AP Week in Pictures: Asia
March 8-14, 2024
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Australia summit shows Asean wants climate partners. Hong Kong, step up
Asean is also a rising source of greenhouse gas emissions, with a growing population, an energy mix dominated by fossil fuels, new coal plants planned or under way, and deforestation. With a collective gross domestic product that doubled from 2009 to 2019, the need to decouple economic growth from emissions growth in Asean is clear.
Consumer boycott widens to include Israeli dates as Muslims in Malaysia, Indonesia observe Ramadan
Now Israeli dates, a sweet fruit eaten to break fast during Ramadan, are in the cross hairs of a consumer campaign which is flying across Malaysian and Indonesian chat groups over fears Israeli dates are being sold to unwitting buyers in the Muslim nations.
US commerce secretary hails progress at year’s first meeting of Indo-Pacific trade grouping
BANGKOK (AP) — U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Thursday praised the progress made by the 14 countries in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity after the group held a ministerial meeting Thursday to discuss proposed guidelines for regional commerce.
Deepfakes in an election year — is Asia ready to handle misinformation campaigns?
Ahead of the Indonesian elections on Feb. 14, a video of late Indonesian president Suharto advocating for the political party he once presided over went viral.
Indonesian presidential rivals plan to contest official election results with allegations of fraud
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The camps of the two Indonesian presidential candidates who appear to have lost in an election last month said Thursday they plan to challenge the official results in the Constitutional Court with allegations of widespread fraud.
Indonesia keen to work with Singapore to stage big concerts after city state’s Swift success
Indonesian Tourism Minister Sandiaga Uno recently visited the island republic and held talks with Singapore’s Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu to explore potential collaboration on hosting entertainment events involving A-list celebrities.
Indonesia’s electoral integrity under scrutiny as Prabowo Subianto set to be named president
The Election Commission’s credibility has come under scrutiny after it last week stopped displaying the results of its ongoing official vote tally online, prompting parties supporting Prabowo’s rivals to cry foul play, and activists and watchdog groups to demand greater transparency into the vote tabulation process.