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China and Russia will continue to test Japan

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JAPAN

JAPAN: China-Russia tests will continue

Seoul-Pyongyang mutual barbs may not last

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SOUTH KOREA/NORTH KOREA

Meanwhile, Kim Yong-hyun has become the first sitting South Korean defence minister publicly to voice support for nuclear weapons acquisition. Both sides have engaged in bellicose…

Japan’s security partnerships will grow

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JAPAN

The tenure of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, whose successor as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and thus premier will be decided at the end of this month, has…

Japan’s ruling party will struggle to freshen optics

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JAPAN

JAPAN: Ruling party will struggle to freshen optics

Tokyo-Beijing ties will remain uneasy

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JAPAN/CHINA

JAPAN/CHINA: Bilateral ties will remain uneasy

Seoul security team reshuffle reaffirms policy

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SOUTH KOREA

SOUTH KOREA: Reshuffle reaffirms policy direction

New premier’s father will have key role in Thailand

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THAILAND

Pheu Thai remains under the influence of its founder Thaksin Shinawatra, Paetongtarn’s father and a former prime minister (2001-06). On August 19, the Criminal Court said the next…

Taiwan’s defence spending will buy asymmetric weapons

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TAIWAN

TAIWAN: Defence spending will buy asymmetric weapons

South Korean foreign policy gains may prove fragile

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SOUTH KOREA

Although it has long pursued an independent foreign policy, Seoul is accelerating cooperation with Washington amid concerns that its political gains may be undone by stronger…

Oli faces rocky road ahead as Nepal premier

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NEPAL

Pushpa Kamal Dahal (‘Prachanda’), leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre), was manoeuvred out of the premiership after a tie-up between Oli’s party -- which…