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Dozens feared dead after huge ship snaps in two and sinks in storm off Hong Kong

More than two dozen crew members are missing after a massive cargo ship snapped in two and sunk around 186 miles south of Hong Kong in the South China Sea on Saturday

Daily Mirror

China's top diplomat visits Myanmar amid opposition protest

China’s top diplomat has arrived on his first visit to Myanmar since the military seized power last year to attend a regional meeting

The Independent UK

TikTok Says China-Based Employees Can Access US User Data

TikTok, which is owned by China's ByteDance, has confirmed that China-based employees can access U.S. user data under certain circumstances.

Benzinga

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China Lashed by Year’s First Typhoon, Record Rains Forecast

China's first typhoon of the year brought gales and rain to its southern shores on Saturday, as forecasters warned of record rainfall and high disaster risk in provinces including Guangdong, the country's most populous. Typhoon Chaba, the Thai name for the hibiscus flower, was moving northwest at 15 to 20…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ratchanok and doubles duo make KL finals

KUALA LUMPUR: Ratchanok Intanon and the mixed doubles pair of Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai have battled through to the finals of the Malaysia Open badminton tournament, continuing Thailand’s strong run of form.

Bangkok Post

China lashed by year's first typhoon, record rains forecast

Reuters

Scientists Identify New Carnivorous Plant that Traps Prey Underground

During a several-day trip with Indonesian colleagues to the Indonesian province of North Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo, botanist Martin Dančák of Czech’s Palacký University noted plants which were undoubtedly Nepenthes but produced no pitchers. After a careful search, they found a couple of aerial pitchers, which led them…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Crisis to crisis: What Asia learned from the financial chaos of 1997

Twenty-five years ago this month marked the beginning of economic, political and financial market turmoil that would become known as the Asian Financial Crisis. Currencies and stock markets tumbled. Governments were overthrown. Poverty rates soared.

Bangkok Post

China to loosen entry restrictions on U.S. citizens, transit via 3rd country now permitted

China will loosen entry restrictions on U.S. citizens, allowing entrance in case of transit via a third country, notices issued late on Friday by the Chinese embassy in Washington said, relaxing rules imposed in Beijing's drive to curb COVID-19.

Reuters

Thai shuttlers in impressive runs

Thai players booked three semi-final berths at the US$675,000 Malaysia Open in Kuala Lumpur on Friday.

Bangkok Post

Indo-Pacific alphabet soup needs beefing up

In May, US President Joe Biden visited South Korea and Japan with the aim of reaffirming America's commitment to the Asia-Pacific region after the uncertainties and doubts generated by Donald Trump's presidency. In Tokyo, Mr Biden launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (Ipef) and participated in a summit of…

Bangkok Post

Graft Busters Probe Another Former China Railway Official

Chen Boshi, retired senior executive, comes under investigation following downfall in March of state railway operator’s former general manager

Caixin Global

Biden’s Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Is a Paradigm Shift

The United States can no longer afford to buy geopolitical allies with market access.

Foreign Policy

How Hong Kong's small business owners are helping protesters in this Beijing-ruled city

For three years, Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters have been inked by tattoo artist Kirian. She uses iconic symbols in her designs to preserve Hongkongers' memories of a tumultuous time.

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Papua New Guinea to head to polls amid election violence fears

Newcastle Herald

Don't get complacent - the COVID crisis isn't going anyway

We need to step our defence against the virus, once again

Reuters

Palau slams U.N. for blocking Taiwan delegates from attending Ocean Conference

A representative from the tiny Pacific nation of Palau hit out at the United Nations on Friday for not allowing Taiwanese nationals to be part of its delegation list at the Ocean Conference in Lisbon.

Tribune News Service

Tesla braces for delivery slump on China plant shutdown

Tesla Inc. is expected to announce quarterly production and delivery figures this weekend that will likely be among the worst of the year — and break its multi-quarter streak of record-setting results — due largely to an extended shutdown of its factory in Shanghai.

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Benzinga

Blizzard Entertainment Acquires This Boston-Based Studio For Undisclosed Terms

Activision Blizzard, Inc's (NASDAQ:ATVI) Blizzard Entertainment closed the acquisition of the Boston-based studio Proletariat. The financial terms of the transaction remain undisclosed. The acquisition will help better serve players in the multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft. "Over the next two years, we plan to hire hundreds of the best developers to…

Benzinga

China Cracks Down On Counterfeit Investment Platforms

China's cyberspace regulator has cracked down on counterfeit investment platforms, Reuters reports.

France 24

Between Laos and China, a thriving border (4/4)

In Laos, the only country in Southeast Asia without a coastline, it's hoped a high-speed train line will help open up the country and usher in an economic boom. The 420-kilometre-long rail link takes only three hours to connect Laos's capital Vientiane with China. On the Laotian side of the…

Bangkok Post

Overseas flights in high demand as Shanghai resumes international travel

HONG KONG: Students and expatriates in China are rushing to fly abroad after Shanghai's largest airport opened to a handful of international flights this week, as the city gradually recovers from a two-month lockdown and the country eases inbound quarantine rules.

WEKU

The Hong Kong handover turns 25. So does an entire generation.

Two teenagers bonded over high school Model United Nations. A decade later, one is in self-exile. The other waits for her and their other friends to return to the Hong Kong they once knew.

Benzinga

Attention Biotech Investors: Mark Your Calendar For These July PDUFA Dates

The biotech sector is poised to end June on a positive note, despite largely disappointing regulatory decisions scheduled during the month, thanks to a reversal in broader market sentiment.

Reuters

China urges U.S. to fulfill climate duties after Supreme Court ruling

The United States must meet its international obligations on climate change and do more than "shout slogans", China's foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Friday following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling limiting Washington's ability to cut power sector emissions.

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