China

1. China Congratulates Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif; Sends Clear Message On ‘development of CPEC
https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/pakistan-news/china-congratulates-pak-pm-shehbaz-sharif-sends-clear-message-on-development-of-cpec-articleshow.html
2. China commends PM’s remarks on CPEC
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2352503/china-commends-pms-remarks-on-cpec
3. Chinese scientists measure largest recorded comet, arriving from the edge of the solar system
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3174644/chinese-scientists-measure-largest-recorded-comet-arriving-edge
4. China holds military drills around Taiwan as U.S. lawmakers visit
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-holds-military-drills-taiwan-us-lawmakers-visit-rcna24526
5. NATO, not China ‘destabilizing international security’: China’s mission to EU
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-04-10/NATO-not-China-destabilizing-global-security-China-s-mission-to-EU-1976sqplTTG/index.html
6. China tightens controls as Shanghai reports record Covid cases
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/16/china-tightens-controls-as-shanghai-reports-record-covid-cases
7.  China GDP: economy grew by 4.8 per cent in first quarter despite ‘complicated, uncertain’ headwinds
https://www.scmp.com/economy/economic-indicators/article/3174609/china-gdp-economy-grows-48-cent-first-quarter-despite
8. China’s trade with Russia up by 12% in March from a year earlier
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/13/chinas-trade-with-russia-up-by-12-in-march-from-a-year-earlier
9. Chinese astronauts land on Earth after China’s longest crewed space mission
https://www.reuters.com/world/chinese-astronauts-leave-space-station-module-cctv-2022-04-16/
10. China to take strong measures if Pelosi visits Taiwan region
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-04-07/China-to-take-strong-measures-if-Pelosi-visits-Taiwan-region-192omGiONLa/index.html

Central Asia

1. Kazakhstan bolsters defenses amid Russian invasion of Ukraine
https://eurasianet.org/kazakhstan-bolsters-defenses-amid-russian-invasion-of-ukraine
2. Uzbekistan hockey team to train in Pakistan
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/950926-uzbekistan-hockey-team-to-train-in-pakistan
3. Kyrgyzstan at a crossroads: “Immense opportunity to harness potential of women” – UN experts
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2022/04/kyrgyzstan-crossroads-immense-opportunity-harness-potential-women-un-experts
4. Turkmenistan: Serdar ascending
https://eurasianet.org/turkmenistan-serdar-ascending
5. China makes fresh forays into gold mining sector in Tajikistan
https://eurasianet.org/china-makes-fresh-forays-into-gold-mining-sector-in-tajikistan  

East Asia

1. Russia tests submarine-launched missiles in Sea of Japan, directed at naval target
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3174325/russia-tests-submarine-launched-missiles-sea-japan-directed
2. US envoy in Seoul for talks over North Korea missile, nuclear tensions
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/us-envoy-in-seoul-for-talks-over-north-korea-missile-nuclear-tensions
3. Remote island ramps up defenses as tensions rise between Japan and China
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/04/18/asia/japan-nansei-islands-defense-intl-hnk-dst/index.html
4. Storm Megi death toll rises as hundreds of thousands displaced in Philippines
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/04/14/asia/philippines-storm-megi-agaton-deaths-floods-evacuations-intl-hnk/index.html    
5. North Korea Fires Nuclear-Capable ‘Tactical Guided Weapon’
https://www.voanews.com/a/north-korea-fires-nuclear-capable-tactical-guided-weapon-/6532813.html