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The number of Australian students learning Indonesian keeps dropping. How do we fix this worrying decline?

Australia’s Year 12 students are in the middle of making important decisions about their futures. For many, this will involve choosing a university course and the subjects within that.

The Conversation

China seeks to stifle public grief for former premier Li Keqiang

Censorship targets ‘overly effusive’ comments, gatherings or references to Li’s views on economic reform

The Guardian - UK

Women’s Asian Champions Trophy: India settles Asian Games score with China

India prove form, top table with 2-1 win vs China. Malaysia earn 1st points vs Korea, Japan beat Thailand 4-0. India's intent clear from start, Deepika & Salima Tete score. China reduce margin with PC, India hold on despite floodlight failure. 15,000 in 8,000 capacity stadium cheer India on.

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Australia supreme in Pacific funding as China retreats

China is strategically targeting aid in the Pacific towards certain nations while Australia still dramatically leads spending in the region, new analysis shows.

AAP

Will China’s BYD Overtake Tesla as World’s Biggest EV Seller?

Shares of Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD Co (BYDDY ) are up +1.7% this month, handily beating the -17% plunge in shares of Tesla (TSLA ). BYD is poised to overtake Tesla as the world’s biggest seller of electric vehicles as sales increases for the company gain traction, while Tesla...

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China's declining aid to Pacific islands increasingly goes to allies, think tank reports

An Australian think tank says Beijing has increasingly targeted its South Pacific political allies with its shrinking aid budget as interest wanes in Chinese credit and competition grows with the United States for influence in the region

The Independent UK

Bhanwala wins rapid fire pistol bronze and Olympic quota

Anish Bhanwala wins 25m rapid fire pistol bronze, Olympic quota; Melvina Angeline takes 50m rifle 3-position silver. 12th Olympic quota for India, 5th in Asian championship. Zoravar Singh Sandhu qualifies with leading score in trap. Asian shotgun, rifle & pistol championships offer 24 Olympic quotas. Final Olympic qualification event in…

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Australia’s support to Pacific surges as China focuses on ‘friendly’ states, aid map shows

Lowy Institute report finds Canberra has become leading source of loans to region while Beijing’s financing is ‘strategically targeted’

The Guardian - AU

HSBC doubled its profits and is giving shareholders $3 billion in buybacks but the bank's troubles haven’t ended just yet

London-listed HSBC's profits soared, thanks to elevated interest rates. But high costs and pains in Chinese real estate continue to put pressure on it.

Fortune

US military begins Japan seafood purchases to counter China ban

G7 trade ministers also call for ‘immediate repeal’ of ban on Japanese food

The Independent UK

Russia to ease investment for ‘friendly’ countries

Favoured countries include China, India, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Kazakhstan and Belarus.

Al Jazeera

Visakhapatnam girl bags a gold and two silver in the Asian Roller-Skating Championship in China

15-year-old Greeshma Dontara from Visakhapatnam bags a gold and two silver in the Asian Roller-Skating Championship in China

The Hindu

China fetes American veterans of World War II known as 'Flying Tigers' in a bid to improve ties

China has feted two American veterans of World War II as Beijing and Washington look to past collaboration for inspiration to deal with today's strained ties

The Independent UK

Stocks Set to Open Higher as Investors Await Fed Meeting and U.S. Jobs Data

December S&P 500 futures (ESZ23) are up +0.64%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ23) are up +0.77% this morning as market participants looked ahead to the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision while also gearing up for more corporate earnings results as well as Friday’s nonfarm payrolls report.

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The Guardian - UK

Higher interest rates help HSBC to more than double profits

Bank criticised by MPs for being too slow to reward savers as it announces 15% rise in net interest income and $3bn share buyback

The Independent UK

China holds major financial conference as leaders maneuver to get slowing economy back on track

China’s leaders are expected to search for ways to mend the country's fractured property market, create jobs for millions of unemployed youths and spur faster growth in a meeting that reportedly began Monday in Beijing

The Guardian - UK

Europe’s chaotic response to the Israel-Hamas war reveals how weak it is – to its enemies’ delight

A united EU could have helped de-escalate the conflict. Instead, its divisions are working to Russia and China’s advantage, says Guardian columnist Nathalie Tocci

The Times of India

It’s a shame there aren’t many female head coaches in hockey, says Australian great Alyson Annan

RANCHI: When China take on India at Women’s Asian Champions Trophy on Monday evening, it will be one of those rare moments in international women’s hockey when both the teams will be coached by women. While China’s head coach is Australian Alyson Annan, India is coached by Janeke Schopman of…

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Shanghai Composite Index Rose 0.12% on Monday

Shenzhen Component Index closed up 1.61%

The Independent UK

At China military forum, Russian defense minister accuses the US of fueling geopolitical tensions

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu says the United States is fueling geopolitical tensions to uphold its “hegemony,” and he warns of the risk of confrontation between major countries

The Independent UK

As economy falters, more Chinese migrants take a perilous journey to the US border to seek asylum

A major influx of Chinese migration to the United States on a relatively new and perilous route through Panama's Darién Gap jungle has become increasingly popular thanks to social media

The Independent UK

Takeaways from AP's reporting on Chinese migrants who traverse the Darién Gap to reach the US

The monthly number of Chinese migrants crossing through Panama's Darién Gap jungle has risen this year as more people from the world's most populous country look to immigrate to the U.S. The number has risen from 913 in January to 2,588 in September

The Independent UK

China Evergrande winding-up hearing adjourned to Dec. 4 by Hong Kong court

A Hong Kong court has adjourned a winding up hearing for property developer China Evergrande Group’s until Dec. 4

The Guardian - AU

US vows to support ‘free media’ in Pacific as concern over China influence grows

Washington will look to partner with Pacific media sector, top official tells the Guardian

The Guardian - AU

Why the rusting wreck of a second world war ship is so important to China

The Sierra Madre, deliberately marooned by the Philippines in 1999, is crumbling but repair is being made impossible by an effective blockade by Beijing

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