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Uber, Facebook linked to PwC Australia tax schemes based on leaked government plans

Straits Times Asian News - Fri, 2023-07-07 11:30
July 07, 2023 11:30 AM

Uber and Facebook on Friday said they had received advice from PwC Australia about the law.

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Ukraine has requested to join CPTPP trade pact, Japan minister says

Straits Times Asian News - Fri, 2023-07-07 11:15
July 07, 2023 11:15 AM

TOKYO – Ukraine has submitted its request to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) to the trade pact’s depositary country New Zealand, Japan’s Economy Minister Shigeyuki Goto said on Friday.

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South Korea says respects IAEA review of Japan's Fukushima wastewater plan

Straits Times Asian News - Fri, 2023-07-07 11:05
July 07, 2023 11:05 AM

Seoul announced its own assessment after the IAEA gave the greenlight this week to Japan’s plan.

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Pakistan averts default with IMF deal, but inflation rate will not fall any time soon

Straits Times Asian News - Fri, 2023-07-07 11:00
July 07, 2023 11:00 AM

Businesses, salaried workers and experts say Pakistan needs to make the right reforms.

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Watch: Australians set new world record with Tina Turner dance

BBC Asia News - Fri, 2023-07-07 10:23
Thousands have come together to dance to the song ‘Nutbush City Limits’ at an outback music festival.
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South China Sea: Blackpink Vietnam concert in trouble over China map

BBC Asia News - Fri, 2023-07-07 09:37
Days after the Barbie movie was banned, a Blackpink concert is in trouble over the same issue.
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‘Morally bankrupt’: Australia urged to cut ties with Big Four firms amid PwC scandal

SCMP Asian News - Fri, 2023-07-07 09:30
Some lawmakers want the government to ban the so-called Big Four – PwC, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG – from taking taxpayers’ money.
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Warner Bros calls Barbie film’s South China Sea map ‘childlike crayon drawing’ after Vietnam ban

SCMP Asian News - Fri, 2023-07-07 09:17
The studio said the doodle was ‘not intended to make any type of statement’ after Vietnam decided to ban the film over the map.
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Blackpink Vietnam show organiser regrets disputed South China Sea map: Report

Straits Times Asian News - Fri, 2023-07-07 08:29
July 07, 2023 8:29 AM

iMe Entertainment Group Asia said the company would change the image of the map on its website.

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Our fragile oceans should not be a dumping ground for Fukushima’s radioactive waste water

SCMP Asian News - Fri, 2023-07-07 08:15
Doubts remain over whether Japan’s treatment system for the radioactive waste water and its subsequent dilution in our oceans will make it safe. Importantly, we cannot afford to upset our fragile marine ecosystem.
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Warner Bros defends 'Barbie' film's world map as 'childlike'

Straits Times Asian News - Fri, 2023-07-07 06:29
July 07, 2023 6:29 AM

Warner Bros believed the map was harmless.

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China must rethink its reliance on property sales to see real growth

BBC Asia News - Fri, 2023-07-07 05:51
The country's economy was expected to blast out of the blocks after Covid - but that hasn't happened.
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Coco Lee: Death of pop icon sparks mental health discussion in China

BBC Asia News - Fri, 2023-07-07 05:12
As tributes pour in, many are focusing on the wider mental health issues facing China.
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Netherlands to return treasures from Sri Lanka and Indonesia

BBC Asia News - Fri, 2023-07-07 04:09
The Indonesian and Sri Lankan artefacts include jewels looted from a palace by Dutch soldiers.
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Free speech cannot be used to legitimise terror, India says

Straits Times Asian News - Thu, 2023-07-06 22:20
July 06, 2023 10:20 PM

India had also taken up with the US vandalism at the Indian consulate in San Francisco earlier this week.

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Indonesia cracks down on illegal nickel exports to China as experts urge price protection for miners

SCMP Asian News - Thu, 2023-07-06 20:46
China received at least 5.3 million tonnes of nickel from Indonesia between January 2020 and June 2022, customs data showed.
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China’s Xi Jinping says army must ‘dare to fight’ during military inspection

Straits Times Asian News - Thu, 2023-07-06 20:30
July 06, 2023 8:30 PM

The Chinese President was inspecting forces operating in a flashpoint region near Taiwan.

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Asian Insider: Is Asia ready for El Nino? | Fukushima furore

Straits Times Asian News - Thu, 2023-07-06 20:02
July 06, 2023 8:02 PM

Asian Insider brings you insights into a fast-changing region from our network of correspondents and commentators.

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