CHINA |
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1. | Chinese team creates drones with ‘human brains’ able to tackle complex tasks through group chats |
2. | China’s hotel industry recovers as occupancy and room rates return to pre-pandemic levels amid leisure travel boom |
3. | China’s first deficit in foreign investment signals West’s ‘de-risking’ pressure |
4. | Blizzards in China’s northeast ground flights, force school closures |
5. | Australia’s Albanese seeks dialogue, cooperation in China visit |
6. | Xi sends congratulatory letter to 1st Belt and Road Conference on Science and Technology Exchange |
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 |
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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 |
4 | Mapping Creative Industries Landscape: Kazakhstan’s Cultural Initiatives, Central Asian Nomadism, International Practice |
5 | 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 |
EAST ASIA |
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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.. |
2. | Japan will provide $65 million (¥9.7 billion) in additional humanitarian aid to Palestinians |
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. |
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 |