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With Malaysian tourists becoming the first source market to reach 1 million and reopening of more countries in sight, Thai tourism could realise an even stronger rebound among the Asian market if e-visas are adopted and international flights resume, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).

Bangkok Post

Saudi Arabia to host Asian Winter Games in £440bn futuristic city that doesn’t exist yet

The Asian Winter Games will take place in 2029 in Saudi Arabia but is set to take place in a city that has yet to be built and won't even be finished for another four years

Daily Mirror

Asia-Pacific facing a food crisis

We live in a world full of competing interests and disagreements. Yet despite this, there is one underlying interest that we all share. It is in all our interests to have access to safe, affordable and nutritious food at all times. The question is will there be enough food for…

Bangkok Post

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LIV Golf prize money standings as Saudi-backed series visits Asia for first time

The LIV Golf Series makes its first ever trip to Asia over the weekend, as its six event of the season takes place just North of Bangkok at the Stonehill Golf Course.

Daily Mirror

North Korea’s latest missile test reminds the world of Asia’s powder keg

SINGAPORE — With the war in Ukraine and Russia’s threats to deploy tactical nuclear weapons, it was easy to lose sight of the rising danger North Korea poses to peace in Asia.

Los Angeles Times

Pound bounces back in Asia trading after Liz Truss’s tax plan U-turn

Sterling is at its highest value against dollar since 22 September

The Independent UK

Saudi Arabia Wins Bid to Host 2029 Asian Winter Games at NEOM

Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it has won a bid to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games at a planned mountain resort in the Gulf Arab state's $500 billion flagship NEOM project. The TROJENA development is expected to be completed in 2026 and will offer outdoor skiing, a man-made freshwater…

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Europe faces ‘unprecedented risk’ of gas shortages this winter, energy agency says

The International Energy Agency has warned that Europe will risk gas shortages in the case of a complete Russian cut-off

Wales Online

Europe faces 'unprecedented risk' of gas shortage - IEA report

Europe faces “unprecedented risks” to its natural gas supplies this winter after Russia cut off most pipeline shipments and could wind up competing with Asia for already scarce and expensive liquid gas that comes by ship, the International Energy Agency said.

Radio France Internationale

Asian shares mostly lower as recession fears deepen

Asian shares have fallen after Wall Street closed out a miserable September with a loss of 9.3%, the worst monthly decline since March 2020

The Independent UK

Indonesia presses for answers after deadly soccer stampede

Dozens of Indonesian police were placed under investigation on Monday over a stampede at a soccer match that killed 125 people, as authorities sought to determine what caused one of the world's deadliest stadium disasters and who was to blame.

Reuters

India makes strong pitch to major U.S. firms for investing in oil and gas production

India, also being the 2nd largest refiner in Asia with 23 refineries, will increase its refining capacity.

The Hindu

Nord Stream leaks: where will Europe get its gas from now?

Accusations continue to fly about the cause of major leaks from the two Nord Stream pipelines transporting gas through the Baltic Sea from Russia to Europe.

The Conversation

Hong Kong government to further ease coronavirus measures

The Hong Kong government said on Friday it aims to ease some coronavirus curbs in an orderly way as pandemic trends in the Asia financial hub were continuing to stabilise.

Reuters

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The Independent UK

Asian stocks sink on German inflation, British tax cuts

Asian stocks have sunk again after German inflation spiked higher, British Prime Minister Liz Truss defended a tax-cut plan that rattled investors and Chinese manufacturing weakened

Al Jazeera

South Korea’s factory output falls in warning for global economy

Asia’s fourth-largest economy sees industrial output shrink a worse-than-expected 1.8 percent in August.

The Independent UK

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Kamala Harris under a microscope: Deft Asia diplomacy despite DMZ gaffe

WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris’s whirlwind tour of Japan and South Korea this week amounts to a microcosm for the state of her vice presidency: an ambitious, historic and increasingly confident effort still beset by the occasional high-profile gaffe.

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Daily Mirror

Couple ditch their jobs to travel the world together after meeting on Tinder

Jenna Carr and Joao Paias had travelled across Portugal and the UK, as well as France and Switzerland before jetting over to Asia and visiting the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia and Bali together before the birth of their son

Asharq Al-Awsat

VP Harris Caps Asia Trip with Stop at DMZ Dividing Koreas

US Vice President Kamala Harris capped her four-day trip to Asia with a stop Thursday at the Demilitarized Zone dividing the Korean Peninsula as she emphasized the “ironclad” US commitment to the security of its Asian allies in the face of an increasingly hostile North Korea. The visit comes on…

The Independent UK

Pound slips again in Asia trading after rallying due to Bank of England intervention

Economists say BoE addressed symptom and not cause with intervention

Bangkok Post

Baht leads declines among weak Asian currencies

Most emerging Asian currencies weakened against a stronger US dollar on Thursday, with the Thai baht shedding more than 1% following a quarter-point rate hike that investors viewed as moderate to bring down inflation running at a 14-year high.

Al Jazeera

Is a global recession coming? More experts are raising the alarm

Figures including the head of World Trade Organization and Paul Krugman are expressing concern about economic outlook.

The Independent UK

Asian stocks follow Wall St higher after UK calms markets

Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street higher after Britain’s central bank moved forcefully to stop a budding financial crisis

France 24

North Korea fires missiles after US VP Harris leaves South Korea

In a show of defiance, North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Thursday, hours after U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris flew home from a visit to South Korea during which she emphasized the “ironclad” U.S. commitment to the security of its Asian allies.

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