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Australia's foreign minister to meet counterpart in China

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong says she will meet with her counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing this week as Australia and China mark 50 years of diplomatic relations

The Independent UK

Japan backs African Union entry to G20, PM Kishida says

Japan will support the African Union's entry to the Group of 20 (G20) forum of the world's largest economies, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Monday.

Reuters

Wong to visit Beijing as 'strategic dialogue' restarts in new breakthrough in Australia-China relations

Australia’s relations with China will take another major step forward this week with Foreign Minister Penny Wong travelling to Beijing for the resumption of the bilateral Foreign and Strategic Dialogue, which has been on hold since 2018.

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Australia foreign minister to visit China as diplomatic ties improve

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong will visit China this week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday, signalling an improvement in diplomatic relations between Beijing and Canberra.

Reuters

Wong to visit China for diplomatic talks

Australia's foreign minister has been invited to visit China this week to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

AAP

Foreign Minister Penny Wong to make first ministerial visit to Beijing since China froze diplomatic relations with Australia

Penny Wong will on Wednesday become the first Australian minister to visit Beijing in China since 2019.

ABC News

Nepal president gives parties a week to form new government

Nepal's president on Sunday called on the country's political parties to try to form the new government within a week after last month's inconclusive national election.

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More foreign workers from Central Asia sought

The government is aiming to bring in more foreign workers from Central Asian countries, partly through the "specified skilled worker program" that allows foreign nationals to do jobs that involve manual work.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Another face-off between Indian and Chinese troops on border

Indian and Chinese troops clashed in the Tawang sector of the north-eastern Arunachal Pradesh state last week. According to reports, dozens of Chinese soldiers made an incursion before being confronted by Indian soldiers who pushed them back across the Line of Actual Control, or LAC.

Radio France Internationale

Majority of Japanese oppose raising taxes to fund military expansion -Kyodo

The majority of Japanese people do not support raising taxes to fund military expansion, Kyodo reported on Sunday, citing a survey the news agency conducted after the government announced Japan's biggest military build-up since World War Two.

Reuters

North Korea fires ballistic missiles towards sea off east coast

Launches come days after Pyongyang said it tested a ‘high-thrust solid-fuel motor’ engine for ballistic missiles.

Al Jazeera

Thais depart for KL, face Brunei in Asean opener

Mano Polking on Saturday dropped young Port striker Teerasak Poeipimai to trim the national squad to permitted number of 23 players for the AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022, which starts on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

MPs call for China to be officially deemed a ‘threat’ to UK

But ministers should avoid adopting strong language that is not ‘coupled with action’, the Foreign Affairs Committee warned.

The Independent UK

British ex-cops accused of training Chinese police aiding Xinjiang abuses

London Policing College had a five-year contract, running until 2023, to train cadets from Chinese police academies in counter-terrorism using the UK’s Prevent strategy

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Honour models for democracy

Since the 1998 ouster of the dictator Suharto -- who ruled Indonesia with an iron fist for over three decades -- the world's fourth most populous nation has undergone a series of rapid changes. Once dependent on foreign aid to exercise its basic functions, Indonesia has firmly established itself as…

ABC News

India parades a ballistic missile dubbed the 'China killer' just days after the two countries clash at a contested border. What's going on?

Soldiers from India and China have clashed along a disputed border, sparking calls for restraint and de-escalation. Now there's concern about what will happen next between the nuclear-powered countries.

Newsroom.co.nz

A dismal year for autocrats raises questions for NZ

Poor decision-making this year by autocratic leaders has led to greater instability in their political systems, impacting New Zealand’s external environment. While we cannot control the weaknesses in other countries’ political systems, Nicholas Khoo argues it is time to ask some tough questions.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Kishida: Our responsibility to find funds for defense

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida took a leading role in discussions on securing financial resources to drastically boost defense spending, positioning the amount and the way to secure funds as non-negotiable while referring to "Japan's responsibility" to its ally, the United States, and friendly countries in Europe.

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Chinese carrier fleet sails near Okinawa

A Chinese Navy fleet of six warships, including the aircraft carrier Liaoning, sailed through waters between Okinawa and Miyako islands, both in Okinawa Prefecture, into the Pacific Ocean on Friday, the Defense Ministry announced on the day.

The Independent UK

Philippine Communist Party founder Sison dies in exile at 83

Jose Maria Sison, the founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines, whose armed wing has been waging one of Asia’s longest-running insurgencies, has died

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt, Qatar Boost Rapprochement with Intensive Consultations

Egypt and Qatar have boosted their rapprochement through ministerial consultations, proceeding with the reconciliation achieved earlier this year in AlUla in Saudi Arabia. On Thursday, Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly attended a celebration marking the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Egypt and Qatar. Qatar's Ambassador to Egypt Salem…

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Why Japan is boosting its arms capability, budget

Japan this week adopted a new national security strategy that includes determination to possess “counterstrike” capability to preempt enemy attacks and double its spending to gain a more offensive footing and improve its resilience to protect itself from growing risks from China, North Korea and Russia

Reuters

Self-exiled Philippine communist leader Sison dies at 83

Philippine communist leader Jose Maria Sison died on Friday night at the age of 83 after a two-week confinement in a hospital in the Netherlands, his party said on Saturday.

AAP

Overseas busts linked to Aussie drug plot

The arrests of two Taiwanese men overseas is linked to a global police operation which saw authorities sell drug dealers tapped phones.

The Independent UK

Mexico president insists relations with Spain still 'paused'

Mexico's president says his country's relations with Spain are still "on pause," one day after Mexico's top diplomat met with his Spanish counterpart and said relations were being “relaunched.”

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