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Indonesian president acknowledges past human rights abuses

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has acknowledged that serious human rights violations occurred across the country in recent decades and vowed to compensate victims and prevent such abuses from happening again in the future

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023

China renews threat, warns Taiwan independence will be ‘punished’

China’s Taiwan Affairs Office said anti-China elements in foreign countries were ‘playing with fire’ on Taiwan issue.

Al Jazeera · Jan 11, 2023

Explainer: Why the U.S. is overhauling its marines on Japan's Okinawa

The United States plans to shake up its marine force on Japan's Okinawa islands as Tokyo undertakes its biggest military build up since World War Two that will double defence spending over five years to deter China from attacking Taiwan or nearby Japanese islands.

Reuters · Jan 11, 2023

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Japan, S. Korea protest China visa stoppage amid COVID spat

Japan and South Korea defended public health restrictions on travelers from China on Wednesday, a day after China stopped issuing new visas in both countries in apparent retaliation

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023

Germany will not arm Taiwan, senior lawmaker says

Germany will not provide Taiwan with weapons and has not been asked to do so, as the situation is different from Ukraine's, a senior German lawmaker said on Wednesday while on a trip to Taipei.

Reuters · Jan 11, 2023

China Imposes Transit Curbs for S.Korea, Japan in Growing COVID Spat

China introduced transit curbs for South Korean and Japanese nationals on Wednesday, in an escalating diplomatic spat over COVID-19 curbs that is marring the grand re-opening of the world's second-largest economy after three years of isolation. China removed quarantine mandates for inbound travelers on Sunday, one of the last vestiges…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 11, 2023

Exclusive: Myanmar junta chief family assets found in Thai drug raid - document

Thai officials found assets belonging to adult children of Myanmar's junta leader during a raid on the Bangkok apartment of a Myanmar tycoon charged with drug trafficking and money laundering, according to an official record and two people with knowledge of the case.

Reuters · Jan 11, 2023

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China scraps visa-free transit for Koreans, Japanese

Beijing said on Wednesday that it would scrap visa-free transit for South Korean and Japanese citizens, stepping up a diplomatic tit-for-tat after both countries placed travel curbs on visitors from China.

Bangkok Post · Jan 11, 2023

China Renews Threat Against Taiwan Amid Drills

China renewed its threats Wednesday to attack Taiwan and warned that foreign politicians who interact with the self-governing island are “playing with fire.” A spokesperson for China's Taiwan Affairs Office said the country was recommitted in the new year to “safeguarding sovereignty and territorial integrity” and “smashing plots for Taiwan…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 11, 2023

South Korea calls China's visa suspension 'deeply regrettable'

China's recent decision to suspend the issue of short-term visas in South Korea was "deeply regrettable", the South's Foreign Minister Park Jin said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Jan 11, 2023

PNG has 'appetite' for new defence deal

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will head to Papua New Guinea on Thursday, with counterpart James Marape showing he's ready for serious reform.

AAP · Jan 11, 2023

China renews threat against Taiwan as island holds drills

China has renewed its threat to attack Taiwan, warning foreign politicians who interact with the self-governing island that they are “playing with fire."

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023

UK, Japan defense pact to allow two-way military deployments

The United Kingdom and Japan will allow military forces to be deployed to one another’s nations, as Tokyo expands bilateral cooperation with other U.S. allies amid concerns about China’s rise.

Tribune News Service · Jan 11, 2023

Philippine court voids oil exploration pact involving China

The Philippine Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional a 2005 pact by China, the Philippines and Vietnam to jointly explore for oil in the disputed South China Sea

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023

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Reuters · Jan 11, 2023

Indonesia president says "strongly regrets" past rights violations in country

Indonesian President Joko Widodo acknowledged on Wednesday a series of incidents amounting to "gross human rights violations" had taken place in his country's past, including the bloodshed and arrests that took place in 1965 and 1966.

Reuters · Jan 11, 2023

Japan lodges protest to China over visa suspension

Japan lodged a protest to China over the suspension of visas for Japanese citizens and asked that it overturn the action, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Jan 11, 2023

U.S. and Japan agree to step up security cooperation amid China worries

The United States and Japan on Wednesday announced stepped-up security cooperation in the face of shared worries about China, and Washington strongly endorsed a major military buildup Tokyo announced last month.

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023

The AP Interview: Korean leader cites North's serious threat

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol says the spike in North Korean missile tests, growing nuclear ambitions and other provocative acts pose a “serious threat” that could spark a wider conflict

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Reuters · Jan 11, 2023

Russia and China ready for quick travel resumption - TASS cites Chinese envoy

Russia and China are ready to resume mutual travel as soon as possible and deepen their strategic cooperation, Zhang Hanhui, China's ambassador to Russia told the Russian state TASS news agency in remarks published on Wednesday.

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023

Rishi Sunak and Japanese PM to agree closer defence links at Tower of London

The leaders will sign a reciprocal access agreement, allowing the UK and Japan to deploy forces in one another’s countries.

Bangkok Post · Jan 10, 2023

Ruling PPRP to name Prawit as its sole candidate for PM

The ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) has declared it will nominate its leader Gen Prawit Wongsuwon as its lone prime ministerial candidate, according to party secretary-general Santi Promphat.

ABC News · Jan 10, 2023

China suspends issuing visas in Japan, South Korea to retaliate for COVID-19 tests for travellers putting Australia at risk of similar treatment

Beijing halts visa processing in South Korea and Japan in protest at what it says are "discriminatory" entry test rules imposed on travellers from China by a range of countries, including Australia.

The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2023

US, Japan poised to agree on shift in Marine unit on Okinawa

Top national security officials from the United States and Japan are expected to agree to changes in the joint defense posture this week as the two nations confront rising threats from North Korea and increasing aggressiveness from China

The Conversation · Jan 10, 2023

COVID-19 turned global supply chains upside down – 3 ways the pandemic forced companies to rethink and transform how they source their products

This is the sixth and final installment in our series on where the global economy is heading in 2023. It follows recent articles on industrial action, inflation, energy, food and the cost of living.

Bangkok Post · Jan 10, 2023

Gateways for action on Myanmar crisis

The coup in Myanmar in 2021 brought back to power a junta-based regime and compounded grave violations, adding fuel to a recurrent crisis. A constructive gateway for action in December 2022 was thus the adoption of the UN Security Council (SC) Resolution 2669, the first substantive resolution highlighting urgently needed…

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