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Philippines slams Chinese ship's 'close distance maneuvering' at Scarborough Shoal

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Sunday reported a recent incident of "close distance maneuvering" by a Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel in the disputed South China Sea that "constrained" the movement of a Philippine ship sailing nearby.

Reuters

EXPLAINER: What's next in China Eastern plane crash probe?

Even after the finding of the two “black boxes,” it may be a long time before investigators figure out what caused a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 to nosedive into the ground last week, killing all 132 people aboard

The Independent UK

Second 'black box' found in China Eastern plane crash

Chinese state media say the second “black box” has been recovered from the crash of a China Eastern Boeing 737-800 that killed 132 people last week

The Independent UK

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The Hindu

‘Stronger together’: Myanmar, Russia parade military relationship

Increasingly isolated on the world stage, Myanmar’s deepening Russia ties will be on display at annual Armed Forces Day.

Al Jazeera

Army's Siliguri Corridor insertion drill coincided with Wang's India visit

NEW DELHI: The Army has conducted another 'airborne insertion and rapid response' exercise in the strategically-sensitive Siliguri Corridor, the narrow strip of land that connects the northeast with the rest of India, amidst the ongoing 22-month-long military confrontation with China in eastern Ladakh.

The Times of India

66 airlines, 40+ nations and 3,249 weekly flights: Skies reopen after 2-year pandemic break

NEW DELHI: Six Indian and 60 foreign airlines from 40 countries — but none from China as of now — will from Sunday operate 3,249 weekly flights to and from India under the summer schedule as regular international flights resume after a gap of over two years.

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China says no trace of explosives found in jet crash samples

China said it hasn’t found any evidence of explosive materials in the wreckage of a China Eastern Airlines flight that crashed with 132 people on board.

Tribune News Service

China Confirms All on Board China Eastern Plane Died in Crash

China confirmed late on Saturday that all 132 passengers and crew on a China Eastern Airlines plane that crashed this week had died. Flight MU5735 was traveling from the southwestern city of Kunming to the port city of Guangzhou on Monday when it plummeted from cruising altitude to crash in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China says no trace of explosives found in jet crash samples

China said it hasn’t found any evidence of explosive materials in the wreckage of a China Eastern Airlines flight that crashed with 132 people on board.

Tribune News Service

Flight MU5735: All 132 on board China Eastern plane died in crash, officials confirm

The cause of the fatal plane crash remains unknown

Evening Standard

China and Nepal study feasibility of cross-border power grid

China and Nepal will conduct a feasibility study to construct a high-voltage power transmission line across the Himalayas to facilitate the exchange of electric power, officials said on Saturday.

Reuters

India’s stand on Russia tied to the ‘extra issue’ of China’s challenge: Australian envoy

No divisions in Quad, says Australian High Commissioner Barry O’ Farrell

The Hindu

Chinese foreign minister visits Nepal to shore up ties

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has met top Nepalese officials during a three-day trip, which comes just weeks after Nepal’s parliament approved a contentious half-billion-dollar aid grant from the United States

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The Guardian - UK

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine crystallises divide between US allies and rest

Ukraine crisis is uniting democracies in Europe and Pacific but complicating relationships with China, India and Gulf states

Newslaundry

Why India won’t decouple the border standoff issue from normalising ties with China

A day before meeting his Chinese counterpart on March 25, India’s external affairs minister S Jaishankar spoke at St Stephen’s College, his alma mater. While he mostly touched on the everyday implications of India’s foreign policy on citizens in general, he also briefly hinted at India’s current outlook on the…

Salon

Is the U.S. "exceptional"? Definitely

There's a clear connection between America's wealth, its global dominance and its soaring greenhouse-gas emissions

The Independent UK

Muddy conditions hamper search for China Eastern wreckage

Construction excavators have dug into a crash site in the search for wreckage, remains and the second black box from a China Eastern 737-800 that nosedived into a mountainside in southern China this week with 132 people on board

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Reuters

China confirms all on board China Eastern plane died in crash

China confirmed late on Saturday that all 132 passengers and crew on a China Eastern Airlines plane that crashed this week had died.

The Independent UK

Putin lays groundwork for possible scaling back of ambitions in Ukraine

Meanwhile, Boris Johnson confronted China’s President Xi Jinping as western allies tried to pressure Beijing away from offering support to Moscow

Caixin Global

Weekly Must-Read: The Rise of the China-Focused Private Equity Giant Hillhouse

From its founding with money from Yale, the company has grown to manage tens of billions of dollars of assets

ABC News

Scott Morrison rules out meeting with Chinese ambassador until Beijing’s diplomatic freeze starts to thaw

The Prime Minister believes it would be inappropriate for him to meet with China's new ambassador to Australia while Beijing's diplomatic freeze continues, arguing the Foreign Minister's door is open for any talks.

The Independent UK

Chinese court to try Chinese Australian journalist next week

A Chinese Australian journalist who has been held in China since August 2020 will be tried next week, the Australian government said Saturday

Reuters

'We have nothing but grief' says father of plane crash victim

As recovery crews sifted through the mud at the China Eastern Airlines crash site, dozens of relatives of those on board flight MU5735 remained nearby in an anxious wait for further news.

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison says it would have been ‘weakness’ for him to meet new Chinese ambassador

Australian prime minister defends level of support for Solomon Islands and rest of Pacific amid tensions over security deal

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