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Ex-Japan leader Abe assassinated in shooting that shocks nation

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe — Japan’s longest-serving premier and a figure of enduring influence — died after being shot at a campaign event Friday in an attack that shocked a nation where political violence and guns are rare.

Tribune News Service

Penny Wong: China and Australia take ‘first steps towards stabilising relationship’

Foreign affairs minister meets Chinese counterpart Wang Yi at G20 in Bali to push for end to ‘coercive’ sanctions

The Guardian - UK

Shinzo Abe obituary: Japan’s longest-serving PM was nation’s ‘most towering political figure for decades’

Shinzo Abe was a divisive arch-conservative who was Japan's longest-serving prime minister and remained a powerful and influential politician after leaving office.

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China: Tesla EV Sales Reached New Record In June 2022

Last month, the total Tesla volume (retail sales in China and export) - according to CPCA - amounted to 78,906 units, which is 138% more than a year ago.

InsideEVs

Forget Alibaba Stock, These 4 China Companies Are Better Buys

The Chinese economy is recovering with the easing of strict COVID-19 measures, and the government is considering ramping up infrastructure funding. However, despite easing Chinese regulatory concerns, Alibaba Group (BABA) has been losing momentum amid the challenging macroeconomic environment. And we think fundamentally sound Chinese companies NetEase (NTES), FinVolution (FINV),…

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NASA's head warned that China may try to claim the Moon – two space scholars explain why that's unlikely to happen

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson recently expressed concerns over China’s aims in space, and in particular, that China would, in some way, claim ownership over the Moon and stop other countries from exploring it. In an interview with a German newspaper, Nelson cautioned, “We must be very concerned that China is…

The Conversation

Abe, Japan’s longest-serving PM, shaped Indo-Pacific politics

Shinzo Abe, a ‘committed architect of the Quad’, boosted Japan’s global standing and renewed his people’s confidence.

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Australia foreign minister says China talks important first step

Australia's foreign minister said bilateral talks with her Chinese counterpart on Friday, the first such meeting in three years, were an important first step towards stabilising relations.

Reuters

China ex-vice public security minister on trial for graft

A former Chinese vice minister of public security has gone on trial, accused of collecting 646 million yuan ($96.3 million) in bribes over nearly two decades

The Independent UK

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is assassinated at a campaign rally

Shinzo Abe had been Japan's longest-serving prime minister and remained a force in politics after stepping down in 2020.

WEKU

Chinese ships set new Senkaku intrusion record

Two China Coast Guard ships stayed continuously in Japanese territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands for 64 hours 17 minutes this month, the longest single intrusion since Japan nationalized the islands in 2012.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

A Timeline of the Career of Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe

Born into a prominent political family, Shinzo Abe, who was fatally shot at a campaign event Friday in western Japan, had been the country’s longest-serving prime minister. While credited with bringing a degree of stability to Japan following a period of economic malaise and constant turnover among leaders, Abe angered…

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Shinzo Abe, divisive, powerful former Japan PM, assassinated

Shinzo Abe, a divisive archconservative who was Japan’s longest-serving prime minister and remained a powerful and influential politician after leaving office, has died after being shot during a campaign speech

The Independent UK

Penny Wong and Wang Yi meet on sidelines of G20 in Bali, with hopes of 'stabilising' Australia-China relationship

In a sign of thawing relations, Penny Wong meets with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, in the first such talks since 2019.

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Nicola Sturgeon joins global tributes to murdered Japanese leader Shinzo Abe

NICOLA Sturgeon has joined an outpouring of tributes from across the world to former Japanese premier Shinzo Abe, who died after being shot during a…

The Independent UK

Yellen to push price cap on Russian oil during Asia visit

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to Asia this month, her first trip to the Indo-Pacific since becoming head of the agency

Reuters

Shinzo Abe sought to reinvigorate Japan with bold economic policies, strong armed forces

Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving prime minister, who sought to lift the economy out of chronic deflation with his bold "Abenomics" policies, beef up the military and counter China's growing clout, has died at 67.

The Guardian - AU

Australia could see a solar cell ‘renaissance’ if global supply chain is diversified

International Energy Agency report finds China controls the bulk of world’s PV manufacturing

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Shanghai faces 'relatively high' risk of further COVID community spread

China's commercial hub Shanghai faces a "relatively high" risk of further community transmission of COVID-19, Lei Zhenglong, an official at the National Health Commission, said on Friday.

Reuters

North Korean streets flooded as heavy rains exacerbate economic crisis

North Korean towns along the border with China were flooded this week after heavy rain, threatening to exacerbate an already critical food and economic situation in the country.

The Independent UK

A timeline of the career of former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe

Born into a prominent political family, Shinzo Abe, who was shot at a campaign event Friday in western Japan, had been the country's longest-serving prime minister

Radio France Internationale

Russia's Lavrov attends tense G20 foreign ministers summit

Foreign ministers from the Group of 20 rich and developing nations are gathering in Indonesia’s resort island of Bali for talks that will be dominated by the conflict in Ukraine despite an agenda focused on global cooperation and food and energy security.

The Independent UK

Asian markets follow Wall St higher as recession fears ease

Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street higher after two Federal Reserve officials said the U.S. economy might avoid a recession and news reports said China might boost construction spending to stimulate its struggling economy

Reuters

China wants sewer pipe moved before building new embassy in New Zealand

The Chinese embassy in capital city Wellington and local New Zealand authorities on Friday confirmed they are in talks about moving a sewage pipe running beneath a new building site.

Reuters

China gears up for disasters as flood season enters 'critical period'

All of China must prepare for potential disasters as this year's flood season reaches a pivotal period, a government official warned on Friday, after months of torrential rains and floods, the worst for some in more than a century.

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