Northern China begins recovery efforts after Typhoon Bavi | East Asia Tonight (Jul 13)

22Bavi weakens to a tropical storm after making landfall in China's Zhejiang province, but the danger is not over. Also on East Asia Tonight: China issues a report challenging the legal basis and factual findings of the landmark 2016 South China Sea arbitration ruling. Meanwhile, Tokyo says it needs to better counter foreign espionage as Ukraine estimates 90% of Russian missiles and drones contain Japanese components. 00:00 Headlines 01:32 Beijing unveils South China Sea report at security dialogue in Hong Kong 03:40 South Korean sailor missing while on patrol found dead near North border 04:23 China faces another round of heavy rain, floods amid remnants of Bavi 11:13 South Korea bets big on chips, AI in record 2027 budget of over US$530b 12:44 SK Hynix shares tumbles 15% in worst day since Nasdaq debut 26:17 Russia has turned Japan into key source of weapons components: NYT report 32:36 Police probe negligence as Bangkok bar fire leaves 27 dead 34:28 Vietnam vows to launch full probe into deadly Phu Quoc speedboat capsizing 40:04 Prof Alejandro Reyes on militarisation of the Pacific