CHINA

1. Chinese team creates drones with ‘human brains’ able to tackle complex tasks through group chats

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3240408/chinese-team-creates-drones-human-brains-able-tackle-complex-tasks-through-group-chats?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

2. China’s hotel industry recovers as occupancy and room rates return to pre-pandemic levels amid leisure travel boom

https://www.scmp.com/property/article/3240402/chinas-hotel-industry-recovers-occupancy-and-room-rates-return-pre-pandemic-levels-amid-leisure?module=live&pgtype=homepage

3. China’s first deficit in foreign investment signals West’s ‘de-risking’ pressure

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-first-deficit-foreign-investment-signals-wests-de-risking-pressure-2023-11-06/

4. Blizzards in China’s northeast ground flights, force school closures

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/northeast-china-blizzards-cancel-flights-force-school-closures-2023-11-06/

5. Australia’s Albanese seeks dialogue, cooperation in China visit

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/australias-albanese-china-seeks-dialogue-cooperation-2023-11-05/

6. Xi sends congratulatory letter to 1st Belt and Road Conference on Science and Technology Exchange

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-11-06/Xi-sends-congratulatory-letter-to-Belt-and-Road-sci-tech-conference-1ovkqECp5Ze/index.html

7. China opens 6th CIIE, deepening cooperation with global businesses

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-11-05/CIIE-opening-ceremony-underway-1otuuoorlTO/index.html

8. Beijing to host global gathering as Xi Jinping lays out China’s vision

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/15/china/china-bri-forum-xi-jinping-vision-intl-hnk/index.html

CENTRAL ASIA

1 Central Asian Countries Try To Manage Public Passions Around Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
https://www.rferl.org/a/central-asia-public-passions-palestinian-hamas-israel-conflict/32670878.html
2 Macron visits Kazakhstan on strategic tour of Central Asia

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/1/macron-in-kazakhstan

3 Turkey and France jostle for Central Asia influence as Russia declines

https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Turkey-and-France-jostle-for-Central-Asia-influence-as-Russia-declines

4 Mapping Creative Industries Landscape: Kazakhstan’s Cultural Initiatives, Central Asian Nomadism, International Practice

https://astanatimes.com/2023/11/mapping-creative-industries-landscape-kazakhstans-cultural-initiatives-central-asian-nomadism-international-practice/

5 China and Central Asia Reach Numerous Belt & Road Initiative Agreements

https://www.silkroadbriefing.com/news/2023/11/02/china-and-central-asia-reach-numerous-belt-road-initiative-agreements/

6 UN forum opens with a resounding call to reinforce 2030 Agenda in North and Central Asia

https://www.unescap.org/news/un-forum-opens-resounding-call-reinforce-2030-agenda-north-and-central-asia

EAST ASIA

1. Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited Southeast Asia to strengthen security ties with Malaysia and the Philippines, focusing on Tokyo’s new Official Security Assistance program..

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/05/japan/politics/fumio-kishida-philippines-malaysia-analysis/

2. Japan will provide $65 million (¥9.7 billion) in additional humanitarian aid to Palestinians

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/04/japan/politics/japan-israel-palestinians-yoko-kamikawa-trip/

3. South Korea is set to launch its first domestically-developed military spy satellite using SpaceX’s Falcon 9 from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base on November 30

https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-spy-satellite-launch-2d5d04c7945d9f7091e73486670aab24

4. Singapore’s defense minister urged China to lead in reducing tensions in Asia to prevent devastating military conflicts like those in Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war.

https://www.dailysentinel.com/anpa/international/singapore-defense-minister-calls-on-china-to-take-the-lead-in-reducing-regional-tensions/article_632d341f-b2bd-5f88-a9ee-a82c23513730.html

5. North Korea has said it is closing several diplomatic missions abroad as international sanctions continue to disrupt its ability to finance its offices overseas

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/3/north-korea-says-closing-foreign-missions-as-part-of-its-regular-affairs