Southeast Asia’s climate-driven pest invasion threatens China’s food security, study finds
Pests are thriving under El Niño and migrating to southern China causing rice yield losses and a potential food shortage
More signs have emerged in a wave of reports this week that global manufacturing is buckling from President Donald Trump’s trade war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/05/05/economy/factories-trump-tariffs-uncertainty/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #manufacturing #us #republicans #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #asia #southeastasia
Massive planned U.S. duties on Southeast Asian solar panels could be a chance for the region to ramp up its own long-stalled energy transition, according to experts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/05/04/energy/solar-southeast-asia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #energy #southeastasia #us #thailand #cambodia #china #malaysia #vietnam #solar #energy #renewables
https://www.europesays.com/2046410/ Southeast Asia’s white-winged duck at critical threat of extinction – Environment #AsarcornisScutulata #birds #BurungIndonesia #Cambodia #Environment #extinction #India #Indonesia #MentokRimba #Myanmar #SoutheastAsia #Thailand #WhiteWingedDuck
https://www.europesays.com/2046374/ Vietnam Cuts LNG Import Tariff to 2% in Bid to Accelerate Energy Transition #CleanEnergy #EnergySecurity #GasPrice #LiquefiedNaturalGas #lng #LNGPrice #NaturalGas #PowerPlants #SouthEastAsia #SustainableEnergy #Vietnam
Friends came over to my apartment and we talked about insurance policies in Malaysia. Found out that Socso had some kind of medical benefit for the self-employed. Also currently exploring i-Lindung, a government initiated insurance scheme.
Some interesting things about it:
- Don't need medical check-up to get the insurance
- You can buy a number of policies together
- Tax relief for the insurance (already maxed it with my private insurance, however, so it won't matter to me)
Am just glad that Malaysians have this option. There are some of my friends who, nearing 50, do not have medical insurance. This could be a good option.
https://www.europesays.com/2040177/ China’s C919 stuck on tarmac in Europe as certification timeline extended #Airbus #Boeing #C919 #ChinaAirliners #ChinaAirlines #ChinaAviation #ChinaEconomy #CivilAviationAdministrationOfChina #comac #easa #europe #EuropeanUnion #Laos #OAG #Ryanair #shanghai #SoutheastAsia #Vietnam
Vietnam’s top leader said his nation is ready to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the world’s great powers, as tens of thousands gathered to watch a military parade marking 50 years since the end of the war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/30/asia-pacific/politics/vietnam-lam-50-years-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #vietnam #southeastasia #us
In a tiny podcast studio, a former Wall Street banker and an ex-aviation executive are doing what critics say is lacking in Singapore's tightly managed media landscape — giving opposition politicians unfiltered airtime. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/30/asia-pacific/society/singapore-podcast-opposition-voices/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #singapore #podcasts #southeastasia
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Halong Bay with limestone cliffs and boats in the Gulf of Tonkin north of Hanoi in Halong Vietnam Asia
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https://www.europesays.com/2030186/ Thailand plans to inject $15 bln into economy #Economy #growth #plans #SoutheastAsia #Thailand
The Agusan image aka the Golden Tara, found in 1917 on the banks of the Wawa River near Esperanza, Agusan del Sur, Mindanao, Philippines, 9th-10th century
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https://www.europesays.com/2017391/ Thailand, S Korea hold 5th round of economic partnership negotiations #korea #negotiations #partnership #SouthKorea #SoutheastAsia #Thailand
Keen to end its reliance on rice imports, Indonesia wants to plant vast tracts of rice, but environmentalists warn it could become the world's largest deforestation project, threatening endangered species. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/04/22/sustainability/indonesia-food-plan-deforestation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #sustainability #indonesia #deforestation #southeastasia #hunger #environment
Asian crime syndicates behind the multibillion-dollar cyberscam industry are expanding globally as raids in Southeast Asia fail to contain their activities, the United Nations said in a report on Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/21/asia-pacific/crime-legal/cyberscam-industry-spread-un/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #hacking #cybersecurity #southeastasia #china #thailand #myanmar #organizedcrime #cambodia
China on Monday accused Washington of abusing tariffs and warned countries against striking a broader economic deal with the United States at its expense, ratcheting up its rhetoric in a spiraling trade war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/21/asia-pacific/politics/china-warn-trade-deals-us-expense/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #trade #us #republicans #donaldtrump #southeastasia #asean
https://www.europesays.com/2013315/ Malaysia, Japan Join Forces for RM142 Million Solar Project Unveiled at Expo 2025 Osaka #EnergySector #GreenEnergy #japan #Malaysia #MIDA #RenewableEnergy #SolarEnergy #SolarProject #SouthEastAsia
The growing role of the military in Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's first six months in power has triggered alarm bells for activists worried about a return to the country's authoritarian roots. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/21/asia-pacific/politics/alarm-indonesia-military-role/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #indonesia #prabowosubianto #southeastasia #suharto
https://www.europesays.com/2011719/ Germany’s new government expected to strengthen ties with ASEAN #ASEAN #germany #relations #SoutheastAsia #ties
