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Nepal PM Dahal to seek energy, new air route deals on India visit

Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal will seek a long-term deal to export hydroelectric power and the opening of new air routes through India during his visit to New Delhi beginning on Wednesday, officials said.

Reuters

UN says concerned about lack of women in China's top government

An absence of women among China's top leadership is concerning, the United Nations said in a report, as it recommended China adopt statutory quotas and a gender parity system to quicken equal representation of women in government.

Reuters

South Korea to boost aid, security collaboration with Pacific islands

South Korean and Pacific Islands leaders agreed to strengthen development and security cooperation after a two-day summit where Seoul said it would double development assistance by 2027.

Reuters

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US denounces China’s ‘aggressive’ manoeuvre over South China Sea

The US has accused a Chinese military jet of flying too close to its aircraft, causing dangerous turbulence.

Al Jazeera

US military complains of unsafe, aggressive move by Chinese fighter jet

The U.S. military says a Chinese fighter jet flew aggressively close to a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft over the South China Sea, forcing the American pilot to fly through the turbulent wake

The Independent UK

Government drops plans to host SCO summit in Delhi, will now be in virtual format

The government’s decision to hold the summit via videoconferencing was only intimated to them just before the MEA announcement.

The Hindu

Meetings highlight unstable U.S.-China relationship

The U.S.-China relationship has fallen to a new low point, and U.S. attempts this year to bring China back to the table have largely been rebuffed.

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China ‘will be greatest challenge to UK interests and economic security by 2030’

MPs and peers have pressed the Government to take a stronger stance towards China

Evening Standard

Beijing says no meeting between US, Chinese defense chiefs at Singapore gathering

Prospects for a renewed military dialogue between China and the U.S. remain dim, with Beijing saying their defense chiefs will not hold a bilateral meeting while both are attending a weekend security conference in Singapore

The Independent UK

Rights group says Uyghur student reported to be missing in Hong Kong did not travel to city

Amnesty International says a Uyghur student who it had said was missing in Hong Kong after being interrogated did not travel to the city, easing concerns over his safety but raising questions over how the allegations first emerged

The Independent UK

Protesters clash with police in China over partial demolition of mosque

Unrest breaks out in Muslim town of Nagu in Yunnan as people object to removal of dome and minarets

The Guardian - UK

Malaysia detains Chinese ship accused of looting British war graves

Historic shipwrecks have been targeted by scavengers for low-radiation steel and scrap metal for several years

The Independent UK

Papua New Guinea says security treaty with Australia has been delayed over certain provisions

Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape says a proposed security treaty with Australia has been delayed a week after the strategically important South Pacific Island nation signed a new security pact with the United states that sparked protests

The Independent UK

Stock market today: Asia shares mixed as investors await debt ceiling vote, eye China economy

Asian shares are mixed in directionless trading following a U.S. holiday, as optimism about a deal on the U.S. debt was dented by worries about the regional economy

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Al Jazeera

China declines meeting between defence chiefs with US

The United States proposed the two men meet on the sidelines of this week’s Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.

Reuters

Delay in security treaty with Australia as PNG consults 'domestic processes'

Papua New Guinea said a proposed security treaty with neighbour Australia would be delayed as it consults "domestic processes", a week after signing a defence agreement with the United States that sparked student protests.

Bangkok Post

BoT urges upgrade of Thailand's durian production

Thailand needs to improve its durian production to remain the top exporter amid tougher competition over the next five years, according to a Bank of Thailand report.

Newsroom.co.nz

A China tightrope reaching beyond the horizon

The golden days of NZ's relationship with the Asian superpower are over - and we need to get used to the new, more fraught reality.

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The Independent UK

Hong Kong court rejects publisher Jimmy Lai's bid to terminate his national security trial

A Hong Kong court has rejected a jailed publisher’s request to terminate his national security trial, pressing ahead with a landmark case seen as part of Beijing’s crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy movement

Reuters

Seven plead guilty at start of Hong Kong legislature storming trial

A closely watched trial involving 13 people who stormed Hong Kong's legislature during pro-democracy protests in 2019 began on Monday with seven people pleading guilty to a rioting charge.

Reuters

Philippines, U.S., Japan to hold first-ever joint coast guard exercise

The coast guard of the United States, Japan and the Philippines will hold trilateral maritime exercise in the South China Sea this week, the first such manoeuvres between them as a time of growing concern about China's moves in the region.

The Guardian - AU

Number of people prosecuted in China’s courts up 12% in five years, report shows

Experts point to crackdown on national security and legal system that encourages guilty pleas

Reuters

South Korea hosts its first summit with Pacific island leaders

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol hosted the country's first summit with leaders of Pacific islands on Monday, as Seoul seeks to boost its influence in a region that has become the focus of intense geopolitical rivalry.

Al Jazeera

Japan on standby for N Korea ‘satellite’ launch in next two weeks

Pyongyang has said previously it completed work on a spy satellite, but Tokyo says launch could be ballistic missile.

The Hindu

A belligerence towards Beijing that is unsettling

In the actions against China, the U.S. President is outlining what is called the new Washington Consensus that is designed to re-establish U.S. hegemony.

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