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Biden launches economic framework aimed at countering China

Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity will have 12 Asia-Pacific members, including South Korea and Japan.

Al Jazeera

Asian shares mixed as Wall Street hovers near bear market

Shares are mixed in Asia in cautious trading after Wall Street rumbled to the edge of a bear market on Friday

The Independent UK

Biden unveils Indo-Pacific framework countering China during Japan visit

US President Joe Biden on Monday announced the launch of a new Asia-Pacific trading network during a visit to Japan. The framework, which includes an initial 13 countries, including India and Japan, has been touted as a counterweight to China's aggressive expansion in the region.

France 24

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Biden's Asian economic talks include 13 countries and not China

President Joe Biden launched his plan for U.S. economic engagement in Asia on Monday, leaving it to the 13 founding countries to work out how to enforce their agreements and whether China could ever join.

Reuters

Biden Reinforces Japan Ties, Unveils Asia Trade Initiative

President Joe Biden met Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo ahead of the unveiling of a multinational trade initiative Monday as part of his push to reinvigorate US strategic power across Asia. Fresh from a three-day visit to another key US ally, South Korea, Biden praised Tokyo as a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US, 6 others say they support Apec after Russian invasion protest

Representatives of seven nations, including those who walked out of an Asia-Pacific trade ministers meeting in Bangkok to protest Russia's invasion of Ukraine, said on Sunday they support the organisation and host nation Thailand.

Bangkok Post

Biden Warns of Potentially 'Consequential' Monkeypox Spread

Monkeypox has caught the attention of US President Joe Biden, who said Sunday that people should be on guard against the disease which has the potential for "consequential" impact, if it were to spread further. Several cases of monkeypox have been detected in North America and Europe since early May,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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EXPLAINER: What's in Biden's proposed new Asia trade pact?

President Joe Biden faced a dilemma on trade in Asia: He couldn’t just rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership that his predecessor had pulled the U.S. out of in 2017

The Independent UK

Asian shares mixed after Wall St barely misses bear market

Shares are mixed in Asia in cautious trading after Wall Street rumbled to the edge of a bear market on Friday

The Independent UK

Biden says he would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan against China

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday he would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan against Chinese aggression in a comment that seemed to stretch the limits of the ambiguous U.S. policy towards the self-ruled island.

Reuters

Biden to lay out in Japan who's joining new Asia trade pact

President Joe Biden is set to launch a long-anticipated Indo-Pacific trade pact on Monday

The Independent UK

U.S., 6 others say they support APEC after Russian invasion protest

Reuters

Asia's largest F&B fair comes to Impact Challenger

Food and beverage entrepreneurs are invited to "Thaifex-Anuga Asia 2022", which will kick off tomorrow and run until Saturday, at Impact Challenger 1-3 and Hall 5-10, Muang Thong Thani.

Bangkok Post

No joint statement for Apec meet over Russia split

A meeting of trade ministers from the Asia-Pacific region on Sunday ended without a joint statement due to differences over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Japan's Trade Minister Koichi Hagiuda said.

Bangkok Post

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The Conversation

As Albanese heads to the Quad, what are the security challenges facing Australia's new government?

Extreme weather events are the new normal. The use of nuclear weapons by Vladimir Putin’s Russian military is now an unthinkable possibility. And Xi Jinping’s China, our largest trading partner and rising superpower, is pulling down the shutters.

The Independent UK

Sanctions have ‘virtually wrecked all logistics’ in Russia, transport minister admits

Moscow seeking alternative trade routes to the Asian market, says minister

Bangkok Post

Apec trade meet ends without joint statement

A meeting of trade ministers from the Asia-Pacific region ended Sunday without issuing a joint statement due to differences over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a Japanese minister said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden Says Monkeypox Cases Something to 'be Concerned About'

President Joe Biden said Sunday that recent cases of monkeypox that have been identified in Europe and the United States were something “to be concerned about.” In his first public comments on the disease, Biden added: “It is a concern in that if it were to spread it would be…

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The Guardian - UK

Murder, rape and abuse in Asia’s factories: the true price of fast fashion

Jeyasre Kathiravel’s murder exposed the epidemic of abuse facing garment workers. But will a groundbreaking new agreement improve their lot?

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden Says 'Hello' to N.Korea's Kim Amid Tensions Over Weapons Tests

US President Joe Biden, in Seoul before heading to Japan as part of his first Asia trip as president, had a simple message for North Korea's Kim Jong Un: "Hello... period," he told reporters on the last day of his visit to South Korea on Sunday. Biden said he was…

Tribune News Service

Biden says US prepared to respond to a North Korean nuclear test

U.S. President Joe Biden said Sunday that he wasn’t concerned about the possibility of North Korea holding a nuclear test while he’s in Asia.

The Independent UK

Biden signs $40bn Ukraine aid bill after it was flown to him in South Korea

Hard copy of bill flown by official on commercial flight to Asia

The Guardian - US

‘Extremely active’ jumping worms that can leap a foot raise alarm in California

Earthworm native to east Asia and known for its big appetite poses threat to forest ecosystems, scientists say

The Independent UK

Biden signs $40B for Ukraine assistance during Asia trip

President Joe Biden has signed legislation granting Ukraine another $40 billion in U.S. support as it continues to battle a Russian invasion

Asharq Al-Awsat

Yemen’s Food Basket Jumps by 85%, Govt Considers S. American Alternative

Yemen’s Ministry of Industry and Trade said it is looking for alternative markets to buy wheat from South America and Asia in order to cover the disruption to global wheat supplies generated by the fallout from the conflict in Ukraine. A senior official in the Ministry said Yemen is considering…

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