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While Russia's profound and transformational invasion of Ukraine on Feb 24 has fundamentally reshaped and reinforced contentious trends and contours in the geopolitics and geoeconomics of Asia, it did not set out a new direction in world politics. The international system had already been unravelling over the past decade, underpinned…

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Tourism is slowly returning to South-East Asia, but business as usual might not be a blessing

Tourists' return to South-East Asia will bring economic relief but may it also spell ruin for the region's iconic locations.

ABC News

Five best new luxury wellness hotels in Asia, one in Chiang Mai

Since the Covid-19 pandemic, the luxury hotel industry has embraced an expanded definition of wellness, integrating it into all aspects of guests' stays, from interior design to spa offerings and a roster of dedicated wellness programmes designed to promote a healthy body and mind.

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Hong Kong cricketer Kinchit Shah proposes to girlfriend after Asia Cup clash against India

Kinchit Shah scored an impressive 30, though his team lost the match against India by 40 runs

The Hindu

Plans to mine Northern Territory sand for fracking in the Beetaloo Basin

A company has revealed plans to mine sand in the Northern Territory. It is also exploring for silica sand, which it says could be sold to Asian countries for solar panel production.

ABC News

‘Grief and memory’: Challenging Malaysia’s historical narratives

A new performance unpicks the official narrative on the multiethnic Southeast Asian nation’s road to independence.

Al Jazeera

Cambodian, Japanese among winners of Magsaysay Awards

A psychiatrist who helped fellow Cambodians recover from trauma resulting from the Khmer Rouge’s genocidal rule and a Japanese ophthalmologist who led an effort to treat thousands of Vietnamese villagers are among those selected for this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Awards, regarded as Asia’s version of the Nobel Prize

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Revenue seize drugs worth six figures hidden as 'toys' and 'blankets'

The drugs originated in multiple locations across North America, Europe and Asia

Dublin Live

Asian stocks follow Wall St lower after strong US jobs data

Asian stocks have followed Wall Street lower after strong U.S. jobs data fueled expectations of further interest rate hikes and Chinese manufacturing activity weakened

The Independent UK

Ivy Asia in Cardiff announces new opening date and it's soon

Reservations go live from Wednesday, August 31

Wales Online

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

The Hindu

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.

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Benzinga

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

The Times of India

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 Guardian - UK

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

The Independent UK

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

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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

Bangkok Post

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.

The Independent UK

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

Bangkok Post

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…

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