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🗞️𝐒𝐅𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 KAMIKATSU, Japan — Tucked away in the mountains of Japan’s Shikoku island, a town of about 1,500 residents is on an ambitious path toward a zero-waste life. washingtonpost.com/climate-soluti…

🗞️𝐒𝐅𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 Indonesia supplies half the world’s palm oil, which is the most consumed oil globally; its biggest buyer is India. Demonstrations by students have taken place in several cities across Indonesia in recent days over... scmp.com/news/asia/sout…

🗞️𝐒𝐅𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 CATL and its Indonesian partners Aneka Tambang and Industri Baterai will build an integrated EV battery project in the Southeast Asian nation’s Maluku province. scmp.com/business/compa…

SFAsia News Digest Move in line with Japan’s easing on April 1 of pandemic travel warning, with Japanese nationals no longer recommended against visiting these areas. scmp.com/news/asia/east…

𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 The agreement will regulate the entire process of recruiting, placing and repatriating Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia. The governments have agreed to a discussion to address the high rate of human trafficking between the two countries. scmp.com/news/asia/sout…

🗞️𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 As air travel rebounds from a two-year slump, domestic passenger numbers are expected to exceed pre-pandemic levels within a year Foreign carriers dominate international routes to and from India, experts say it’s partly because... scmp.com/news/asia/sout…

🎉𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡! Women’s History Month is a celebration of women’s contributions to history, culture, and society. Let’s take a moment to celebrate all women, then, now, and in the future! GlobalSF wishes you a Happy Women’s History Month

🗞️𝐒𝐅𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 Heavy fighting closes off parts of the Black Sea, affecting shipments of wheat, oats and other cereals to Asia upsetting supply chains. Disturbance could create domino effect on production of other consumer foods... scmp.com/week-asia/econ…

SFAsia News Digest Once offering up to 100 bike tours a year, one Vietnamese operator has only hosted four tours since the start of the pandemic. Vietnam saw just 157,300 foreign visitors in 2021, compared to 18 million international travellers in 2019. scmp.com/week-asia/peop…

🗞️𝐒𝐅𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 World’s favourite fast-food still in short supply after Omicron outbreak and climate chaos affected crop production and shipments. scmp.com/news/asia/sout…

🗞️𝐒𝐅𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 After leaving the cabinet, Taro Kono sniffed out a new career direction. He is now an honorary chairman of the Japan Durian Promotion Association. South China Morning Post scmp.com/week-asia/econ…

🗞️𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 The Farooq family say that following a high-fat, very-low-carb keto diet for several years has improved or reversed their individual medical issues They find that following a diet of ‘real foods’ is a joy rather than a sacrifice scmp.com/lifestyle/heal…

Into the metaverse: Asia’s early adopters can’t get enough – but pitfalls remain in virtual future. Investors and companies are scrambling to carve out a piece of the internet’s ‘next chapter’, which promises to revolutionise how people interact online. scmp.com/week-asia/econ…

India’s pork lovers rejoice at news of US imports as taboos over once-maligned meat start to shift. Pork is not a common ingredient in most Indian cuisine, but long-held taboos about its consumption are starting to change in the country of 1.4 billion. scmp.com/week-asia/life…

𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 Asahi changes Japan’s best selling Super Dry beer recipe for first time The new formula, which will go on sale next month, claims to improve the drinkability and aroma of the beverage while maintaining its hallmark crispness. scmp.com/news/asia/east…

Congratulation to our partner, East West Bank for receiving the Best Board ranking in Bank Director’s 2022 “RankingBanking” study!!

🗞️𝐒𝐅𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 Raising of additional buyers’ stamp duty from 20 per cent to 30 per cent seen as having short-term impact; won’t deter those seeking homes in the S$30 million-plus range... scmp.com/week-asia/econ…

🗞️𝐒𝐅𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭🗞️ Asia economists cautiously optimistic even amid Omicron fears, China slowdown New Covid-19 variants are expected to continue triggering new localised restrictions, with a China slowdown also raising concern... scmp.com/week-asia/heal…

🗞️𝐒𝐅𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭🗞️ There is probably no country on Earth where the economy is more tied up with hydrocarbons than Saudi Arabia. About 42 per cent of the Gulf state’s GDP is linked to oil and gas... scmp.com/week-asia/econ…

🗞️SFAsia News Digest🗞️ As world food prices hit their highest level for a decade, Asians are feeling the pinch in ways unique to their economies... scmp.com/week-asia/econ…