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Japan, S. Korea summit must overcome history to renew ties

South Korean and Japanese leaders will meet in Tokyo this week, hoping to resume regular visits after a gap of over a decade and overcome resentments that date back more than 100 years

The Independent UK

China to reopen to tourists, resume all visas Wednesday

China will reopen its borders to tourists and resume issuing all visas Wednesday after a three-year halt during the pandemic as it sought to boost its tourism and economy

The Independent UK

AUKUS submarine plan will be the biggest defence scheme in Australian history. So how will it work?

The agreement to deliver Australia nuclear-powered submarines under the AUKUS tripartite security pact was announced today with great fanfare at United States Navy facilities in San Diego, California.

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India Prefers Use of UAE Dirham in Foreign Trade Settlement

India has asked banks and traders to avoid using Chinese yuan to pay for Russian imports, three government officials involved in policy making and two banking sources said, because of long-running political differences with its neighbor. India, which has emerged as a top buyer of Russian oil as well as…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Penny Wong hits back at China’s claim Aukus nuclear submarines will fuel an arms race

Foreign minister set to visit south-east Asia and the Pacific to reassure countries Australia does not seek to escalate military tensions

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: All you need to know about the Aukus deal; ex-players sue the AFL; and learning to love Shepard avocados

Get the key details of the Aukus deal and a landmark class action against the AFL

The Guardian - AU

Australia says nuclear subs needed to counter militarization

Australia’s defense minister says a deal to buy nuclear-powered attack submarines from the United States was necessary to counter the biggest conventional military buildup in the region since World War II

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With AUKUS, Australia has wedded itself to a risky US policy on China – and turned a deaf ear to the region

Much has been made of Australia’s renewed engagement with Asia and the Pacific since Labor came to power.

The Conversation

Diplomatic blitz to calm allies over nuclear subs fears

Australian ministers have been hitting the phones to assure allies and regional partners about the acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines.

AAP

Taiwan says it hopes to bring back soldier who went to China

The soldier disappeared last week from the front-line island of Kinmen before being discovered in China.

Al Jazeera

Russia, China creating world of ‘danger, disorder, division’: UK

Updated defence and foreign policy paper highlights ‘threats’ that Russia and China pose to the UK and world order.

Al Jazeera

Sunak and Biden discuss China’s ‘increased assertiveness’ and agree to visits

The pair met at the Point Loma naval base in San Diego, California.

The Independent UK

China to resume issuing visas to foreigners starting March 15

China will start reissuing all categories of visas to foreigners from Wednesday, dropping the final cross-border control measure it imposed three years ago to guard against the spread of COVID-19.

ABC News

Xi to call Ukraine’s Zelenskyy after Russia visit next week

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy plan to speak by video link in what would be their first conversation since Russia’s invasion, a Ukrainian official familiar with the preparations said.

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Al Jazeera

North Korea fires two missiles, second test in three days

Launches come as the US and S Korea carry out large-scale military exercises N Korea sees as rehearsals for invasion.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 384 of the invasion

Russian fighter jet collides with US drone over Black Sea; one person killed and three injured in Kramatorsk shelling

The New Daily

China’s blast for Australia – AUKUS ‘hurts peace and stability’

China has accused Australia of "planting a time bomb" for its Indo-Pacific peace as details of the $370 billion AUKUS deal emerged.

The Independent UK

Seoul: North Korea launches 2 ballistic missiles toward sea

South Korea says North Korea has test-launched two ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters

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Biggest test of Iran-Saudi deal will be in Yemen

Saudi Arabia wants to get out, but Iran's position is less clear.

Tribune News Service

Biden expected to have call with China’s Xi Jinping but no date set

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden plans to hold a phone call with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, once the legislature concludes its annual gathering and the government in Beijing returns to work, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said.

Daily Mirror

North Korea fires 'unidentified ballistic missile' just hours after huge US war drills

A day earlier North Korea said it had test-fired two cruise missiles from a submarine, the first time the country is known to have conducted a launch of that type

Bangkok Post

Beijing will use 'floggings' until morale improves

Xi Jinping was confirmed in a third term as president of China at the National People's Congress last week, and not one of the 3,000 delegates voted against him. Why would they? Everything is perfect in the People's Republic of Oz, and the chief Wizard doesn't even to need to…

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Biden is selling U.S. nuclear submarines to Australia to counter China

President Biden and the prime ministers of Australia and the United Kingdom met at a U.S. naval base in San Diego to mp out their strategy for the Pacific.

The Independent UK

Xi Jinping could change course, Sunak suggests as he defends China policy

The Prime Minister said China was not on a ‘predetermined course’ towards increased autocracy.

The Guardian - UK

Size of UK’s nuclear submarine fleet could double under Aukus plans

First of new vessels expected to be seaworthy by the end of 2030s, with Australia receiving theirs in early 2040s

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