Toyota AGM, Thai gay marriage bill, Indonesian policy meeting

Welcome to Your Week in Asia.

Toyota Motor holds its annual general meeting, with the auto giant hoping to put a safety scandal in its rear-view mirror, while Tokyo kicks off the race to see who will be next to lead the world's biggest city.

At the start of the week, Chinese Premier Li Qiang is in Australia before setting off for Malaysia on an official visit. Thailand looks set to pass a bill allowing same-sex marriages, and former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is expected to be indicted on charges that he insulted the Southeast Asian nation's revered monarchy.

China, Indonesia and Australia hold monetary policy meetings.

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MONDAY

Chinese economic data

China will release a range of economic statistics for May -- including industrial production, retail sales and investment figures -- while the central bank makes a decision on its one-year medium-term lending facility rate.

Chinese premier Down Under

Li is on a four-day tour of Australia, following a visit to New Zealand. On Monday he is due in Canberra, where he will receive an official welcoming ceremony and hold talks with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Parliament House, before the two are expected to deliver a joint statement. On Tuesday, China's No. 2 leader is due to depart for Malaysia.

New Zealand prime minister in Japan

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will visit Japan to meet with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. This is Luxon's first visit to Japan since he took the job in November. The two leaders are expected to discuss expanding trade ties and business cooperation, and exchange views on the increasingly contested geopolitical situation in the