Child molestation plea nets US soldier 3 years in a South Korea prison (www.stripes.com)
Israeli military opens probe after videos show Israeli forces killing 2 Palestinians at close range (apnews.com)
Japan’s Sapporo set to scrap bid to host Winter Olympics over cost, scandal concerns: ‘enough is enough’ (www.scmp.com)
USA finds Huawei Mate 60 Pro 'deeply concerning': US Secretary of Commerce threatens new sanctions (www.notebookcheck.net)
More sanctions on Russia agreed by EU leaders (www.reuters.com)
Silicon Valley-US military ties key to beating China: top Pentagon official (www.scmp.com)
EU Parliament calls on China to abolish Tibetan boarding schools (www.rfa.org)
Resolution accuses Beijing of using Mandarin-only schools to erase Tibetan culture.
Tibetan activist and former political prisoner dies at 54 (www.rfa.org)
Kunchok Lodoe was sentenced to 13 years for staging an anti-government protest in 1992.
Netherlands lifts its objection to Bulgaria joining EU's Schengen zone | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
Foreign-owned US farmland acres rose more than 8% in 2022 (www.reuters.com)
France says it is working to get AFP journalists out of Gaza (www.straitstimes.com)
Is China understating its own export success? (www.economist.com)
Blinken breaks ground on $1.2B US embassy compound in Hanoi (e.vnexpress.net)
Mexico's Yucatán mega train - world beating or environmental disaster? (www.bbc.co.uk)
Race organisers of deadly 2021 ultramarathon in northwestern China sentenced to jail (www.scmp.com)
Shocking moment Ukrainian deputy Serhiy Batryn blows up meeting with grenades in ‘act of terrorism’: officials (nypost.com)
Israel warns war with Hamas could take 'several' more months (www.bbc.com)
Labour-rich Indonesia to send 100,000 workers to ageing Japan, reap benefits of ‘demographic dividend’ (www.scmp.com)
China launched secret space plane as US rival remains grounded (www.scmp.com)
China’s smartphone market on track to recover in 2024 as consumers eye upgrades, says IDC report (www.scmp.com)
China’s private firms stuck between a rock and a hard place with Beijing’s support measures ‘mere lip service’ (www.scmp.com)
Ukraine Is so Desperate for Troops It's Taking Passports, Tried to Recruit Mentally Disabled Man (www.businessinsider.com)
Shipping giants suspend all journeys through Red Sea following attacks on vessels (news.sky.com)
Hungary blocks €50bn of EU funding for Ukraine (www.bbc.com)
Hungary has blocked €50bn ($55bn; £43bn) in EU aid for Ukraine hours after agreement was reached on starting membership talks....
Ballistic missile fired from rebel-held Yemen strikes cargo ship in Red Sea after earlier attack (apnews.com)
A ballistic missile fired from rebel-held territory in Yemen struck a Liberian-flagged cargo ship Friday in the Red Sea near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, an assault that apparently sought to target a vessel struck earlier, a U.S. defense official said....
