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• Beijing vows to defend 'islands and rocks' in the South China Sea

  By: Huileng Tan

  A high-level colonel in the Chinese military admits there's a possibility of a "miscalculation" in the South China Sea, but defended China's "need" to protect what Beijing deems as its territory.

• Sri Lanka's tourism sector counts the human and financial toll of Easter attacks

  By: Sri Jegarajah

  As Sri Lanka's hospitality industry tries to come to terms with the human and financial costs, the government is under pressure to act decisively to bring restore confidence.

• Trump cannot fire Fed Chairman Powell: Morgan Stanley

  By: Yen Nee Lee

  U.S. President Donald Trump may be unhappy with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, but he has no authority to remove the central bank head from office, Morgan Stanley said.

• Whether it's a hollow truce or a handshake agreement, the G-20 will likely hurt the yuan

  By: Sri Jegarajah

  The Chinese yuan will likely continue to depreciate against the U.S. dollar if Washington and Beijing fail to step back decisively from an all-out trade conflict at this week's G-20 summit.

• Aramco may list downstream oil assets after acquiring chemical firm SABIC, strategists say

  By: Sri Jegarajah

  Saudi Aramco may consider spinning off its growing downstream division, but it needs to complete its planned acquisition of a strategic stake in Saudi petrochemical maker SABIC first, strategists say.

• 'Constitutional crisis' could destabilize Sri Lanka, pushing it closer to China

  By: Nyshka Chandran, Sri Jegarajah

  The re-entry of former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa into domestic politics could have wide-ranging consequences for the economy, foreign policy and democracy.

• Trump's trade victories mean the White House can now 'focus all its ire on China'

  By: Sri Jegarajah

  The Trump administration's hard line approach to trade talks may be paying off with other nations, experts told CNBC, but it isn't guaranteed to work when applied to China — and may even make matters worse.

• 'Time is right' for coordinated response to Asian currency woes: Nomura

  By: Sri Jegarajah

  Southeast Asian countries that are burning through their foreign exchange reserves to defend their plummeting currencies can turn to a regional safety net — known as the Chiang Mai Initiative — if their positions deteriorate, analysts said last week.

• Thailand's central bank can afford to wait before hiking rates

  By: Sri Jegarajah

  The Bank of Thailand is likely to keep interest rates on hold this week, according to strategists who spoke to CNBC.

• Sri Lanka's prime minister says his country isn't nearly as vulnerable as others claim

  By: Sri Jegarajah

  Sri Lanka is building longer term financial stability by diversifying its exports beyond tea and apparel and into higher-value goods and services, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told CNBC.