Category: Regions
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
Read MoreMalaysia 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
Read MoreAccepting 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
Read MoreSouth 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
Read MoreOfficial: 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
Read MoreIn 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
Read More4 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
Read MoreIndia set to take back 18,000 citizens from US to placate Trump
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. In return, New Delhi hopes student and H-1B visas – a large proportion of which go to Indian citizens – will be protected. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3295715/india-set-take-back-18000-citizens-us-placate-trump?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAmid Sri Lanka’s austerity drive, Rajapaksa brothers must vacate deluxe government mansions
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The move aims to reduce government spending and convert the mansions into hotels or museums, with former leaders receiving a modest rent allowance instead. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3295697/amid-sri-lankas-austerity-drive-rajapaksa-brothers-must-vacate-deluxe-government-mansions?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreWednesday Briefing: Trump Opponents Push Back
New York Times Plus, an interview with the Nobel laureate Han Kang. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/briefing/trump-opponents-west-bank-turkey-fire.html
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