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• Joint Statement of the 2023 U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee ("2+2") DoD 11 Jan 2023 -- Secretary of State Blinken, Secretary of Defense Austin, Minister for Foreign Affairs Hayashi, and Minister of Defense Hamada (referred to collectively as "the Ministers") convened the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee (SCC) in Washington, D.C., on January 11, 2023.
• US, Japan Deepen Alliance to Deter Rising Chinese Military Threats VOA 11 Jan 2023 -- The United States and Japan deepened their strategic alliance and outlined actions in a joint statement Wednesday designed to deter intensifying Chinese military threats in the East China Sea and around Taiwan.
• U.S. and Japanese Leaders Chart Path to Strengthen 'Cornerstone' Alliance DoD News 11 Jan 2023 -- U.S. and Japanese security officials have announced a series of initiatives that will strengthen the alliance between the two nations and help guarantee a free and open Indo-Pacific.
• Fact Sheet: Joint Statement of the 2023 U.S.–Japan Security Consultative Committee ("2+2") DOD 11 Jan 2023
• Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa and Japanese Defense Minister Hamada Yasukazu at a Joint Press Availability DoD 11 Jan 2023
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa, And Japanese Defense Minister Hamada Yasukazu At a Joint Press Availability US Dept. of State 11 Jan 2023
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi US Dept. of State 11 Jan 2023
• PM meeting with Prime Minister Kishida of Japan: 11 January 2023 Gov.UK 11 Jan 2023 -- Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hosted the Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, at the Tower of London today.
• Prime Minister hosts Japanese PM and agrees historic defence agreement Gov.UK 11 Jan 2023 -- Prime Minister Rishi Sunak set to sign major defence agreement with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on his visit to London.
• Army defines communication needs for 2030 Army News 11 Jan 2023 -- In war stories across a multitude of mediums, there is often a moment where a Soldier shouts into a radio to some unseen entity on the receiving end of the line. Whether it is giving a direct command or delivering information, this format of communication has been in rotation within the Army since the 1940s with the "manpack" radio, which was a relatively heavy radio that could be carried by a Soldier in a ruck.
• Marine Littoral Regiment (MLR) USMC News 11 Jan 2023 -- The Marine Littoral Regiment is one part of the larger force design intended to remedy challenges created by the continued evolution of the character of warfare - specifically the proliferation of the Mature Precision Strike Regime.
• F-35 conducts first flight with TR-3 US Air Force 11 Jan 2023 -- A developmental test team from the 461st Flight Test Squadron conducted the first flight of an F-35 Lightning II in the Technology Refresh 3, or TR-3, configuration Jan. 6 at Edwards Air Force Base.
• SURFACE NAVY ASSOCIATION NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM U.S. Fleet Forces Command 11 Jan 2023
• U.S. Fleet Forces Delivers Remarks at Surface Navy Association's National Symposium US Navy 11 Jan 2023 -- Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Adm. Daryl Caudle, spoke at the Surface Navy Association's 35th Annual National Symposium in Washington, D.C., Jan. 11.
• Makin Island and John P. Murtha Arrive in Singapore for CARAT/MAREX Exercise US Navy 11 Jan 2023 -- Amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport dock USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) with embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in Singapore to participate in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)/Marine Exercise (MAREX) with the Republic of Singapore Navy, Jan. 8.
• CNO Holds Media Availability at 2023 Surface Navy Association US Navy 11 Jan 2023
• US plans over-the-horizon radar facility in Palau Radio Free Asia 11 Jan 2023 -- The U.S. military plans to install over-the-horizon radar in Palau by 2026, adding to its early-warning capabilities for the western Pacific as China's military strength increases.
• NATO and the EU set up taskforce on resilience and critical infrastructure NATO 11 Jan 2023 -- NATO and the EU agreed to create a taskforce on resilience and critical infrastructure protection, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Wednesday (11 January 2023) in Brussels.
• Press statement by President von der Leyen ahead of the College discussion with NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg on Security and Defence European Commission 11 Jan 2023
• NATO, EU sign declaration on cooperation People's Daily 11 Jan 2023 -- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU) signed a third Joint Declaration on cooperation Tuesday that aimed to further expand their strategic partnership collaboration and strengthen collective European defense.
• EU-NATO Declaration Suggests Brussels Subordinated to Alliance, Russian Foreign Ministry Says Sputnik 11 Jan 2023 -- The joint declaration on EU-NATO cooperation suggests that the European Union is fully subordinated to the goals of the North Atlantic Alliance, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question about the EU-NATO Joint Declaration signed in Brussels Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 Jan 2023
• Chief of General Staff Gerasimov Named Commander of Russian Forces in Special Military Operation Sputnik 11 Jan 2023 -- The Russian Defense Ministry has announced that Sergey Shoigu made new appointments on January 11 to lead the special military operation to "de-Nazify" and "demilitarize" Ukraine.
• Russia appoints top general as new head of military operation in Ukraine Press TV 11 Jan 2023 -- The chief of the general staff of the Russian armed forces, General Valery Gerasimov, has been appointed to lead Moscow's military operation in Ukraine, the country's defense ministry said in a statement on Wednesday
• Gerasimov Appointed Top Commander In Reshuffle Of Leaders Overseeing Russian Forces In Ukraine RFE/RL 11 Jan 2023 -- Russia has again replaced the commander of its forces in Ukraine in a reshuffle announced by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, who appointed Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov to oversee the invasion.
• Kremlin Calls Reports on Closing Borders for Military-Age Russians 'Hoax' Sputnik 11 Jan 2023 -- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday that reports on banning Russian men eligible for military service from traveling outside the country are a "hoax" and "information sabotage."
• VOA Interview: What to Know About Russia's Manipulated War Statistics VOA 11 Jan 2023 -- As Russia's war on Ukraine approaches its one-year anniversary, Moscow is increasingly suspected of manipulating its official death toll, diminishing its own losses and exaggerating Ukraine's.
• Poland Prepared To Give Ukraine Leopard Tanks As Part Of Coalition RFE/RL 11 Jan 2023 -- Poland is ready to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine as part of a coalition, Polish President Andrzej Duda announced on January 11 after meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv.
• Reservists helping Ukraine: We will never surrender, we are Czechs, they say Ministry of Defence & Armed Forces of the Czech Republic 11 Jan 2023 -- Since the beginning of the war, they delivered tons of humanitarian and military aid in Ukraine and spent months in high-risk areas, often only several hundred meters from the frontline. The four reserve soldiers from organisations Team4Ukraine and "CESTA naděje života" were decorated with the highest Czech MoD military decoration by the Minister of Defence Jana Černochová.
• China's Type 052D destroyer gets upgraded propulsion system Global Times 11 Jan 2023 -- China's independently developed Type 052D destroyer has reportedly received an upgraded propulsion system, a move analysts said on Wednesday is a normal progression with the technological development and the continued production of ships of this class.
• 43rd Chinese naval escort taskforce sets sail for Gulf of Aden PLA Daily 11 Jan 2023 -- The 43rd Chinese naval escort taskforce set sail for the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia from a military port in Zhanjiang city, southeast China's Guangdong province, on the morning of January 10, for the rotation with the 42nd taskforce.
• Taiwan's military makes public exchange program with NATO CNA 11 Jan 2023 -- Taiwan's military made public on Wednesday its participation in an exchange project with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) by having a pilot who took part talk about it during a military media tour before the Lunar New Year break.
• Taiwan to buy 100 Sidewinder missiles from U.S.: Source CNA 11 Jan 2023 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense has signed a contract to purchase 100 AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder tactical missiles and related components worth NT$2.394 billion (US$78.63 million) from the United States that are expected to be fully delivered by 2030, according to a military source on Wednesday.
• IRI Navy planning to dispatch vessels to Panama Canal: Cmdr. IRNA 11 Jan 2023 -- The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy has been present in almost all strategic straits throughout the globe except two, so it paves the ground for dispatching vessels to one of them this year and the other one in the future, an Iranian commander said.
• Iran's Navy plans expansion of operations to strategic Panama Canal: Cmdr. Press TV 11 Jan 2023 -- Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani says plans are afoot to deploy the Islamic Republic's naval forces to the strategic Panama Canal, as Iranian servicemen are getting closer to the American coasts.
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Call with French Foreign Ministry Secretary General Descôtes US Dept. of State 11 Jan 2023
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, January 11, 2023 The White House 11 Jan 2023

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• 11 January 2023 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 11 Jan 2023
• Bomb Blast in Kabul Kills at Least 5 Afghans, Injures 40 VOA 11 Jan 2023 -- An explosion near the Foreign Ministry in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, on Wednesday killed at least five people and wounded at least 40 others.
• At least 20 killed in powerful explosion outside Afghan foreign ministry Press TV 11 Jan 2023 -- A high-intensity explosion was reported outside the Taliban-run foreign ministry in the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, resulting in the death of at least 20 people, local officials said.
• Islamic State Affiliate Claims Responsibility For Deadly Suicide Bombing In Kabul RFE/RL 11 Jan 2023 -- The regional affiliate of the Islamic State (IS) extremist group has claimed responsibility for an explosion that ripped through the Afghan capital near the entrance to the Foreign Ministry building, killing at least five people.
• OIC Islamic Grouping 'Emergency Meeting' Eyes Afghan Rights Situation, New Taliban Bans On Women RFE/RL 11 Jan 2023 -- The intergovernmental Organization of Islamic Cooperation's (OIC) executive committee is gathering for an emergency meeting in the Saudi port city of Jeddah to discuss recent developments in Afghanistan and the humanitarian situation there under the Taliban-led government.
• At Least Five People Killed in Kabul Blast, Police Confirm Sputnik 11 Jan 2023 -- Earlier this month, a blast outside the military airport in Kabul left several people dead and wounded.
• Philippines: ASEAN must ensure South China Sea stability, economic growth Radio Free Asia 11 Jan 2023 -- Southeast Asian nations are emerging as "middle powers" capable of ensuring stability in the South China Sea amid a rivalry between China and the United States, the Philippines' top diplomat said Wednesday.
• Weapons supplied to Saudis by US, UK killed hundreds of Yemenis: Report Press TV 11 Jan 2023 -- Weapons supplied by the United Kingdom and the United States to the Saudi-led coalition in war-torn Yemen killed at least 839 civilians and wounded 1,775 others in just over a year, a new report said Wednesday.
• US Says it Intercepted Iranian Weapons Bound for Yemen VOA 11 Jan 2023 -- The U.S. Navy said Tuesday it intercepted a shipment of assault rifles last week bound for Yemen that it believes came from Iran.
• U.S. Welcomes Spain's Repatriation of Nationals from Northeast Syria US Dept. of State 11 Jan 2023 -- This week, the Government of Spain repatriated two women and thirteen children from displaced persons camps in northeast Syria.
• Stranded Myanmar Refugees Seek Answers in Thailand VOA 11 Jan 2023 -- Myanmar refugees have been trapped in Thailand for more than a year waiting to be released for travel to third countries. According to NGOs assisting the refugees, there are around 1,100 people who have been approved for resettlement in the United States and other countries but haven't been allowed to leave Thailand.
• Junta airstrike kills 5 Chin National Front soldiers Radio Free Asia 11 Jan 2023 -- A junta military airstrike on the Chin National Front headquarters in Chin State killed five of its soldiers and injured at least 10, locals told RFA.
• Somali Government Says Funding Sources to al-Shabab Shut Down VOA 11 Jan 2023 -- The Somali government says it has shut down the financial infrastructure that supports Islamist militant group al-Shabab.
• Tigray Forces Start Handing Over Heavy Weapons as Part of Peace Deal VOA 11 Jan 2023 -- Ethiopia's military says Tigrayan forces have started handing over heavy weapons as part of the peace deal to end the two-year civil war.
• Ethiopia's Tigray Rebels Hand Over Heavy Weapons SPA 11 Jan 2023 -- Ethiopia's Tigray rebels announced the start of handing over heavy weapons, a key part of a peace agreement signed more than two months ago to end a deadly conflict in northern Ethiopia.
• Colombia: UN mission to verify rural reform and indigenous representation in peace process UN News 11 Jan 2023 -- There are plentiful opportunities ahead for peacebuilding in Colombia, the head of the UN Verification Mission in the country told the Security Council on Wednesday.

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• New US border policy poses risk to fundamental rights, warns UN's Türk UN News 11 Jan 2023 -- Recent Biden Administration border policy reforms "risk undermining the basic foundations of international human rights and refugee law", the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, said on Wednesday.
• UN Rights Chief: New US Border Policy Undermines Refugee Law VOA 11 Jan 2023 -- The U.N.'s top human rights official warns the U.S. government's new border enforcement measures risk undermining peoples' basic rights to seek asylum.
• Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced for International Drug Trafficking Conspiracy US Dept. of Justice 11 Jan 2023 -- The former leader of a drug trafficking organization that operated in Baja California, Mexico, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in leading an international drug trafficking organization which transported more than 450 kilograms of cocaine and 45,000 kilograms of marijuana into the United States from Mexico.
• Uganda Declares End to Ebola Outbreak VOA 11 Jan 2023 -- The World Health Organization declared Uganda free from Ebola on Wednesday, 42 days since the last infection was recorded.
• Uganda declares end of Ebola virus outbreak UN News 11 Jan 2023 -- In Uganda, a deadly outbreak of Ebola virus has been stopped in its tracks and declared officially over, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
• US Indicts Chinese Student in Democracy Case VOA 11 Jan 2023 -- A Chinese national who has been studying in Boston has been indicted by a U.S. federal grand jury for allegedly stalking and threatening another Chinese citizen for posting fliers that support democracy in China.
• Meeting with Government members President of Russia 11 Jan 2023 -- The President held a videoconference meeting with Government members.
• Russian Prison Authorities Refuse To Transfer Navalny To Infirmary For Treatment Of Illness RFE/RL 11 Jan 2023 -- Prison authorities have refused to transfer Kremlin critic Aleksei Navalny from punitive confinement to the penal colony's infirmary to get treatment for flu symptoms, according to social media posts on January 11 by people close to the opposition politician.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on January 11, 2023 PRC MofA 11 Jan 2023
• Joint declaration of EU and NATO 'reflects bias, arrogance against China' Global Times 11 Jan 2023 -- The European Union (EU) and NATO signed a joint declaration Tuesday, which specifically addresses the so-called "challenges from China." The declaration reveals the bias and arrogance of the EU and NATO toward the perception of China, which China strongly opposes, a spokesperson for the Chinese mission to the EU said on the same day.
• US Lawmakers Move to Reevaluate US Policy Towards China VOA 11 Jan 2023 -- A congressional reassessment of American policy toward China is expected to get under way in earnest early next month.
• China's Ambassador to Australia Says Differences Must Not 'Hijack' Bilateral Ties VOA 11 Jan 2023 -- China's ambassador to Australia said in rare public comments that relations between the two nations have reached a period of "stability."
• Chinese 'Wolf Warrior' Leaves the Battlefield VOA 11 Jan 2023 -- One of China's most combative and recognizable spokesmen is now in an obscure position without explanation, prompting widespread speculation about what he might have done to annoy the nation's political leadership, or whether he might have volunteered to step down.
• The UK urged to stop interfering with rule of law in Hong Kong: Chinese FM and SAR government Global Times 11 Jan 2023 -- The Commissioner's Office of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Wednesday expressed strong dissatisfaction with and firm opposition to the British Foreign Office officials' meeting with Jimmy Lai Chee-ying's "international legal team" and their comments for interfering in Hong Kong affairs.
• Energy mogul Li Hejun, once China's richest man, is detained by police in Jinzhou Radio Free Asia 11 Jan 2023 -- Li Hejun, who was once listed by Forbes as the richest man in China, was detained by police in the northeastern Chinese province of Liaoning on Dec. 17, Chinese media reported on Wednesday.
• Qin Gang meets AUC chairman; both sides show confidence in prospects of China-Africa relations Global Times 11 Jan 2023 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang is paying his first foreign visit to Africa, with his first stop in Ethiopia, and this also marks the 33rd consecutive year that Africa has been the destination of Chinese foreign ministers' annual first overseas trip. Experts said the China-Africa traditional friendship will continue to help African countries realize sustainable peace and development when the world is in turbulence.
• Phase-1 of Africa CDC center project completed thanks to deepened BRI cooperation Global Times 11 Jan 2023 -- The phase one of the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters, a China-aided project, was completed on Wednesday, with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang - who's on a seven-day visit to Africa - and Moussa Faki Mahamat, African Union Commission chairperson, attending the ceremony.
• China's disciplinary agency pledges to implement Party congress principles People's Daily 11 Jan 2023 -- The top disciplinary agency of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Tuesday pledged in a communique that studying and implementing the guiding principles of the 20th CPC National Congress will be the primary political task now and in the near future.
• China tests engine for next-gen manned rocket; nation's plan unaffected by US hyping of space race Global Times 11 Jan 2023 -- China has made new progress in its development of next-generation manned rockets, with developers recently conducting a torch ignition experiment for the third-stage engine of the craft at a ground environment.
• PNG to close Taipei trade office due to financial difficulties: MOFA CNA 11 Jan 2023 -- Papua New Guinea's (PNG) decision to close its trade office in Taipei and "relocate it back to the Pacific country under a new name" was made due to its government's long-term financial difficulties, Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Wednesday.
• Court finds former air force officers guilty in Taiwan's latest espionage case Radio Free Asia 11 Jan 2023 -- A court in Taipei has found two former high-ranking military officers guilty of violating the national security law in the latest espionage case involving Taiwanese military personnel.
• Mainland dominance to prevail in cross-Straits ties People's Daily 11 Jan 2023 -- The Chinese mainland will firmly maintain its strategic dominance to steer cross-Straits relations in the right direction this year, according to observers.
• Tele-reeducation System for Anti-epidemic Workers to Be Updated in DPRK KCNA 11 Jan 2023 -- The tele-education faculty of Pyongyang University of Medicine and different units have striven to update the tele-reeducation system to further increase the ability of anti-epidemic workers.
• Experts: North Korea's Purge of Top Official Shows Loyalty May Be Insufficient VOA 11 Jan 2023 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's purge of former Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho, who was instrumental in two summits with the U.S. in 2018-19, could have sent "a shock wave" through the ranks of Pyongyang's diplomats, said experts.
• Sweden condemns executions in Iran Government Offices of Sweden 11 Jan 2023 -- Sweden strongly condemns the executions that have been carried out in Iran in relation to the ongoing protests. Sweden and other EU Member States are always opposed to the death penalty, at all times and under all circumstances.
• Iran Intelligence Ministry reveals details about identified UK-affiliated spy IRNA 11 Jan 2023 -- Ministry of Intelligence of the Islamic Republic of Iran in a statement on Wednesday outlined the details about prominent identified UK-affiliated spy who was spying on Iran's sensitive and strategic centers.
• Former Iranian official sentenced to death over spying for Britain's MI6 Press TV 11 Jan 2023 -- Iran's judiciary has issued a death sentence against Alireza Akbari, a former official, on charges of spying for the British intelligence agency.
• Death Sentence Of Iranian-British Citizen Confirmed, Wife Fears Execution Imminent RFE/RL 11 Jan 2023 -- Iran's Supreme Court has confirmed the death sentence of former Defense Ministry official Alireza Akbari, a dual Iranian-British citizen, on spying charges and transferred him to solitary confinement, raising fears his execution may be imminent.
• Telephone conversation with President of Iran Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi President of Russia 11 Jan 2023 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi.
• Transcript of Special Briefing on 17th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas Convention 2023 (January 10, 2023) India MEA 11 Jan 2023
• ASEAN chair Indonesia to set up special envoy office on Myanmar Radio Free Asia 11 Jan 2023 -- ASEAN chair Indonesia will set up a special envoy's office to deal with the post-coup crisis in Myanmar but not allow that country to hold the regional bloc hostage, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said Wednesday.
• Kazakh Lawmaker Urges PM To Ensure Return Of Skull Of Last Kazakh Khan From Russia RFE/RL 11 Jan 2023 -- Kazakh lawmaker Baqytzhan Smaghulov has urged Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov to ensure that Russian President Vladimir Putin follows through on his promise to return the skull of the last Kazakh Khan, Kenesary Khan, to Kazakhstan.
• Kazakhstan's Constitutional Court Nixes Law On First President-Leader Of Nation RFE/RL 11 Jan 2023 -- Kazakhstan's Constitutional Court has annulled the law on the first president and leader of the nation (elbasy), depriving former authoritarian President Nursultan Nazarbaev of lifetime benefits and privileges.
• UK's first space launch of military satellites ends in failure Press TV 11 Jan 2023 -- The UK's attempt to become the first Western European nation to put satellites into space from a base on home soil has failed after a LauncherOne rocket missed the designated orbit.
• Brazil: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the attack on democratic institutions EC/CEU 11 Jan 2023 -- "On Sunday 8 January, supporters of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro in Brasilia invaded the buildings of the Brazilian Executive, Legislative and the Supreme Court, leading to riots and an open attack against the democratic institutions of the country. These acts of vandalism happened just a few days after the inauguration of the democratically elected president of the Republic, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva."
• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with President of Mexico Andrés Manuel López Obrador Prime Minister of Canada 11 Jan 2023
• Canada delivers Haiti-purchased vehicles to help Haitian National Police respond to crisis Canada 11 Jan 2023 -- Today, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly and the Minister of National Defence Anita Anand announced that the Canadian Armed Forces have airlifted vital, Haitian-purchased armoured vehicles to Haiti.
• Peru's judiciary launches inquiry into key officials after deadly protests Press TV 11 Jan 2023 -- Peru's attorney general has decided to investigate high officials' handling of recent protests that have seen dozens of people killed and hundreds more injured since early December last year.
• Head of Vietnam's vehicle registration agency arrested on bribery charges Radio Free Asia 11 Jan 2023 -- Police arrested the head of the Vietnamese agency responsible for registering cars, trains, ships and other industrial products on charges of taking bribes on Wednesday, the Ministry of Public Security posted on its website.
• Hun Sen demands opposition party advisor vacate his home within the month Radio Free Asia 11 Jan 2023 -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered an opposition party advisor to turn over his house to the government within a month, the latest wrinkle in a property dispute that dates back to the 1980s.
• Now With Neighbors' Support, Is Kyrgyzstan's Mega-Dam Dream Viable? RFE/RL 11 Jan 2023 -- A decade ago, the idea of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan agreeing to build a giant dam project together with their upstream neighbor Kyrgyzstan would have seemed unimaginable.
• Serbia Records Big Year For Foreign Direct Investment, Despite Ukraine War RFE/RL 11 Jan 2023 -- Serbia's National Bank says that country's record level of foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2022 surpassed central bankers' projections, despite Russia's invasion of Ukraine.