CHINA

1. China says it hopes Black Sea grain deal can be done in balanced, comprehensive manner
https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/china-says-it-hopes-black-sea-grain-deal-can-be-done-in-balanced-comprehensive-manner/
2. China, South Korea agree to strengthen talks on semiconductor industry
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/china-south-korea-agree-to-strengthen-talks-on-semiconductor-industry/articleshow/100556768.cms
3. Farm-turned industrial park fuels China-Slovakia cooperation
http://en.people.cn/n3/2023/0529/c90000-20024969.html
4. China’s Global Development Initiative helps achieve sustainable development goals, say Pakistani experts
http://en.people.cn/n3/2023/0529/c90000-20024967.html
5. China to send its first civilian astronaut into space
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/29/china-to-send-its-first-civilian-astronaut-into-space
6. China a potential market for Pakistan’s textile products
https://www.nation.com.pk/27-May-2023/china-a-potential-market-for-pakistan-s-textile-products
7. China to make concrete efforts for political solution to Ukraine crisis: Envoy
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2023/05/27/China-to-make-concrete-efforts-for-political-solution-to-Ukraine-crisis-Envoy
8. G7 unpacked — France wants to bring Germany to Beijing — Xi-stan
https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/china-watcher/g7-unpacked-france-wants-to-bring-germany-to-beijing-xi-stan/

CENTRAL ASIA

1. Kazakhstan and Singapore Create Joint Venture to Promote Trans-Caspian International Transport Route
https://astanatimes.com/2023/05/kazakhstan-and-singapore-create-joint-venture-to-promote-trans-caspian-international-transport-route/
2. Independence Day of Azerbaijan celebrated in Beijing
http://www.china.org.cn/world/2023-05/29/content_85810805.htm
3. Azerbaijan-Türkiye relations are unparalleled in the world today – President Ilham Aliyev
https://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/politics/3754629.html
4. World Taekwondo Championship to commence in Baku, Azerbaijan today
https://www.radio.gov.pk/29-05-2023/world-taekwondo-championship-to-commence-in-baku-azerbaijan-today
5. Iran’s Exports to Central Asia, Caucasus, Russia Up 18% in 2022
https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2023/05/28/2902578/iran-s-exports-to-central-asia-caucasus-russia-up-18-in-2022
6. Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan Agree Not to Use Drones in Border Areas
https://www.thedefensepost.com/2023/05/25/kyrgyzstan-tajikistan-drones-border/

EAST ASIA

1. Philippines, U.S., Japan coast guards to hold first joint drills
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Philippines-U.S.-Japan-coast-guards-to-hold-first-joint-drills
2. Japanese warship arrives in S. Korea for multinational WMD-interception naval drill
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230529001351325
3. South Korea hosts its first summit with Pacific island leaders
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-hosts-its-first-summit-with-pacific-island-leaders-2023-05-29/?rpc=401&
4. China may move up plan for ‘world-class military,’ Japan says in draft report
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/05/24/national/defense-paper-draft-china-military/
5. Thousands evacuated as Philippines warns of possible flooding, landslides from Typhoon Mawar
https://morganton.com/ap/international/thousands-evacuated-as-philippines-warns-of-possible-flooding-landslides-from-typhoon-mawar/article_0a2da835-329f-5e97-a610-700c7f264a6f.html