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"The gap between what China produces and what its households can buy will not close on its own. Managing a problem is not the same as fixing it, and deferring structural reform means the costs of that deferral accumulate" buff.ly/aRzLpwg by Gabrielle Sorensen
China Says It Has Too Much Competition — It Has Too Few Customers

China Says It Has Too Much Competition — It Has Too Few Customers

Written by Gabrielle Sorensen. The gap between what China produces and what its households can buy will not close on its own. Managing a problem is not the same as fixing it, and deferring structural...

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Taliban voices 'serious concern' over US plan to deport Afghan migrants via Pakistan buff.ly/X8fwsTJ
Taliban voices 'serious concern' over US plan to deport Afghan migrants via Pakistan

Taliban voices 'serious concern' over US plan to deport Afghan migrants via Pakistan

Afghanistan's Taliban government expressed concern on Monday over reported US plans to deport more than 150 Afghans from the US to Pakistan for an eventual return home, with advocacy groups warning...

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U.S. tariffs on Quad countries at their highest levels: - Australia: 12.5% on most goods (50% on steel & aluminum) - Japan: 50% on steel & aluminum - India: 50% on all goods
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N. Korea says US-S.Korea nuclear drill shows need for stronger nuclear deterrent buff.ly/rRqLB9P US and S. Korea held Iron Mace, an exercise aimed at integrating US nuclear capabilities with S. Korean conventional forces from Sep 29 to Oct 2 according to Seoul's military.
North Korea says US-South Korea nuclear drill shows need for stronger nuclear deterrent

North Korea says US-South Korea nuclear drill shows need for stronger nuclear deterrent

The US and South Korea held Iron Mace, an exercise aimed at integrating US nuclear capabilities with South Korean conventional forces, from Sep 29 to Oct 2, according to Seoul's military.

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DeepSeek drops enhanced coding agent with aim to rival Anthropic buff.ly/ocZorTl
DeepSeek launches Super-agent coding tool to rival Anthropic

DeepSeek launches Super-agent coding tool to rival Anthropic

DeepSeek launches Super-agent coding tool to rival Anthropic’s Claude Code and boost AI agent competition. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Winds of change: Laos looks up for renewables push buff.ly/2LBewGp
Winds of change: Laos looks up for renewables push

Winds of change: Laos looks up for renewables push

Rising from verdant ridgelines of Laos, Chinese-built wind turbines help power Vietnam’s surging growth. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Trump says US looking ‘closely’ at report Nvidia CEO is target of China spy plot buff.ly/be5Lncn
Trump says US looking ‘closely’ at report Nvidia CEO is target of China spy plot

Trump says US looking ‘closely’ at report Nvidia CEO is target of China spy plot

US President Donald Trump voiced on Saturday (Oct 31) his support for the “brilliant” head of US chip giant Nvidia, Jensen Huang after a report that he was targeted by a Chinese spy plot.

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North Korea-linked hacking group likely behind GMO cyberattack: sources buff.ly/RtVWQne
GMO system attacker may have set up victim info sharing site

GMO system attacker may have set up victim info sharing site

A website for victims of a cyberattack on GMO Internet Group Inc. to share information may have been set up by the attacker, as the site and another that the hacker used to claim responsibility for...

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Pacific communities demand direct climate funding buff.ly/Nki3NAF
Pacific communities demand direct climate funding

Pacific communities demand direct climate funding

PACIFIC voices are calling for climate finance reform to ensure funding reaches communities on the frontline of climate change, with...

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Asia should read the fine print on Musk's Starlink contracts buff.ly/3Yh9Vi5
Asia should read the fine print on Musk's Starlink contracts - Asia Times

Asia should read the fine print on Musk's Starlink contracts - Asia Times

“Were Starlink to be turned off,” Elon Musk wrote, “the Ukrainian front line would collapse immediately.” The line appeared in a thread in which he

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Japan Defense Ministry aims to build capability to rapidly launch rockets buff.ly/JYzdW9j
Japan Defense Ministry aims to build capability to rapidly launch rockets

Japan Defense Ministry aims to build capability to rapidly launch rockets

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Defense Ministry is soliciting research proposals from private companies as part of efforts to develop small rockets that can

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Taiwan says China harassing shipping with east coast patrol buff.ly/gut0nUW
Taiwan says China harassing shipping with east coast patrol

Taiwan says China harassing shipping with east coast patrol

China's Coast Guard is harassing shipping with its latest patrol off Taiwan's east coast and trying to exert a fictional jurisdiction, the Taiwanese Coast Guard said, ​adding it had sent its own...

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Coffee beans, patrol boats and Mandarin: China’s evolving role in Timor-Leste buff.ly/SERYFPf China’s footprint in the ASEAN state is growing, from aid and infrastructure-building to trade, education and defence.
China’s evolving role in Timor-Leste

China’s evolving role in Timor-Leste

China’s footprint in the ASEAN state is growing, from aid and infrastructure-building to trade, education and defence. The Straits Times looks at the benefits and concerns this brings to Timorese....

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The Navigator – latest issue out now • Youth-led protests challenge Modi’s legitimacy as political mobilisation resurges in India • Domestic unrest, geopolitical rivalry and climate shocks test Indo-Pacific resilience Plus, • Regional roundup Read: buff.ly/rJuN2j3
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Australian-made Bluebottle drones to patrol Fiji's waters for drug traffickers buff.ly/6UQUnZ3
Australian-made Bluebottle drones to patrol Fiji's waters for drug traffickers

Australian-made Bluebottle drones to patrol Fiji's waters for drug traffickers

Fiji's hundreds of islands and vast maritime territory make it difficult to detect drug traffickers.

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Kiribati set for telecommunications boost buff.ly/kzsY9XC
Kiribati set for telecommunications boost

Kiribati set for telecommunications boost

CUSTOMERS in Kiribati can look forward to a much improved telecommunications performance. This comes after Vodafone Kiribati announced...

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Bangladesh death toll from dengue rises, unlikely to ease before December buff.ly/1oqMWWb
Bangladesh dengue deaths rise as outbreak worsens

Bangladesh dengue deaths rise as outbreak worsens

Bangladesh dengue deaths hit 2026 high as experts warn outbreak may not ease before December Read more at straitstimes.com.

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South Korea to respond firmly to North Korean breaches of border, security aide says buff.ly/MVgzphy
South Korea to respond firmly to North Korean breaches of border, security aide says

South Korea to respond firmly to North Korean breaches of border, security aide says

SEOUL: South Korea will respond firmly to protect the military border with North Korea despite claims by Pyongyang that it is conducting operations on its side of the line, Seoul's national security...

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India cut U.S. and Russian oil imports in September 2026, pivoting to the UAE as tariffs and sanctions reshaped the market buff.ly/4VLq0SJ
India cut U.S. and Russian oil imports in September 2026, pivoting to the UAE as tariffs and...

India cut U.S. and Russian oil imports in September 2026, pivoting to the UAE as tariffs and...

India cut U.S. and Russian oil imports in September 2026, pivoting to the UAE as tariffs and sanctions reshaped the market.

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Rubio to host meeting of Indo-Pacific Quad, wrap up G20 gathering buff.ly/anrttdM
Rubio to host meeting of Indo-Pacific Quad, wrap up G20 gathering

Rubio to host meeting of Indo-Pacific Quad, wrap up G20 gathering

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will host a meeting with the foreign ministers of Australia, India and Japan on Saturday, their third meeting ​this year, as plans take shape for a summit of the...

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