DPRK-Russia ties deepen; Australian domestic LNG mandate; Pakistan-Iran rail breaks ground;
Japan’s $450 drones; Thailand re-pitches Land Bridge as Hormuz hedge; Vietnam tightens rare earth exports…
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Indo-Pacific weekly snapshot: May 9th 2026
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• Analysis: Russian security assistance is creating problems on the Korean Peninsula
• India is building a navy of neighbours
• S. Korea, Japan hold 1st vice ministerial-level ‘2+2’ security talks
• Malaysia: PILA set to anchor Penang as regional logistics hub
• Australia orders LNG exporters to reserve 20% of gas for domestic market
• Shanghai Investment Mission: Johor attracts 36 global investors, RM10bn in initial commitments
• US Army fires first-ever Tomahawk from Philippines
• Railway line project from Gwadar to Jacobabad begins on May 4
• Full inspections mandated as Vietnam moves to control rare earth exports
• Indonesia identifies 13 new oil and gas wells in East Kalimantan
• Laos first country to trade renewable power in China’s electricity market
• Old Friends, New Ambitions: New Zealand and Malaysia
• Japan, Philippines to launch working-level destroyer export talks
• Europe ramps up Indo-Pacific presence, but poor coordination undermines impact
• Japanese startup develops Shiraha drone for under $450 per unit
• Why India is pouring billions into a remote island
• Thailand pushes Land Bridge as energy hub to guard against Hormuz risk
• Japan to test more advanced weaponry in Australia as ‘quasi allies’ deepen co-operation
• ADB launches $70b plan for energy, digital infrastructure in Asia-Pacific
• China to tighten control over micro-drama content
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