CHINA

1. China drops barriers to Australian hay as trade relations improve

https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/china-drops-barriers-to-australian-hay-as-trade-relations-improve

2. China Near ‘Breakthroughs’ With Nuclear-Armed Submarines

https://gcaptain.com/china-near-breakthroughs-with-nuclear-armed-submarines/

3. Schumer’s China visit: Moving the ties forward by removing barriers

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-10-09/Schumer-s-China-visit-Moving-the-ties-forward-by-removing-barriers-1nKNUXzFCi4/index.html

4. China and Brazil ditched the US dollar for a milestone trade transaction

https://macaonews.org/lusofonia/china-brazil-trade-yuan-reals-us-dollars/

5. China expects 2023 economic growth of slightly more than 5% -PBOC adviser

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/china-expects-2023-economic-growth-slightly-more-5-pboc-adviser-3802136

6. China’s central bank vows to bolster real economy

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-09-27/China-s-central-bank-vows-to-bolster-real-economy-1nrrgfn3bws/index.html

7. In Beijing, Schumer urges China to support Israel after Hamas attacks

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-senate-leader-schumer-says-disappointed-by-chinas-statement-hamas-attacks-2023-10-09/?rpc=401&

8. China sends 4 military aircraft and 1 ship, Taiwan flies Black Hawk for typhoon disaster relief on Orchid Island

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5015566

CENTRAL ASIA

1 Khazri-2023 Joint Tactical Exercises ended

https://www.azernews.az/nation/215828.html

2 Pakistani FM embarks on visit to Azerbaijan

https://www.azernews.az/region/215849.html

3 Tajik troops arrive in Kyrgyzstan for Indestructible Broherhood drill

https://akipress.com/news:735454:Tajik_troops_arrive_in_Kyrgyzstan_for_Indestructible_
Broherhood_drill/

4 Iraq and Turkmenistan sign agreement to supply gas, strengthen energy cooperation

https://shafaq.com/en/Economy/Iraq-and-Turkmenistan-sign-agreement-to-supply-gas-strengthen-energy-cooperation

5 Uzbekistan, Russia’s Gazprom talk gas supply contracts

https://en.trend.az/casia/uzbekistan/3808958.html

6 Presidents of Russia, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan launch Russian gas supplies to Uzbekistan

https://www.interfax.kz/?lang=eng&int_id=21&news_id=64151

EAST ASIA

1. Japan to speed up purchase of US-made missiles

https://www.southkoreanews.net/news/273989303/japan-to-speed-up-purchase-of-us-made-missiles

2. S. Korea, Japan agree to keep momentum going for warming ties in ‘strategic dialogue’

https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20231005000453315

3. Toward a New Era in Japan-US-ROK Cooperation: China Concerns Drive Trilateral “Indo-Pacific Shift”

https://www.nippon.com/en/in-depth/d00934/

4. 3 Philippine fishermen dead after South China Sea ramming by oil tanker

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/3-philippine-fishermen-dead-after-south-china-sea-ramming-by-unidentified-boat-says-coastguard