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Cambodian psychiatrist helping genocide survivors wins Magsaysay

A Cambodian psychiatrist treating victims of the Khmer Rouge and a French environmentalist cleaning up Indonesian rivers were among the winners Wednesday of the 2022 Ramon Magsaysay Award -- considered Asia's Nobel Prize.

Bangkok Post

China slowdown means contrasting fortunes for Asia’s exporters

China’s economic growth slowdown has triggered a stark contrast in fortunes for its trading partners across Asia, with northern neighbours suffering while economies in the southeast are broadly holding up.

Bangkok Post

Unprecedented rains have brought Asia’s largest market for tender coconuts in Maddur to a standstill

The APMC-managed tender coconut market in Maddur (Mandya) despatches over 300 truckloads of nuts a day to various destinations across the country

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International travel resurgent at LAX, with nearly 100% year-over-year increase in passengers

Los Angeles International Airport saw 1.8 million international travelers last month, nearly double the number from July 2021, airport officials said Monday.

Los Angeles Times

TuSimple Moves Closer to China Exit Ramp as Questions Loom on U.S. Commercialization

Key Takeaways: China’s largest private auto group may acquire TuSimple’s Asia-Pacific business, allowing it to cut its China ties and alleviate U.S. national security concerns The company’s commercialization timeline has been thrown into doubt following an April accident that raised safety concerns

Benzinga

In 5 charts: How Gautam Adani became first Asian to reach top 3 richest in world

NEW DELHI: When the world went into Covid-induced lockdowns plunging the global economy into a crisis, the worried investors in India had their eyes on the possible impact on Mukesh Ambani who was then the undisputed leader.

The Times of India

Pakistan not to blame for climate crisis-fuelled flooding, says PM Shehbaz Sharif

Sharif’s climate change minister called the flooding a ‘climate catastrophe’ and said the south Asian nation was ‘paying the price’ for western use of fossil fuels

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Japan, Israel step up defense ties amid regional tensions

The defense ministers of Japan and Israel have shared concerns about growing global tensions from Asia to the Middle East and have signed an agreement to step up cooperation in military equipment and technology

The Independent UK

Athlete, 22, will try to swim from Europe to Asia in memory of his grandfather

Louis Alexander from London has dedicated his life to raising money for dementia research after his grandfather died.

The Independent UK

WHO director in Asia accused of racism, abuse put on leave

The World Health Organization’s top director in the Western Pacific, Dr. Takeshi Kasai, has been indefinitely removed from his post, according to internal correspondence

The Independent UK

Indonesia parliament approves membership of China-backed regional trade deal

JAKARTA: Indonesia's parliament on Tuesday passed a law cementing the country's membership of the China-backed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), making it the latest Southeast Asian nation to join the world's biggest trade bloc.

Bangkok Post

Asian stocks after Wall St pullback on Fed inflation stance

Asian stocks are mixed after Wall Street fell following last week’s Federal Reserve pledge to fight inflation by keeping interest rates elevated

The Independent UK

Three Thai dishes on CNN list

The government on Monday welcomed CNN Travel's inclusion of three Thai dishes in its new listing of Asia's best 50 street foods.

Bangkok Post

Markets plunge on US rate hike fears

Thai and other Asian stock markets tumbled on Monday, with the regional benchmark approaching a two-year low last seen in mid-July, as investors fled risk assets after the US Federal Reserve signalled that it would keep raising interest rates to rein in inflation.

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Shaping up for our digital future

Asia and the Pacific is the most digitally divided region of the world, and Southeast Asia is the most divided subregion. The Covid-19 pandemic detonated a "digital big bang" that spurred people, governments and businesses to become "digital by default"; a sea change that generated vast digital dividends. These benefits…

Insider UK

First direct China-Scotland container service arrives at Greenock

More than a million bottles of whisky will now be transported back to Asia

The Independent UK

Asian shares slide on Wall Street drop that ended last week

Asian shares have declined after the head of the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated high interest rates will continue for some time to curb inflation

Bangkok Post

Alternative seafood gets an airing

In Thailand and around the globe, there is a palpable sense of alarm that consumer demand for seafood is outpacing aquatic species' ability to replenish themselves.

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Al Jazeera

Artists celebrate as Art Jakarta resumes after COVID hiatus

One of Southeast Asia’s largest and oldest art fairs is back in Jakarta after a two year COVID suspension.

The Independent UK

Asian stocks follow Wall St higher ahead of Fed chair speech

Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street higher as investors look ahead to a speech by the Federal Reserve chair to shed light on plans for more interest rate hikes

AAP

Young Socceroos pull out of AFC U20s

The Young Socceroos will not feature at next year's U20 World Cup in Indonesia after Football Australia announced it was withdrawing from Asia's qualifiers.

The Independent UK

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Cattle farmers say Gulf of Carpentaria could become 'food bowl to Asia' after first sorghum crop harvested

A first-ever grain crop is harvested in the Gulf of Carpentaria as farmers look to cement the region as "a food bowl to Asia" and diversify their operations amid the threat of foot-and-mouth disease.

Inverse

X-rays could reveal the secrets hidden in Gutenberg's first Bibles

While many think Gutenberg invented the printing press, the revolutionary technology actually originated in East Asia. Now, a powerful X-ray machine will determine how the method evolved before reaching Europe.

Irish Mirror

PlayStation 5 prices on the up in Ireland but will new game releases like Fifa23 and MW2 be hit?

Sony announced the price rise on the PlayStation blog today, saying that it will affect customers in Europe, the UK, Middle East, Africa, Asia, South America and Canada. The US seems to be the one market unaffected by the change.

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