Asia Updates by Asia News Network (ANN) - Tuesday, May 2, 2023

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Summit Marcos-Biden
Status
PH not ‘staging post’ for foreign powers – Marcos | Inquirer

Defense Treaty
Review of 1951 defense pact with US tops Marcos-Biden agenda | Inquirer

Foreign Policy
Editorial: Reclaiming our place in the world | Inquirer 

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Myanmar Crisis 
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India
India hosts dialogue, seeks to play a role to ease Myanmar crisis which complements Asean’s efforts - Straits Times

Japan
Camera of Slain Japanese Journalist Returned to His Grave - The Japan News

Asean
Opinion: Just expel the Myanmar’s junta from ASEAN - Jakarta Post

Space China 
Mars rover Zhurong finds evidence of water at red planet's low latitudes - China Daily

Asean Indonesia
Analysis: Labuan Bajo summit to take on ASEAN housekeeping - Jakarta Post

Youth India
Opinion: Our children deserve better - The Statesman

Business S Korea
Chaebol chiefs have hands full after summit - Korea Herald

Jack Ma Japan
Jack Ma takes up visiting professor post in Japan - AFP for Straits Times

Jobs 
WEF survey: 83m jobs to be lost by 2027 amid digitalization | Reuters for China Daily

AI G7
Group of Seven Members Split Over Unified Rules on AI - The Japan News

EV Philippines
Marcos witnesses signing of US, PH firms’ deal to build e-motorcycles | Inquirer

Tourism Vietnam
Việt Nam greets 3.7 million foreign tourists in four months - Vietnam News

SEZ Cambodia
PM supports Japanese plan to link PAS to SEZ | Phnom Penh Post