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Asia’s Shifting PoliticsOctober 13 - October 19
Key meetings, conferences, and elections
The Week to Come
Japan will celebrate Health and Sports Day, or Taiiku no hi, on October 13, a national holiday commemorating the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games
Shanghai gets ready to host the Formula 1 Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix, set to kick off on October 17
The 16th annual Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference will take place from October 13-18 in Aomori, Japan; the topic of this year's conference is Pacific Partnership Toward a Sustainable Nuclear Future
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will make an official visit to Australia from October 13 to October 14
The first ever Asian Beach Games are slated to begin in Bali on October 18; participants from 45 Asian countries will compete in 19 events, including marathon swimming, beach soccer, beach handball and triathlon
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