Half of China hit by drought in worst heatwave on record https://ift.tt/4KNhrg6

‘I cannot accept it’: Bali bomb survivors fume after attacker’s jail term cut https://ift.tt/fqQ5Sl8

Japan police chief resigns over Shinzo Abe assassination https://ift.tt/QTRI0Xu

Pro-Western, anti-China influence ops taken down by Facebook and Twitter https://ift.tt/JWwKVqh

Taiwan proposes large rise in defence spending amid escalating China tensions https://ift.tt/Q1mXHa6

‘Not ready’: Taiwan reservists stoic but unprepared for China threat https://ift.tt/kBlrO6d

Taiwan to deploy drone defence systems after rock-throwing video emerges https://ift.tt/lC6iH8b

Taiwan proposes 12.9% on-year rise in defence spending for 2023 https://ift.tt/jBiO8DF

Najib arrives in High Court for 1MDB trial two days after being incarcerated https://ift.tt/ALcdi1V

Commentary: The implications of former Malaysia PM Najib Razak’s guilty verdict https://ift.tt/bLfN2Ot