TAIPEI/MONTREAL, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Taiwan has not been invited to the assembly meeting of a United Nations aviation agency, the latest sign of the pressure China is bringing to bear on the new independence-leaning government of the self-ruled island it views as a renegade province.

MANILA, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Diplomats in the Philippines are in talks with counterparts in Japan and China to arrange visits for their controversial President Rodrigo Duterte at the end of next month, officials in Manila said on Friday.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday that the government must tackle structural reform and carry out its plans to spur the economy, following the Bank of Japan's decision to reboot its monetary policy framework.

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's Defence Ministry said it was asking Google to blur satellite images showing what experts say appear to be new military installations on Itu Aba, Taipei's sole holding in the hotly disputed South China Sea.