Regions – Page 78 – Prologue Journal

‘No chance’: in Myanmar, Asean’s pleas for peace fall on deaf ears

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Despite Asean’s call to prioritise peace over a sham election, Myanmar’s military rulers appear bent on clinging to power no matter the cost. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3295723/no-chance-myanmar-aseans-pleas-peace-fall-deaf-ears?utm_source=rss_feed

For the first time in a decade, Asia’s lowest birth rate is on the rise

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. South Korea has the world’s lowest fertility rates, but an uptick in pandemic-postponed marriages has sparked optimism for family growth. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3295745/first-time-decade-asias-lowest-birth-rate-rise?utm_source=rss_feed

2 Families, in Business 50 Years, Fight for Control of Korea Zinc

New York Times Control of Korea Zinc, the world’s largest producer of zinc, is at stake in a battle challenging the country’s entrenched chaebol system of powerful conglomerates. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/business/korea-zinc-young-poong.html

Australian cruise operator denies staff dressed as Ku Klux Klan for Christmas fun day

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. P&O Cruises Australia said the staff, who appeared in all-white jumpsuits and cone-shaped hats, were actually dressed as ‘snow cones’. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3295732/australian-cruise-operator-denies-staff-dressed-ku-klux-klan-christmas-fun-day?utm_source=rss_feed

Malaysia makes a Trump pivot, seeing risks to its China investments

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The managing director of Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund says it could face challenges in China – but remains bullish on India’s prospects. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3295729/malaysia-makes-trump-pivot-seeing-risks-its-china-investments?utm_source=rss_feed

Accepting a nuclear North Korea was never US policy … until Trump 2.0?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Donald Trump’s convention-busting acknowledgement of North Korea as a nuclear power bucks years of US policy – and sets South Korea on edge. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3295722/accepting-nuclear-north-korea-was-never-us-policy-until-trump-20?utm_source=rss_feed

South Korea seeks Iron Dome-like system as Trump touts friendship with Kim Jong-un

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Seoul is aiming to build the US$330 million defence system to intercept rockets fired by North Korea. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3295680/south-korea-seeks-iron-dome-system-trump-gets-friendly-kim-jong-un?utm_source=rss_feed

Official: Hamas will defeat Israel in West Bank

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. A senior Hamas official says the Palestinian resistance movement will defeat Israel in the occupied West Bank as it did in the besieged Gaza Strip. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/22/741373/Official–Hamas-will-defeat-Israel-in-West-Bank

In Trump 2.0, Japan faces a familiar uncertainty

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Beneath the polite diplomacy lies a current of apprehension about what Donald Trump’s return means for Japan’s place in an upended world. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3295683/trump-20-japan-faces-familiar-uncertainty?utm_source=rss_feed

4 Israeli settlers injured in resistance stabbing operation in Tel Aviv

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. At least four Israeli settlers have been injured in a resistance stabbing operation in Tel Aviv. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/21/741372/4-Israeli-settlers-injured-in-resistance-stabbing-operation-in-Tel-Aviv