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18 Sep 2020 10:00

India puts relations with Japan back on the rails

Aarti Betigeri

A project to build bullet train lines across India is part of a burgeoning trans-Asian partnership.
18 Sep 2020 06:00

Book Review: Where borders aren’t always badlands

Shane McLeod

People-to-people connections that stretch across tens of thousands of years don’t stop when lines are drawn on a map.
17 Sep 2020 12:30

Suga steps in, at least for now

Donna Weeks

Japan’s new prime minister has kept the Abe cabinet largely intact, but he’ll need to prove he’s a different leader.

News and Media

Xi Jinping sends warning to Taiwan, United States with live-fire drills

CNN

Abe faces awkward Trump summit on North Korea amid plummeting support in Japan

CNN

Audio: Quick resolution to Syrian civil war unlikely despite military strike

ABC RN AM

Audio: Where to next in Syria?

ABC RN Saturday Extra

Mike Pompeo optimistic on Kim-Trump summit, but ‘America first’ remarks likely to trigger concern in Tokyo and Seoul

Japan Times

Australia Shudders Amid Talk of a Chinese Military Base in Its Backyard

The New York Times

China is reportedly interested in building a military outpost on Vanuatu -- and it could be a 'game changer' for the South Pacific

Business Insider

Australian business leaders, academics applaud Xi's Boao speech

Xinhua News Agency

Video: What's The End Game For Syria?

ABC Matter Of Fact With Stan Grant

Audio: China's eye on Vanuatu

Radio New Zealand

Video: Counter-Terrorism Analyst Lydia Khalil on the deadly bomb attacks on Egyptian Coptic churches and the international response to the US airstrikes on Syria

ABC Lateline

Video: Pacific Grim

Channel 10 The Project

When it comes to Syria, Trump can tweet and launch strikes if he wants, but not much else

CNN

Vanuatu, China reject reports of plans to host China military base

SBS

Video: Vanuatu, China reject reports of plans to host China military base

SBS

China says relations with Russia at 'best level in history'

CNN

The trade stand-off that could shake the world

Sydney Morning Herald

Video: Trump and Xi Wait to See Who Blinks First as Trade Fight Heats Up

Bloomberg

Some companies may reduce their reliance on the US after Trump's trade moves

CNBC

Audio: Compromise reached on New Caledonia referendum question

ABC Radio Pacific Beat

My Generation: Suu Kyi Faces Succession Problem in Myanmar

The Wall Street Journal

With historic meeting of leaders, North Korea and China shore up leverage as Kim-Trump talks loom

Japan Times

Hunting, Housing and Homeland Security

ABC Q&A

Australia’s Economy Has a Lot to Lose From U.S.-China Trade War

Bloomberg

China ready to fight 'bloody battle' against enemies, Xi says in speech

CNN

Xi Jinping warns he is ready to 'fight bloody battles' against China's enemies

The Guardian

Video: ASEAN summit: Korean tensions, S China Sea militarisation

Al Jazeera English

Association of South East Asian Nations unlikely to ever invite Australia to join

ABC News Online

Australia courts Southeast Asia with unprecedented summit

Nikkei Asian Review

Indonesian President Joko Widodo courts Islamists in push for economic agenda

Australian Financial Review

On the road with Joko Widodo in his quest for a second term

Sydney Morning Herald

Audio: Human rights on the agenda as Australia plays host to ASEAN Summit

ABC Radio PM

Video: Special ASEAN summit held in Sydney

Al Jazeera English

Video: ASEAN summit a milestone for Australia

ABC News The World

China spends $12bn more to extend its international influence

The Australian

More Australian quake aid for PNG after China donation

The Australian

Saudi Arabia is in nuclear talks with the US -- and it could be a sign the country is trying to get even with rival Iran

Business Insider

How China Is Challenging American Dominance in Asia

New York Times

Asian Allies Weigh Risks After News Of a Meeting

New York Times

Audio: Xi Jinping; the power of one

ABC Radio National Saturday Extra

Video: Richard McGregor from the Lowy Institute explains Xi Jinping's rise to power

ABC News

Trump trade tariffs: what they mean for Australia and what happens next

The Guardian

Xi Jinping and China’s ‘good emperor, bad emperor’ problem

Financial Times

Trump’s Hard-Line Take on Trade Plays Into China’s Hands

Bloomberg

Kim Jong Un wants to 'write new history' on South Korea reunification

CNN

Video: Import tariffs on Australian beef set to fall

Al Jazeera English

China's communist princeling Xi set to wield his 'fragile superpower'

ABC News

With Friends Like These: Trump’s Tariffs Hurt Asian Allies

Bloomberg

Video: Lowy's McGregor Sees Tariffs Impacting Canada, Europe More

Bloomberg

Behind Public Persona, the Real Xi Jinping Is a Guarded Secret

New York Times

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