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Alphabet’s YouTube has blocked videos of a Hong Kong protest song in the city, days after a local court approved an injunction order to ban the song. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/15/asia-pacific/politics/google-youtube-hong-kong-protest-song/

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North Korea laundered $147.5 million through virtual currency platform Tornado Cash in March after stealing it last year from a cryptocurrency exchange, according to confidential work by United Nations sanctions monitors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/15/asia-pacific/crime-legal/north-korea-stolen-crypto/

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Singapore's next leader Lawrence Wong is a U.S.-trained economist who oversaw the country's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic — and is a pretty good blues guitarist. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/15/asia-pacific/politics/singapore-next-pm-wong/

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Under Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore has held its own in an era of globalized finance and cutting-edge tech, even as he continued his venerated father's policy of muzzling free media and snuffing out dissent. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/15/asia-pacific/politics/lee-hsien-loong-pm-singapore-dissent/ #asiapacific #politics #leehsienloong #singapore

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Incoming Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong picked Trade Minister Gan Kim Yong as his deputy, keeping the Cabinet of outgoing leader Lee Hsien Loong largely intact. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/14/asia-pacific/politics/singapore-pm-wong-reshuffle/ #asiapacific #politics #lawrencewong #leehsienloong #singapore #southeastasia

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The U.S. and Taiwanese navies held drills last month that did not officially exist and were dubbed "unplanned sea encounters," part of a tacit agreement in which both sides claim the exercises were simply the result of coincidental encounters. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/14/asia-pacific/us-taiwan-navies-pacific-drills/ #asiapacific #us #taiwan #china #defense #laichingte #usmilitary #pla

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The foreign ministers of China and South Korea have met for talks — their first in Beijing in more than six years — as both countries look to boost sagging ties and pave the way for a trilateral summit with Japan in Seoul later this month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/14/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-china-foreign-ministers-meeting/ #asiapacific #politics #china #southkorea #us #northkorea #taiwan #wangyi #chotaeyul #nuclearweapons #yoonsukyeol

Dozens killed in cold lava mudslides on Indonesian island of Sumatra (www.theguardian.com)

Heavy rains triggered flash floods and caused torrents of cold lava and mud to flow down a volcano’s slopes on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, killing at least 41 people and leaving more than a dozen others missing, officials have said. Monsoon rains and a major mudslide from a cold lava flow on Mount Marapi caused a river to...

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Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo Subianto says he will uphold an independent foreign policy, avoiding alignment with either the U.S. or China in their global competition for influence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/13/asia-pacific/politics/indonesia-us-china-row-prabowo/ #asiapacific #politics #indonesia #us #china #prabowosubianto

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The Philippine Coast Guard is committed to maintaining a presence at Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea to prevent China from conducting reclamation activities, according to its spokesperson. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/13/asia-pacific/politics/philippine-coast-guard-china-shoal/ #asiapacific #politics #philippines #china #southchinasea

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China is targeting citizens studying abroad for their political activism, with some students saying their family members back home are being harassed, Amnesty International reports. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/13/asia-pacific/politics/china-overseas-political-activism/

Tongan diaspora blasts PM Hu‘akavameiliku over leaked document supporting China against Australia, NZ over involvement in Solomon Islands (www.kanivatonga.co.nz)

The Prime Minister has been heavily criticised after documents from his government criticising Australia and New Zealand against China were leaked to media. The leaked document from Tonga’s Foreign Affairs Ministry shows that kingdom’s officials sharply criticised Australia and New Zealand’s response to the security pact...

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With missiles, submarines and alliances, the Biden administration has built a robust presence in the Pacific to rein in Beijing’s expansionist goals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/11/asia-pacific/us-military-bases-arms-ships-china/

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In the northern Philippines, near a military base the U.S. recently won access to that is crucial to any defense of Taiwan, Beijing has made inroads with key politicians, wooing them with VIP trips to the mainland. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/11/asia-pacific/politics/philippines-elite-china-taiwan/ #asiapacific #politics #philippines #china #taiwan #southchinasea #disputedislands #us #usmilitary #pla

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Chinese President Xi Jinping have pledged more rail and energy investments in Hungary to serve as China’s gateway into the European Union in a pushback against the "overcapacity” accusations by the West. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/10/asia-pacific/politics/xi-touts-china-hungary-relations/

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South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has said in his first news conference in about two years that he wants to focus on growth led by the private sector. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/09/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-president-news-conference/

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Myanmar's junta has turned down a request by former Cambodian leader Hun Sen for talks with democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been detained since a 2021 coup. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/09/asia-pacific/politics/myanmar-junta-cambodia-suu-kyi/

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Hong Kong's Court of Appeal on Wednesday granted the government's application to ban a protest anthem called "Glory to Hong Kong," overturning a lower court judgment that had rejected such a ban because of its possible "chilling effects" on free speech. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/09/asia-pacific/politics/hong-kong-court-anthem/ #asiapacific #politics #hongkong #china #censorship #nationalanthem

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Malaysia plans to introduce "orangutan diplomacy" in its relations with major palm oil-importing countries, offering the animals as trading gifts in an effort to allay concerns about the sector's impact on the environment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/09/asia-pacific/politics/malaysia-orangutan-diplomacy-palm-oil/ #asiapacific #politics #malaysia #palmoil #deforestation #orangutans #wwf

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The Philippines' military chief has accused China of a "malign influence effort" after a local newspaper reported about a deal between a Philippine vice admiral and Beijing to de-escalate tensions in the South China Sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/09/asia-pacific/politics/philippine-military-china-influence/

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Kim Ki Nam, a key figure in crafting the propaganda that shaped the cult of personality around North Korea's ruling family dynasty since the nation's founding during the Cold War, has passed away at the age of 94. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/08/asia-pacific/politics/north-korea-propaganda-boss-dies/

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What happens in the next few weeks in the scramble for Myawaddy and other strategic locations in Myanmar could determine the next phase of the bloody conflict. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/08/asia-pacific/politics/myanmar-war-window-junta-rebels/ #asiapacific #politics #myanmar #southeastasia

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China is likely building profiles of British military personnel and people in other sensitive roles using hacked data, government officials and cyber experts said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/08/asia-pacific/politics/china-hacks-uk-defense-personnel/

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North Korea conducted a test of a large liquid-fueled rocket engine in late April, an analysis has shown, as Pyongyang appears to be gearing up for another spy satellite launch. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/08/asia-pacific/north-korea-rocket-engine-test/

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Chinese President Xi Jinping bristled as the leaders of France and the European Commission urged him to do more to curtail the transfer of dual-use materials to Russia that are finding their way onto the battlefield in Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/07/asia-pacific/politics/china-france-xi-macron-analysis/ #asiapacific #politics #china #xijinping #emmanuelmacron #france #eu #europe

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