Japan: Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, as a member of the Group of Seven nations, will voice solidarity and support for Ukraine following Russia's invasion more than a year ago, Japan's foreign ministry says. trib.al/nhTW8HS @rapplerdotcom

Locals the focus of first Hong Kong Pop Culture Festival, officials admit ow.ly/q4VU50NnuyH @SCMPNews

Credit Suisse's AT1 bond write-off rattles Asian investors s.nikkei.com/42DpUhN @NikkeiAsia

A Patek Philippe timepiece once belonging to the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty is coming up for auction cna.asia/3JpxHGQ @ChannelNewsAsia

"Protect mainland Chinese from 'intra-racial discrimination' in Hong Kong": EOC ow.ly/snlK50Nnuyq @SCMPNews

Stubborn inflation is challenging Asia's central banks, writes Priyanka Kishore s.nikkei.com/3TsgfGq @NikkeiAsia OPINION

Local government positions in the Philippines are normally filled through elections, but may require special elections or appointments to fill posts that become vacant for various reasons. trib.al/l4tvR7C @rapplerdotcom

Blinken says Xi's trip shows Beijing 'feels no responsibility' to curb Russia ow.ly/VIy950NnuxT @SCMPNews

India's LGBTQ community urges Supreme Court to recognize 'fundamental' same-sex marriage rights buff.ly/3JMhqgM @SCMPAsia

Brussels to curb imports of Chinese green tech on.ft.com/3JHIWvG @ftchina

'Money didn't give me happiness': K-pop star Kang Daniel on making it big in the US, fame, K-dramas - and reuniting with Wanna One ow.ly/xTnU50Nnux4 @SCMPNews

TikTok records 150 million monthly active users in the US amidst controversy and ban speculations ow.ly/an6O50NnyQ6 @Gadgets360

Humanity still has a chance, close to the last, to prevent the worst of climate change's future harms, the UN says but warns "humanity is on thin ice - and that ice is melting fast," AP reports trib.al/tVpiNlO @business

'I always have hope' - Girls in Afghanistan still have hopes of learning.
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Credit Suisse reinforces Japan's offshore anxiety reut.rs/3n9puzh @Reuters From Breakingviews

Japanese lawmakers highlight regional cooperation following meeting with DPP legislators taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4841863 @TaiwanNews886

Hong Kong users say ChatGPT is so fast, so good, but what about accuracy, ethics? ow.ly/J19U50NnuvK @SCMPNews

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for soldiers to be "a driving force" in increasing food production, a reflection of his country's economic and geopolitical challenges. | via @nytimes jtim.es/3JRrXr0 @japantimes

Bank of America has named Akshay Sawhney and Kevin Su as co-heads for equity capital markets in Asia Pacific, according to a memo seen by Bloomberg News trib.al/EYbfyq6 @BloombergAsia

Heard of salt-and-pepper diamonds? This Singaporean jeweler finds beauty in imperfections cna.asia/3Lze2XX @ChannelNewsAsia

Election campaigning has begun in Thailand, where Prime minister Prayuth Chan-ocha is seeking to keep his job for another two years, until he hits an eight-year term limit. s.nikkei.com/3YXCjtP @NikkeiAsia

India: Why 'sealed cover' irks Supreme Court "We need to put an end to this sealed cover practice in the Supreme Court... This is fundamentally contrary to the basic process of fair justice," a bench led by CJI D Y Chandrachud said. toi.in/qnCyqa/a24gk @timesofindia

In San Francisco, some people wonder when AI will kill us all cnb.cx/40m52tj @CNBCi

Vietnamese authorities seized seven tons of ivory in the country's largest wildlife smuggling case in years, officials say. abcn.ws/3lpTkPB @ABC

Nickel 'alchemist' Xiang Guangda aims to work his magic on batteries on.ft.com/3mRnz26 @ftchina

Vaccine makers prep bird flu shot for humans 'just in case'; rich nations lock in supplies reut.rs/3FCMlcM @Reuters

One of Hong Kong's best-known human rights activists was arrested over alleged witness tampering. Albert Ho led the now-disbanded organization behind an annual candlelight vigil to mourn victims of China's bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989 u.afp.com/i7Vx @AFP

2022 LAC clash with China: Pentagon provided real-time intel to India? toi.in/xxLZca34/a24gk @timesofindia

President Ma, a member of the opposition Nationalist Party (Kuomintang or KMT), will lead a delegation to China from March 27 to April 7. buff.ly/3yQqyuj @Diplomat_APAC

U.S. states urge Hyundai, Kia to do more to tackle theft risk reut.rs/3n0TOvL @Reuters