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A former CIA officer and contract linguist for the FBI who received cash, golf clubs and other expensive gifts in exchange for spying for China faces a decade in prison if a U.S. judge approves his plea agreement. Seventy-one-year-old Alexander Yuk Ching Ma is due in U.S. District Court in Hawaiʻi on Wednesday.

For the first time in 8 years, the national security adviser of the United States is in China. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.

As the South Pacific has become an increasingly contested geopolitical space, the annual summit for its leaders has grown from its 18 member countries to delegates from more than 40 nations, all seeking to advance their agendas in the region.

Before this week, the governor of Minnesota was not a major national political player in the United States. While many Americans are still catching up on his background, some of his experiences are getting a lot of publicity in China. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.

The United States has officially opened an embassy in Vanuatu. It's part of an ongoing effort to counter China's influence in the strategically important South Pacific. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

Republicans aren’t the only major political party holding an important gathering this week. In Beijing, the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is holding a closed meeting to talk about the future. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.

Vanuatu’s prime minister has visited a Chinese company to look at surveillance technology used to enhance policing and reduce criminal activity. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

The Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands has requested assistance from his Australian counterpart to expand the Solomon Islands' police force by adding over a thousand officers. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

Today is the first day of summer — prime time for travel. Hawaiʻi's hospitality industry is hoping for a seasonal boost, and so are major tourism destinations across the Asia Pacific. But there are some challenges ahead. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.

Indigenous people of Taiwan may not be considered Pacific Islanders, but they’re participating in this year’s Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture because of their proximity to other Pacific Island groups and their strong diplomatic relationship with Palau. HPR's Cassie Ordonio has the story.