Zach Coleman

RT @munza14: Photojournalist Lahiru Harshana took a brilliant photograph yesterday at the NPP May Day rally. Hours later he shared a post…

Deforestation has drastically reduced Thailand's elephant population, but a surprising number survive in the wild not all that far from the bright lights of Bangkok... https://t.co/RayTt1Tjmx https://t.co/tvgydepyu7

The Thai government's challenge is to convince the public that the country's elephants will be looked after regardless of how much resources are put into welcoming pandas from China https://t.co/RayTt1Tjmx https://t.co/6qVRWiVSgi

Thailand was sending elephants abroad for diplomatic purposes long before China dispatched its first pandas to the U.S. in 1941. But a moratorium is now in place, underscored by a successful public campaign to bring back an ailing animal from Sri Lanka https://t.co/RayTt1SLwZ https://t.co/oR1NQZLJAh

Many Thais believe the money the government is preparing to spend to welcome a new pair of pandas from China could be better used to protect and care for the kingdom's own iconic large mammal, the Asian elephant https://t.co/RayTt1Tjmx

BYD preparing electric kei minicar model for debut in Japan next year at Y2.5 million https://t.co/aAwxKNrspg via @NikkeiAsia

Australia faces a deadline this year to send over $2 billion to support U.S. submarine production, even as its own budget is forecast to go back into deficit & debate rages over spending priorities ahead of the May 3 national election @ShaunTurton https://t.co/9yGUjHiovQ https://t.co/ixHEbBfLW6

Trump’s imposition of sweeping tariffs, attacks on “freeloading” allies & defiance of treaty commitments & int'l agreements have created uncertainty about whether Australia can or should rely on AUKUS submarines for its long-term security @ShaunTurton https://t.co/9yGUjHiovQ

RT @krislc: Iranian film “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” cannot be screened in Hong Kong, as the local film office apparently decided not to g…

Japanese companies with factories in Vietnam sweat pending expiration of investment licenses. "This is a major concern for all Japanese manufacturers facing license extensions," said Shuhei Shigeki of Tsukuba Diecasting https://t.co/JUWt2l4OXN

Eisaku Ito built the gas turbine business into Mitsubishi Heavy's profit engine, powering the 141-year-old company's rebound from its first operating loss 5 years ago. @mit_obe talks with him about where things go from here https://t.co/wJPZdQHRWS https://t.co/hNv5q7ZTMr

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is the rare century-and-a-half old industrial conglomerate trading at a higher P/E than Meta or Alphabet. @mit_obe talks to new CEO Eisaku Ito, charged with keeping the rally going https://t.co/wJPZdQHRWS https://t.co/fWKB6FuCkP

The tumultuous international environment that has greeted new Mitsubishi Heavy Industries CEO Eisaku Ito reminds him of 1989. "Everyone is unsure of what's to come," he tells @mit_obe https://t.co/wJPZdQHRWS

Bit concerned this may set off a lightbulb for Trump re the current 'dismal trade' position with China

Rob Henderson @robkhenderson

A real exchange from 1973: Mao Zedong: "Do you want our Chinese women? We can give you 10 million. Let them go to your place. They will create disasters. That way you can lessen our burdens." Kissinger: "It is such a novel proposition, we will have to study it." https://t.co/8iCBBJDtJ9

Chinese customs clearance services likely to keep effective US import tariff rate far below 145%. @yifanxie & @pakwayne look into the grey areas they exploit https://t.co/5uTZJw2Rug

India's resumption of rice exports has knocked down prices for Thai and Vietnamese offerings

Nikkei Asia @NikkeiAsia

Southeast Asian rice farmers struggle against Indian exports https://t.co/UOfxPwK08r

Chinese companies pipe up with Hong Kong stock buyback plans to try to stem Trump tariff market rout https://t.co/BdcS6H4W7D via @NikkeiAsia