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AP Week in Pictures: Asia

June 16-22, 2023

The Independent UK

India to send 54-member team for Asian Championships

Despite India being home to three of Asia’s five fastest women quartermilers this year, the Athletics Federation of India has chosen to send just one athlete in the event for the Asian Championships which begin in Bangkok on July 12.

The Hindu

Record-breaking 63,300 pounds of illegal shark fins seized in Brazil

Brazilian officials confiscated over 63,000 pounds (28,500 kilograms) of shark fins that were destined for Asian markets, according to reports.

LiveScience

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Alarming increase in liver disease caused by poor diet and lifestyle: doctors

Globally, the prevalence of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease is estimated to be around 25% (22%-28%), while the prevalence in Asia is around 27% (22% - 32%)

The Hindu

North East business life: charity, community and award events in the region

Companies featuring this week include Bradley hall and Portfolio North, Countryside Partnerships North East, Parkdean Resorts, Naylors Gavin Black and Visuna

Birmingham Post

ABC’s international budget should grow as China spends billions on information war, inquiry told

Parliament hears media in Asia and the Pacific are being ‘courted’ by Beijing in an ‘unprecedented campaign’

The Guardian - AU

Asia’s tallest known tree found hidden in Tibet

335-foot-tall tree found in region with one of the highest height and distribution density of giant trees

The Independent UK

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Luxon's 'inward-looking' remark didn't come from nowhere

The first signs of New Zealand's introversion came with the Asian financial crisis in 1997, which highlighted how vulnerable we were to international shocks

Newsroom.co.nz

World's deepest canyon is home to Asia's tallest tree - and Chinese scientists only just found it

At 335 feet (102 meters) in height, the enormous newly-discovered cypress tree — which was found in a forest in Tibet — would tower over the Statue of Liberty.

LiveScience

For Biden and Modi, Interests Prevail Over Ideology

There is a lot of confusion about the Indo-U.S. relationship, but the strategic logic is inexorable.

Foreign Policy

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly lower, tracking Wall Street retreat

Shares are mostly lower in Asia after Wall Street benchmarks retreated following the S&P 500's rise to its highest level since the spring of last year

The Independent UK

Brazil seizes world’s biggest consignment of illegal shark fins

Authorities confiscated nearly 29 tonnes of illegally caught fins thought to be on the way to Asia.

Al Jazeera

NBCUniversal Expands One Platform’s Global Ad Capabilities

Marketers can manage global campaigns in a single buy across Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas for the first time

TV Tech

The most beautiful beaches in Thailand for turquoise bays and breathtaking sunsets

Thailands’s 1,500 miles of coastline offer watersports, beach parties and secluded stretches

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Bangkok Post

Spending patterns of super-rich show Asia is most expensive region

HONG KONG: Asia remains the costliest region in the world to live in, with Singapore taking the number one spot, followed by Shanghai and Hong Kong, according to Julius Baer's latest Global Wealth and Lifestyle report.

The Week

Active nonalignment: the Global South’s new foreign policy in face of Ukraine war

Boston University’s Jorge Heine explains why the Global South is seeking to maintain good relations with both the United States and China.

Zenger

New Armored Dinosaur Species Unearthed On UK’s ‘Dinosaur Island’

Vectipelta barretti sheds light on ankylosaur diversity and suggests free movement between Asia and Europe

360info

'Russia at peace with the West suits India. It does not suit China'

C. Raja Mohan from the Institute of South Asian Studies at the National University of Singapore breaks down India's position between the West, Russia and China.

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Daily Record

Cops probing crime gang selling sick movies of monkey torture arrest woman in Scotland

The 37-year-old was detained over videos of animal abuse filmed in Asia.

The Hindu

Emerging monkeypox outbreaks in Asia-Pacific region

The article talks about the emerging mpox outbreaks in Asia-Pacific region.

The Conversation

Watered-down LGBTQ 'understanding' bill shows how far Japan's parliament is out of step with its society – and history

Japan has passed legislation aimed at “promoting the understanding” of members of the LGBTQ community – a watered-down bill that will do little to put the Asian country in line with fellow liberal democracies on the issue.

Bangkok Post

Asian shares advance as Fed pause lifts hopes

RECAP: Asian shares rose to a four-month high yesterday as US economic data lifted expectations that the Federal Reserve is near the end of its rate-hike cycle. Expectations of more stimulus from China also buoyed investor sentiment.

StockNews.com

Diabetes Epidemic Makes this Stock a Strong Buy

Diabetes is a growing concern as more of the globe becomes modernized and with that is eating a diet that too often is a road to diabetes. Gladly there are drug companies at the forefront of this movement to stem the tide like Novo Nordisk (NVO) making it a very…

The Independent UK

The best Malaysia holiday destinations: Where to stay and when to travel

Where to go in the southeast Asian country for historical landmarks, nature trails and beach resorts

The Conversation

The Global South is forging a new foreign policy in the face of war in Ukraine, China-US tensions: Active nonalignment

What does the Ukraine war have to do with Brazil? On the face of it, perhaps not much.

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