Australia

Fiji’s prime minister says policing agreement with China under review

Fiji’s government is reviewing a police cooperation agreement with China, the Pacific island country’s prime minister said Wednesday, underlining the…

2 years ago

Rudd foresees ‘seamless’ AUKUS defense industry

The long-term goal of the AUKUS security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States is a “seamless”…

2 years ago

China pressures Australian press club to cancel Tibetan exile leader’s speech

China is under fire for attempting to prevent the leader of Tibet’s government-in-exile from giving a speech at the Australian…

2 years ago

US Defense Secretary ‘deeply concerned’ about China’s unwillingness to engage

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has urged China’s military leaders to engage after his call to meet with the…

2 years ago

Malaysia’s Mahathir says Russia may take nuclear option

The world is facing the grim prospect of a nuclear war as the Ukrainian conflict drags on, a former Asian…

2 years ago

Papua New Guinea, United States deepen relations with defense pact signing

The United States signed a defense cooperation agreement on Monday with Papua New Guinea, and announced other security and humanitarian…

2 years ago

Papua New Guinea foreign minister faces backlash over primitive animals comment

UPDATED AT 03:46 a.m. ET on 2023-05-12 Papua New Guinea’s foreign minister is facing an intense public backlash and calls…

2 years ago

Data lacking on Asia’s electricity needs, report says

Asia urgently needs to improve the transparency of its power sector data, as over half of the region’s economies lack…

2 years ago

More opposition defections lift Cambodia’s ruling party ahead of July election

A string of recent defections and public apologies by opposition party officials and critics of Prime Minister Hun Sen has…

2 years ago

Tibetans abroad rally in support of Dalai Lama following outrage over video

Tibetan demonstrators held rallies in Europe, the United States, India and Australia this week to protest negative media coverage of…

2 years ago

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