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Iran's FM says talks with Saudis could restore relations

Iran's foreign minister says talks with regional rival Saudi Arabia are continuing and could eventually restore diplomatic relations that were severed years ago

The Independent UK

S. Korea considers Japan relations in new proposal on compensation

SEOUL -- In an open forum on one of the most contentious issues between Japan and South Korea, a high-ranking South Korean government official laid out the details on Thursday for a plan to resolve the conflict over compensation for wartime requisitioned workers from the Korean Peninsula.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan, U.S. shift focus to defense of Nansei Islands

WASHINGTON -- A clear takeaway from the latest 2-plus-2 talks of the Japanese and U.S. foreign and defense ministers was the shift toward reinforcing the defense of the Nansei Islands.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

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Japan doubles down on defense and U.S. alliance with an eye on China

Japan plans to double defense spending and deepen cooperation with the U.S.

Axios

Editorial: ‘Three Amigos’ summit over, the hard work of US, Mexico and Canada policymaking begins

The three North American leaders met in Mexico City this week, pledging more cooperation on increased migration in the region, energy policies and trade disputes. It was a hefty agenda for the first visit to Mexico by a U.S. president since 2014, but the trip was an important effort to…

Los Angeles Times

Saudi Arabia, Egypt Stress Need for Iran to Refrain from Destabilizing Actions

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukri chaired in Riyadh on Thursday the meeting of their joint follow-up and political consultation committee. Both parties shared common views on several issues and regional and international crises, underscoring the depth of the strategic relations…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Explainer-Why Japan is seeking military ties beyond its U.S. ally

Before meeting President Joe Biden in Washington D.C., Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited Italy, France, Britain and Canada, in part to forge security ties that could help it fend off China, North Korea and Russia.

Reuters

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U.S. strongly committed to Japan defense, Biden tells Kishida, hails military boost

President Joe Biden told Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday the United States was "fully, thoroughly, completely" committed to Japan's defense and praised Tokyo's security build up, saying the nations had never been closer.

Reuters

Biden, Kishida to discuss Japan 'stepping up' security

The U.S. and Japan are ready to seal an agreement to bolster U.S.-Japanese cooperation on space

The Independent UK

UK says Hong Kong freedoms continue to erode, drawing China anger

Former colonial power in the territory says it is in China’s interests that Hong Kong maintain its distinctiveness.

Al Jazeera

UN chief: Rule of law risks becoming `Rule of Lawlessness'

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning that the rule of law is at grave risk of becoming “the Rule of Lawlessness.”

The Independent UK

China's foreign ministry branch in Hong Kong urges British gov't to stop Hong Kong report

China's foreign ministry in Hong Kong urged the British government to stop its "so-called half-yearly report on Hong Kong", state media reported on Friday.

Reuters

Japanese PM asks for Canada’s help on clean energy

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is looking to Canada to help his country wean itself off fossil fuels from places such as Russia

The Independent UK

WCEC to boost China ties

More than 4,000 Chinese business leaders are expected to attend the 16th World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention (WCEC) in Bangkok in June, giving an added boost to the economy and the tourism sector, according to the Thai-Chinese Chamber of Commerce.

Bangkok Post

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Australia and Papua New Guinea's future relationship evolving from shared colonial past

As the leaders of Australia and Papua New Guinea meet to forge a new relationship, it's worth remembering the shared history of our colonial past.

Reuters

Russia sees no danger from China's relaxation of COVID measures - Tass

Russia sees no dangers from Beijing's relaxation of measures to fight COVID-19 and will not impose extra restrictions on people arriving from China, Tass news agency cited a senior official as saying on Thursday.

Reuters

Chinese embassy in UK: 'Firmly opposed' to Britain's Hong Kong report

China's embassy in Britain said on Thursday it had lodged "stern representations" about the UK's latest six-monthly report on Hong Kong, which criticised what it called the erosion of freedoms in the former British territory by China.

AAP

Albanese pays tribute to late PNG leader

On his second day in Papua New Guinea, Anthony Albanese has visited Wewak to pay tribute to the nation's late grand chief and remember WWII fallen.

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U.N. chief says onus on North Korea to return to talks

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that the onus is on North Korea to return to denuclearization talks, a rebuttal of Chinese calls for the United States to show Pyongyang more flexibility.

The Times of India

India expected to become $7 trillion economy in seven years: CEA

KOLKATA: Chief economic advisor V Anantha Nageswaran said that the Indian economy will be $3.5 trillion at current prices by the end of the 2022-23 fiscal and is expected to be $7 trillion in the next seven years.

The Independent UK

UK criticises China for ‘systematically eroding’ Hong Kong’s freedoms

Authorities continue to crack down on free speech in the former British colony, the Foreign Secretary said.

The Conversation

China looms large as President Biden and Japan's PM Kishida sit down to discuss defense shift, regional tensions

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to sit down with President Joe Biden at the White House on Jan. 13, 2023.

The Independent UK

Indian army chief: China border situation is 'unpredictable'

India’s army chief says the border situation with China is stable but unpredictable after a nearly two-and-a-half-year standoff between tens of thousands of soldiers from both countries in the eastern Ladakh area

Axios

Scoop: White House narrowing executive order on China investments

The Biden administration is leaning toward making the restrictions more focused and targeted.

Reuters

Britain criticises 'erosion of freedoms' in Hong Kong, draws rebuke from China

Britain criticised on Thursday what it said was the systematic erosion of freedoms in Hong Kong by the Chinese government and a crackdown on free speech by authorities in the former British colony, drawing an angry response from China.

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