Xi, Modi set to meet as India hosts BRICS summit this weekend | East Asia Tonight (Sep 11)

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds talks with Russian and Iranian leaders on the eve of this weekend's BRICS summit. Also on East Asia Tonight: Top diplomats from South Korea and Iran voice concerns on developments in the Strait of Hormuz, amid reports of Iran-backed Houthi rebels taking control of an island at the mouth of the Bab-el Mandeb Strait. Also, three more activists in Hong Kong sentenced to up to seven years in prison over vigils marking the 1989 Tiananmen incident.

00:00 Headlines
01:41 China's Xi to make first visit to India since 2019 for BRICS summit
09:12 South Korean and Iranian foreign ministers discuss Hormuz strait
29:50 Hong Kong's Tiananmen activists sentenced to up to seven years in prison
32:15 Taiwan VP attends democracy forum in Italy
33:25 Fire on cargo ship in China's Qingdao kills 25
37:03 BYD shelves plans to set up assembly plant in Malaysia
39:10 Micron's Taiwan workers to get bonuses up to more than 5.5 years of pay
42:40 US marks 25th anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks