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Chinese port contract in Darwin will be election issue
Beijing is protesting reports that the winner of Australia's election will end a commercial port contract in Darwin
AustraliaBangladesh will brace for unrest in its garment sector
The country faces a 37% rate within US President Donald Trump’s ‘reciprocal’ tariff scheme
BangladeshChina will ramp up AI-powered disinformation in Taiwan
The Taiwan National Security Bureau claims China is increasingly using generative AI to divide the island’s public
TaiwanProspects for a China-US trade deal will diminish
Beijing has signalled readiness to counter further US tariffs as bilateral trade tensions escalate
ChinaSouth-east Asia will try to negotiate US tariffs down
The region’s countries are among the hardest hit by US President Donald Trump’s ‘reciprocal’ tariffs
South-east AsiaBoth of Australia’s main parties will lose ground
Labor and the opposition coalition are losing ground to smaller parties and independents ahead of the May 3 election
AustraliaArrests add to Philippine-Chinese friction
Manila expressed alarm over the arrest in China of three Philippine nationals on espionage charges
Philippines
