ASIA NEWS AGENDA ON MONDAY
+ France’s Macron arrives in China for state visit
CHINA 
– French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in China for a three-day visit, hoping to forge closer ties with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and seeking a ‘strategic partnership’ with Beijing notably on terrorism and climate change.
– OTHER AGENDA ITEMS –
AUSTRALIA 
– Cricket. Day five of fifth and final Ashes Test between Australia and England in Sydney.
– Tennis. ATP/WTA Sydney International.
VIETNAM
– Corruption trial begins for former state oil tycoon Trinh Xuan Thanh, who was allegedly kidnapped from Germany by Vietnamese security officials, and 20 others netted in a high-profile case.