, often darkly comic but brutal, of misogyny and the male sexual imagination. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/movies/bertrand-blier-dead.html
Read MoreCharles Phan, Whose Slanted Door Elevated Vietnamese Food, Dies at 62
New York Times The restaurant, which opened in San Francisco in 1995, married local ingredients with the food he grew up on and buoyed other chefs from immigrant families. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/dining/charles-phan-dead.html
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