Vietnamese President resigns amid anti-corruption campaign;
In break from pacifist principles, Japan approves plan to sell jets;
Malaysia rises as crucial link in chip supply chain...;
...While maintaining cooperation with Beijing;
U.S., Japan, Philippines plan joint South China Sea patrols

U.S. Army special forces train Taiwanese troops; 
Marines go virtual to address lack of Indo-Pacific training grounds; 
With an eye on China, Japan announces maritime domain awareness aid; 
Hanoi poised for explosive growth; 
Cambodia's airport dreams stall

Tokyo Fights to Keep the Black Sea Deal Alive; 
Manila Pushes to Fast-Track Defense Sits for Washington;
With an Eye on Beijing, Canberra Calibrates Foreign Aid; 
Palau Empowers America to Police Its Waters

Like Ukraine, Taipei looks for internet resiliency; 
China, The Solomons deepen cooperation; 
Malaysia's BRI woes; 
Manila crafts contingency plan for a Taiwan war; 
Cambodia's Hun Sen sets up his son as successor 

Paris nixes NATO office in Tokyo;
Japan underwrites Dhaka's regional economic ambitions...;
...And gets more competitive with foreign assistance;
More Chinese spy balloons spotted in Northeast Asia;
Seoul, Tokyo take steps to turn the page