ASIA NEWS HIGHLIGHTS ON WEDNESDAY
+ China marks 80th anniversary of Nanjing massacre
+ British ex-banker appeals sentence for grisly Hong Kong murders 
CHINA
– Top Chinese leaders preside over services commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Nanjing massacre by Japanese troops, an enduring source of bad blood between the two nations.
HONG KONG 
– Former British banker Rurik Jutting who was jailed for life last year for the horrifying murder of two Indonesian women appears in court for second day of an appeal hearing.
– OTHER AGENDA ITEMS –
AUSTRALIA
– Cricket. The latest from the captains ahead of the third Ashes Test between Australia and England in Perth.
– Boxing. Australia’s Jeff Horn defends his WBO welterweight title against England’s Gary Corcoran in Brisbane.
INDIA
– Cricket. India v Sri Lanka, second ODI at Mohali.
NEW ZEALAND 
– Cricket. New Zealand v West Indies, second Test at Seddon Park Hamilton.
PHILIPPINES
– The Philippine Congress deliberates on President Rodrigo Duterte’s request to extend martial law in the country’s unrest-plagued southern region by one year.
SINGAPORE
– Human Rights Watch releases a report on how laws in Singapore are having a chilling effect on freedom of speech and assembly in the city-state. The report will be launched in Kuala Lumpur.

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