5 Sep 2025

Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie

From Nine To Noon, 9:50 am on 5 September 2025

Beijing’s military spectacle, which brought together leaders of China, North Korea and Russia, has drawn global attention;  Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto is in China amid protests at home, and it is "sleep week" in Japan,  

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