An #IPv6 milestone in the #AsiaPacific region! #APNIC's latest blog talks about what it means and why it matters!

https://blog.apnic.net/2025/04/23/ipv6-capability-reaches-50-in-the-asia-pacific-region/

Nearly 40,000 Taiwanese joined industry events in China supported by the Chinese government in 2024, a study showed on Tuesday, as Beijing ramps up a charm offensive toward the island alongside military pressure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/22/asia-pacific/politics/china-business-charm-taiwan-pressure/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #taiwan #trade

China’s military said late Sunday that a Philippine naval vessel had “illegally entered” the claimed territorial waters of Scarborough Shoal, a key flash point in the disputed South China Sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/21/asia-pacific/china-philippines-scarborough-shoal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #southchinasea #disputedislands #philippines #pla #china

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

Philippines election hopefuls have to ask themselves whether the job is worth taking a bullet amid escalating political violence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/20/asia-pacific/politics/money-violence-philippines-elections/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #philippines #southeastasia #crime

Xi’s stop in Cambodia followed visits to Vietnam and Malaysia, part of a broader effort to strengthen regional ties amid growing U.S. pressure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/18/asia-pacific/politics/xi-jinping-cambodia-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #xijinping #china #cambodia #hunsen #hunmanet #southeastasia

Cambodia is betting on more financial support from China, including for infrastructure, as Chinese President Xi Jinping visits the country on Thursday at the end of a three-nation tour of Southeast Asia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/17/asia-pacific/politics/cambodia-china-us-tariff-standoff/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #xijinping #cambodia #southeastasia #us #trade

China to snub UK energy summit amid row over infrastructure projects https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/16/china-to-snub-uk-energy-summit-amid-row-over-infrastructure-projects #Renewableenergy #Energyindustry #Climatecrisis #AsiaPacific #Environment #Worldnews #Business #UKnews #China #Oil #Gas

The devastating earthquake that hit Myanmar last month has displaced tens of thousands and left the conflict-hit country in urgent need of large-scale debris removal, the United Nations said Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/15/asia-pacific/debris-quake-myanmar-un/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #un #earthquakes #myanmar #southeastasia

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s net approval rating has reached its highest point in 11 months ahead of an election on May 3, as the fallout from U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war looms over the vote. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/14/asia-pacific/politics/australia-pm-approval-trump-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #australia #anthonyalbanese #us #donaldtrump #trade

Hong Kong's last remaining major opposition party has taken a key step toward disbanding itself in the face of pressure from China amid a national security crackdown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/14/asia-pacific/politics/hong-kong-opposition-disbanding/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #hongkong #democracy

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will face his first criminal trial on Monday for insurrection after his short-lived imposition of martial law in December. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/13/asia-pacific/politics/yoon-south-korea-insurrection-trial/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #yoonsukyeol

Support for South Korea’s presidential race front-runner Lee Jae-myung has risen to a three-month high as he extends his lead over conservative rival — a sign his Democratic Party could grab power in elections on June 3. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/12/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-lee-jae-myung-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #leejaemyung #yoonsukyeol

U.S. President Donald Trump has floated talks with his Chinese counterpart more than half a dozen times since the trade war started. But prospects look remote, even as their tariff fight appears to have peaked. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/12/asia-pacific/politics/trump-xi-trade-truce-china-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #us #uschinarelations #trade #tariffs #tradewar #xijinping #donaldtrump

Will global climate action be a casualty of Trump’s tariffs? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/11/global-climate-action-casualty-trump-tariffs #Trumpadministration #Oilandgascompanies #Energyefficiency #Energyindustry #Climatecrisis #Greenpolitics #Greeneconomy #Trumptariffs #Commodities #Fossilfuels #Environment #DonaldTrump #AsiaPacific #USpolitics #Worldnews #Pollution #Business #Energy #China #Oil #Oil

South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, who is the front-runner in opinion polls to be the country's next leader, declared his bid for the presidency on Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/10/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-lee-jae-myung-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #leejaemyung #yoonsukyeol

More than a week after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar, a lack of internet access is severely impeding any disaster response, local residents and humanitarians say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/10/asia-pacific/myanmar-internet-earthquake-aid/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #internet #myanmar #earthquakes #southeastasia

Revealed: Big tech’s new datacentres will take water from the world’s driest areas https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/09/big-tech-datacentres-water #Artificialintelligence(AI) #Trumpadministration #Desertification #Climatecrisis #Australianews #Environment #DonaldTrump #AsiaPacific #E-commerce #Technology #USpolitics #Microsoft #Computing #Worldnews #DeepSeek #Americas #Drought #ChatGPT #Arizona #Amazon #Google #OpenAI #Oracle #Africa #Europe #USnews #Water #Texas #Spain

A deep, 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan's rural northeastern county of Yilan on Wednesday, the island's weather administration said, with no immediate reports of damage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/09/asia-pacific/taiwan-58-magnitude-quake/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #taiwan #taipei #earthquakes