CHINA

1. China-Pakistan cargo route launched to facilitate air transpor

https://www.nation.com.pk/15-Jan-2024/china-pakistan-cargo-route-launched-to-facilitate-air-transport

2. Taiwan’s Tsai and Lai welcome US support as Beijing fumes over election

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/15/taiwans-tsai-and-lai-welcome-us-support-as-beijing-fumes-over-election

3. China prepares to launch Tianzhou-7 cargo spacecraft

https://www.shine.cn/news/nation/2401151616/

4. Canada, China foreign ministers pledge to maintain dialogue

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/politics/canada-china-foreign-ministers-pledge-to-maintain-dialogue

5. China sends 10 PLA ​​aircraft, 6 PLAN vessels, 5 balloons around Taiwan

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5076699

6. Taiwan election: Pakistan reaffirms strong commitment to ‘One China Policy’

https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1147601-taiwan-election-pakistan-reaffirms-strong-commitment-to-one-china-policy

7. Canadian, Chinese Foreign Ministers Hold First Official Talk in More Than a Year

https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/canadian-chinese-foreign-ministers-hold-first-official-talk-in-more-than-a-year-5564118

8. Global Affairs Canada changing policy as diplomat wins surrogacy expenses case

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/global-affairs-canada-changing-policy-as-diplomat-wins-surrogacy-expenses-case

CENTRAL ASIA

1 First container train from China arrives to Azerbaijan via Middle Corridor in 2024

https://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/business/3848430.html

2 Afghanistan and Turkmenistan Seek to Boost Trade Ties

https://www.bakhtarnews.af/en/afghanistan-and-turkmenistan-seek-to-boost-trade-ties/

3 Several projects for joint tourism collaboration with Azerbaijan underway

https://pakobserver.net/several-projects-for-joint-tourism-collaboration-with-azerbaijan-underway/

4 Saudi Arabia and Tajikistan consider investment in green energy and mining

https://akipress.com/news:753952:Saudi_Arabia_and_Tajikistan_consider_investment_in_green_energy
_and_mining/

5 Qatar interested in cooperation in road, rail transportation, road construction in Kyrgyzstan

https://akipress.com/news:754017:Qatar_interested_in_cooperation_in_road,_rail_transportation,
_road_construction_in_Kyrgyzstan/

6 Afghanistan reports sixfold increase in trade with Uzbekistan

https://eurasianet.org/afghanistan-reports-sixfold-increase-in-trade-with-uzbekistan

7 Kazakhstan supports ‘One-China’ principle – Foreign Office

https://en.inform.kz/news/kazakhstan-supports-one-china-principle-foreign-office-73502f/

EAST ASIA

1. Nuclear envoys of S. Korea, U.S., Japan condemn N. Korea’s missile launch

https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240115002700315

2. South Korea Lays Out $470 Billion Plan to Build Chipmaking Hub

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/south-korea-lays-out-470-billion-plan-to-build-chipmaking-hub-1.2021882

3. Japan to back Ukraine’s peace plan, foreign minister tells Zelenskyy

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240108/p2g/00m/0in/019000c

4. Japan’s Nikkei marks fresh 34-year peak as shippers, banks gain

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/japans-nikkei-marks-fresh-34-year-peak-shippers-banks-gain-4048301

5. Why US-China competition will shape Asean’s vision for the next 20 years

https://www.scmp.com/print/week-asia/opinion/article/3248265/why-us-china-competition-will-shape-aseans-vision-next-20-years

6. China’s visa-free deals with Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore could trigger Asean trade, investment boost

https://www.scmp.com/print/economy/global-economy/article/3248234/chinas-visa-free-deals-thailand-malaysia-singapore-could-trigger-asean-trade-investment-boost

7. Việt Nam and Indonesia pledge to elevate bilateral trade beyond $15 billion

https://vietnamnews.vn/politics-laws/1639162/viet-nam-and-indonesia-pledge-to-elevate-bilateral-trade-beyond-15-billion.html