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CHINA |
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| 1. | Israel-Gaza war: China’s top diplomat Wang Yi meets Russian minister Lavrov, urges UN Security Council action |
| 2. | Chinese capital steps up security ahead of start of Belt and Road Forum |
| 3. | Leaders gather in China for smaller, greener Belt and Road summit |
| 4. | China calls for ceasefire in Israel, suggests mediation at meeting with Russia |
| 5. | Russia-China energy cooperation in focus as Putin visits Xi |
| 6. | China ramps up liquidity support to banking system
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| 7. | Philippines demands China halt “dangerous and offensive” actions in S.C. Sea |
| 8. | China set to launch Shenzhou-17 spacecraft to its space station in October |
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CENTRAL ASIA |
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| 1 | Kyrgyz, Tajik Officials Sign Protocol On Disputed Border Areas, But Don’t Give Details
https://www.rferl.org/a/kyrgyzstan-tajikistan-protocol-border-areas-tashiev-yatimov/32621514.html |
| 2 | President Tokayev to Attend Belt and Road Forum in Beijing
https://astanatimes.com/2023/10/president-tokayev-to-attend-belt-and-road-forum-in-beijing/ |
| 3 | Azerbaijan discusses energy cooperation with Tajikistan and Pakistan |
| 4 | Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan discuss partnership within CIS |
| 5 | Uzbekistan to participate in constructing a new international transport corridor |
| 6 | CIS chairmanship passes to Tajikistan in 2025 |
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EAST ASIA |
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| 1. | How ‘war on terror’ was fought and won in Southeast Asia – for now
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/15/how-war-on-terror-was-fought-won-in-southeast-asia-for-now |
| 2. | Indonesian president launches Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway, funded by China
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/joko-widodo-ap-indonesian-china-southeast-asia-b2422133.html |
| 3. | South Korea mulls pause on North Korea military pact after Hamas attack |
| 4. | South Korea mulls pause on North Korea military pact after Hamas attack |
| 5. | Malaysian, Thai economies suffer as currency’s slide vs. dollar |
