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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

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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

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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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.

Bangkok Post

First direct China-Scotland container service arrives at Greenock

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

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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

The Independent UK

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.

Bangkok Post

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.

Al Jazeera

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

The Independent UK

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.

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AP Week in Pictures: Asia

Aug. 19-26, 2022

The Independent UK

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.

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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.

Reuters

Britain slaps new sanctions on Mynamar military-linked firms

Britain on Thursday announced a new round of sanctions targeting military-linked businesses in Myanmar in support of the Southeast Asian country's Rohingya community and in an effort to limit the military's access to arms and revenue.

The Independent UK

Asian stocks gain as global markets await Fed chair speech

Asian shares are trading higher as global markets wait for a highly anticipated speech from the U.S. Federal Reserve chair about interest rates at the end of the week

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Transition blueprint mapped

State energy agencies and energy companies are looking forward to a new version of the national energy plan (NEP), which is expected to be unveiled during Sustainable Energy Technology Asia 2022.

Foreign Policy

Extreme Weather Is Brutalizing Asia

Floods, droughts, tropical storms, and heat waves are severely testing the resilience of a region with a lot of vulnerable people.

The Conversation

A gourmet revival for St. Lawrence River marine algae

Seaweed has been part of the human diet for a long time. In Asia, its consumption is well established in culinary traditions. Think of the famous dashi, the flavourful Japanese broth.

The Hindu

BioAsia 2023 to open on Feb. 24

To bring together life sciences and healthcare leaders, academia, startups, regulators, investors

The Independent UK

Asian shares mixed after modest Wall Street fall

Asian shares are trading mixed as a wait-and-see mood sets in following another — though more modest — day of sell-offs on Wall Street

Reuters

Pandemic sets back Asia-Pacific's poverty fight by 2 years - ADB

The pandemic has set back the fight against poverty in the Asia-Pacific region by at least two years, and many nations will find it harder to escape poverty, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

The food crisis is much bigger than Ukraine

Russia's blockade of Ukrainian food shipments and the potential loss of Ukrainian harvests due to disruptions from the war have dominated headlines in recent months. Between February and June, global wheat prices surged by more than 60%, fuelling humanitarian concerns and warnings from international development agencies about food insecurity in…

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