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Here are the latest news updates from Asia:

China

• China's economy grows 6.1% in 2020, beating expectations (Source: BBC)
• China's central bank cuts reserve requirement ratio to boost economy (Source: Reuters)
• China's Xi Jinping calls for greater global cooperation to tackle COVID-19 (Source: Al Jazeera)

Japan

• Japan's economy contracts 4.8% in 2020, worst performance since 2009 (Source: Nikkei Asian Review)
• Japan's government approves stimulus package to boost economy (Source: Japan Times)
• Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to visit US in May (Source: Kyodo News)

South Korea

• South Korea's economy grows 1.1% in 2020, slowest pace in 11 years (Source: Yonhap News)
• South Korea's central bank keeps interest rates steady (Source: Bloomberg)
• South Korea's President Moon Jae-in to visit US in June (Source: Korea Times)

India

• India's economy grows 4.1% in 2020, slowest pace in 11 years (Source: Reuters)
• India's government approves stimulus package to boost economy (Source: Hindustan Times)
• India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit US in June (Source: Times of India)

Southeast Asia

• Thailand's economy grows 2.4% in 2020, slowest pace in 10 years (Source: Bangkok Post)
• Indonesia's economy grows 2.9% in 2020, slowest pace in 20 years (Source: Jakarta Post)
• Malaysia's economy grows 3.1% in 2020, slowest pace in 10 years (Source: The Star)

Other news

• North Korea conducts missile test, violating UN sanctions (Source: CNN)
• Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen to visit US in June (Source: Taiwan News)
• Hong Kong's economy grows 1.2% in 2020, slowest pace in 10 years (Source: South China Morning Post)

Please note that these are just some of the latest news updates from Asia, and there may be other important news stories that are not included here.