Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement may be signed before the presidential election in the USA. Japanese Prime Minister ties to encourage the parliament to approve the agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership ahead of other countries. Shinzo Abe said that in this way it will be possible to give impetus for the agreement to come into effect. According to him, through the approval of the agreement in parliament Japan would like to reaffirm its mission as a country that achieved its economic prosperity through free trade.

Indonesian Air Force this week carried out the largest trainings in its history near several islands in the South China Sea. "We tend to show our presence in the region. We have enough aviation to act as a deterrent", - said the representative of the Indonesian Air Force, Jamie Triandria. Over 2 thousand soldiers took part in the maneuvers during two weeks. Russian-made aircraft and American F-16 fighters were used on trainings, stated by Triandiria. Other parts of the Indonesian armed forces did not take part in the maneuvers which had ended on Thursday.

From October 1 Chinese yuan is officially recognized as the fifth reserve currency alongside the US dollar, the European euro, British pound sterling and the Japanese yen. The message is published on the website of the International Monetary Fund. IMF posted yuan above the Japanese yen and the British pound sterling, right after the dollar and the euro. The so-called basket of special drawing rights (SDR) to the dollar now accounts for 41.73%, the euro - 30.93%, the yuan - 10.92%, the yen - 8.33%, the pound - 8.09%.

Tensions in Kashmir are escalating. India has just launched a military response to the recent attack on its base in Uri, Kashmir. Surgical strikes took place on the line of control (LOC), effectively a Pakistani-Indian boarder. Pakistan says that two of its soldiers died and nine were wounded, but they deny that India has proceeded with targeted strikes on terrorist bases.Thay add that one Indian soldier has been caputred on the Pakistani side. Today Indian authorities are evacuating villagers living close to the conflicted area.

According to a national plan of action published on Thursday in the area of human rights in China, the country will invite representatives of the Human Rights Council in the future to discuss the human rights situation in China. The plan, published on the Xinhua News Agency, regulates the different spheres of implementation of human rights in China in the period from 2016 to 2020.  "China will work with the experts of the special procedures UN Human Rights Council to respond to their letters, and invite their representatives to China in case of need", - said in the text of the plan. It notes that China will also encourage Chinese experts for positions in the special procedures department.

Since the election of Rodrigo Duterte as the Filipino president the country’s relationship with the US began to be complicated to say the least. Already on few occasions since May, Duterte has found himself in direct confrontation with the American authorities. Most recently the US-Filipino relations were stirred due to Duterte’s insulting comments towards Barack Obama, and then his uneasy apology. Now the Philippine President announced that he wants an end to joint military drills.