China

1. China Offshore Defaults Rise to Record While Local Delinquencies Drop
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/china-offshore-defaults-rise-to-record-while-local-delinquencies-drop-1.1790709
2. China’s Ganfeng Lithium to acquire Lithea for $962m
https://www.mining-technology.com/news/ganfeng-lithium-lithea/
3. Brazil’s soybean exports to China down 600k tonnes year on year
https://www.fastmarkets.com/insights/brazils-soybean-exports-to-china-down
4. Second Shanghai Lockdown Possible As China Sees Surge In Omicron Subvariant Cases
https://www.ibtimes.com.au/second-shanghai-lockdown-possible-china-sees-surge-omicron-subvariant-cases-1830699
5. 2 Chinese military spotter planes enter Taiwan’s ADIZ
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4593457
6. The Enemy of My Friend Remains My Friend: China’s Ukraine Dilemma
https://chinaobservers.eu/the-enemy-of-my-friend-remains-my-friend-chinas-ukraine-dilemma/
7.China’s UN envoy urges US to lift coercion on Afghanistan, fix its humanitarian damage on civilians
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202207/1269585.shtml

Central Asia

1. Eleven Kyrgyz Nationals Held On Border-Crossing Charges Said Released From Tajik Custody
https://www.rferl.org/a/kyrgyzstan-tajikistan-11-released-border-crossing/31938088.html
2. EU allocating additional funds to Azerbaijan for demining – Toivo Klaar
https://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/politics/3619866.html
3. Iran ready to promote connectivity between Central, S Asia
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/188981/Iran-ready-to-promote-connectivity-between-Central-S-Asia
4. Azerbaijani forces open fire at Armenian positions on border
https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1088073.html

East Asia

1. Japan bids farewell to former leader Shinzo Abe
https://www.dw.com/en/japan-bids-farewell-to-former-leader-shinzo-abe/a-62439831
2. Japan to ask US, Australia to ensure stable LNG supply –
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/japan-ask-us-australia-ensure-stable-lng-supply-industry-minister-2804206
3.South Korea to make large AI semiconductor investment
https://evertiq.com/news/52144
4. S. Korea, U.S., Japan FMs hold talks in Bali on N. Korea
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220708010600325
5. Malaysia’s Batik Air Adds 737 MAX Aircraft
https://www.smartaviation-apac.com/2022/07/malaysias-batik-air-adds-737-max-aircraft/

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