Asia Compact | 20.04.2018, 18:00 UTC

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Asia Compact 20.04.2018 | 18:00 UTC Asia Have China-Australia ties reached a new low? Relations between Beijing and Canberra have been put under pressure with Australia's introduction of an anti-foreign interference bill and reports of a Chinese military base being planned in Vanuatu. One Belt One Road financing: blessing and a curse? Xi promises an open China, but will it help? Australia drifts toward China amid wobbly US ties China summons Australia's ambassador over influence row China accuses Australian media of racism and paranoia Australia, New Zealand reassess Pacific role amid growing Chinese influence Australia, US, India, Japan mulling 'infrastructure scheme to rival China' Australian publisher pulls book amid China backlash fears Exposed: Why Vanuatu is the world's most 'at-risk' country for natural hazards India's space agency sets its sights on the Sun The recently appointed chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Kailasavadivoo Sivan, spoke to DW about the agency's humanitarian purpose, and its upcoming mission to send a probe to the Sun. India launches Mars mission India aims for Mars India launches mini-space shuttle India launches 20 satellites in record mission India launches eight satellites in longest launch mission India reaches for the stars with its heaviest-ever rocket India's Mangalyaan space probe enters Mars orbit News North Korea: Historic phone line opened with South Korea For the first time in history the two Koreas have opened a direct hotline between their leaders. South Korea's Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are due to meet next week. Date for inter-Korean summit announced North Korea's Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump to meet South Korea: North committed to 'complete denuclearization' of peninsula CIA boss Mike Pompeo held secret meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un: US media Is the world ignoring North Korea's 'crimes against humanity'? Asia Indian PM Modi to meet German Chancellor Merkel in Berlin The meeting between Modi and Merkel is expected to focus on ways to boost economic cooperation between the two countries. Post Brexit, India's reliance on Germany and France has been increasing, say experts. Frank-Walter Steinmeier spreads message of peace in India India bets big on solar power Emmanuel Macron wants France to replace Britain as India's 'gateway to Europe' India's Narendra Modi greeted by protestors in London as outrage mounts over rape cases Indian PM Modi tells Merkel India and Germany 'made for one another' Will Modi's Germany trip give thrust to free trade? Can biodynamic farming solve India's agricultural woes? Indian and German startups to hook up through exchange program Indo-German ties and India's independence Steinmeier Wraps Up India Trip   © Deutsche Welle 2018