Follow This Week In Asia (South China Morning Post), filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/scmp64 Wed, 27 Sep 2023 09:25:17 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oP86EHlOcacHbG8OZ2ZxvClmFkX7M1Jw Fukushima city is starting to resist mega-solar energy projects as concerns grow about their impact on residents and the environment.]]> Wed, 27 Sep 2023 06:00:18 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oP86EHlOcacHbG8OZ2ZxvClmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oP86EHlOcadxiqPdZDN4Q8b1naedg1wr The visit by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to Hangzhou demonstrates that China wants to play a bigger role in the Middle East despite economic challenges.]]> Wed, 27 Sep 2023 04:30:17 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oP86EHlOcadxiqPdZDN4Q8b1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oP86EHlOcacEpZILWV8Jf5VjH6qdYdAk Critics say Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli has overlooked the importance of Malaysia’s street food culture, which provides quick, cheap meals for workers and spaces to socialise.]]> Wed, 27 Sep 2023 03:30:25 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oP86EHlOcacEpZILWV8Jf5VjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oP86EHlOcaeymO0heH_gw11cWWor9YPv Ramsey Khalid Ismael, a 23-year-old who goes by the screen name Johnny Somali, was arrested in late August after allegedly breaking into a construction site in Osaka.]]> Wed, 27 Sep 2023 01:00:23 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oP86EHlOcaeymO0heH_gw11cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oP86EHlOcad_TRYdtk-lTZs0ohxaO6Yr Thailand’s government has ordered an investigation over the “Betflix” raid at the house of the country’s No 2 police officer.]]> Tue, 26 Sep 2023 14:30:19 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oP86EHlOcad_TRYdtk-lTZs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oP86EHlOcadMFofIjD1y8ezdsCmHakzH Prominent Aboriginal Australian Warren Mundine suggested better use of funding and policies in helping the community, instead of a constitutional change.]]> Tue, 26 Sep 2023 12:45:07 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oP86EHlOcadMFofIjD1y8ezdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oP86EHlOcac_xZdtLVAzbl1cWWor9YPv The Philippines will “take control again” of a contested shoal occupied by China and step up coordination across agencies.]]> Tue, 26 Sep 2023 11:30:27 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oP86EHlOcac_xZdtLVAzbl1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oP86EHlOcaeMegsJPpuhNnn9ye8UNv30 Chinese nationals, some known fugitives, dominate the gangs that use online gambling, romance, cryptocurrency and foreign-exchange scams to target their victims, many of whom are in China or are part of the diaspora.]]> Tue, 26 Sep 2023 06:11:08 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oP86EHlOcaeMegsJPpuhNnn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oP86EHlOcaeQeKgplEK_GKCY3L745TL_ Japan’s low interest rates, weak currency and rapid post-pandemic return to the office have fuelled overseas investor interest in its real estate sector.]]> Tue, 26 Sep 2023 03:30:19 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oP86EHlOcaeQeKgplEK_GKCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oP86EHlOcaeL9f0jPBo1C3n9ye8UNv30 Indonesia is set to unveil new rules to curb social media’s expansion in its e-commerce market in a move to protect small local businesses.]]> Mon, 25 Sep 2023 13:23:02 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oP86EHlOcaeL9f0jPBo1C3n9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oP86EHlOcaeos5vq-BYlOKCY3L745TL_ Ordinary New Zealanders are struggling to pay the bills as the economy stagnates and interest rates are at their highest in years – with a national vote just weeks away.]]> Mon, 25 Sep 2023 03:30:11 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oP86EHlOcaeos5vq-BYlOKCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oP86EHlOcadvPOdPZIukd5VjH6qdYdAk This week’s offensive was due to ‘decades of frustration after the failure of the international community’ to resolve conflict, say analysts, and with the war in Ukraine distracting Russia.]]> Sun, 24 Sep 2023 10:00:20 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oP86EHlOcadvPOdPZIukd5VjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oP86EHlOcacSydjxt4eywClmFkX7M1Jw India has a rich history of fountain pen-making and vintage shops that repair pens of all types for enthusiasts from around the world.]]> Sun, 24 Sep 2023 08:00:12 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oP86EHlOcacSydjxt4eywClmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oP86EHlOcadYT2cq6pY_-OzdsCmHakzH Community homestays provide tourists with homely accommodation and interaction with locals as they help women in small towns support their families without being ‘limited to our kitchens any more’.]]> Sun, 24 Sep 2023 05:30:24 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oP86EHlOcadYT2cq6pY_-OzdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oP86EHlOcadvP9WbjOL9J-zdsCmHakzH Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative has not proved to be the ‘transformation game changer’ many in the region were hoping for, analysts say – as concerns grow about some projects’ viability and added value.]]> Sun, 24 Sep 2023 03:30:16 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oP86EHlOcadvP9WbjOL9J-zdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oP86EHlOcae0vMK4sgrXOcb1naedg1wr ‘Political leadership must think of feeding humans first, automobiles can wait … alliance would be nothing short of a historical blunder’.]]> Sat, 23 Sep 2023 10:00:09 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oP86EHlOcae0vMK4sgrXOcb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oP86EHlOcae71a4VYsYKRMb1naedg1wr A proposed US$400 million China-funded bridge could wipe out the rich marine ecosystem of Paradise Reef, one of the few healthy reef areas in the Philippines’ Davao Gulf.]]> Sat, 23 Sep 2023 08:00:17 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oP86EHlOcae71a4VYsYKRMb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oP86EHlOcadyqrv1cIf37F1cWWor9YPv Pollution woes are hampering Indonesia’s economic ambitions as more Asian technology firms seek vast new spaces for energy-intensive data centres.]]> Sat, 23 Sep 2023 05:30:27 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oP86EHlOcadyqrv1cIf37F1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oP86EHlOcafVErNuKvgTEV1cWWor9YPv Delhi’s authoritarian tendencies, human rights stance and alleged interference in Ottawa’s internal affairs create barriers to an improved relationship with the West, while Beijing’s influence continues to grow.]]> Sat, 23 Sep 2023 04:30:17 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oP86EHlOcafVErNuKvgTEV1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oP86EHlOcaeGAp1Ii6JbUcb1naedg1wr Gulf states don’t see the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor through the lens of US-China rivalry, analysts say – even if Washington would like it to counter Beijing’s belt and road plans.]]> Sat, 23 Sep 2023 03:30:16 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/oP86EHlOcaeGAp1Ii6JbUcb1naedg1wr