India and China resume direct flights on Sunday after a five-year suspension, a move important both for trade and a symbolic step as Asia's giants cautiously rebuild relations.

Direct flights have resumed between India and China after a five-year hiatus, the latest sign of warming relations between the world’s two most populous countries.

China has completed the construction of 36 hardened aircraft shelters at Lhunze, about 107 kilometres from the strategic town of Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh.

On a football field ringed by misty mountains, the air rang with fiery speeches as tribesmen protested a planned mega-dam -- India's latest move in its contest with China over Himalayan water.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will host leaders from ASEAN member states, along with leaders from the United States, China, Japan, South Korea, and other key partners, for the three-day summit under the theme “Inclusivity and Sustainability”.

India and China held a fresh round of high-level military talks focusing on maintaining peace and security along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh using existing mechanisms.