Sunak heads to US to unveil latest news on Australian nuclear sub deal
Latest phase of Aukus scheme comes amid concerns about growing threat from China Rishi Sunak will fly to San Diego on Sunday to unveil plans...
Category : Asia Pacific
Li Qiang: Xi Jinping, China’s president, names next premier
Nomination at annual meeting of National People’s Congress confirms replacement of Li Keqiang ‘A defeated person’: sidelined by Xi, Li Keqiang bows out as premier...
Hong Kong court jails Tiananmen anniversary vigil organisers
Prosecutors said Chow Hang-Tung, Tang Ngok-kwan and Tsui Hon-kwong were under foreign influence but refused to say who it was A Hong Kong court has...
TikTok unveils European data security plan amid calls for US ban
Move comes as White House backs bill that could give it power to ban Chinese-owned app nationwide TikTok has announced a data security regime for...
Thai man jailed for selling duck calendars that ‘mocked’ king
‘Tonmai’, 26, given two-year sentence over cartoons of yellow ducks that became symbol of democracy protests A 26-year-old man in Thailand has been sentenced to...
Former Fiji PM Frank Bainimarama quits parliament following ‘unjustified’ suspension
Ex-prime minister says he will remain in politics as he seeks to retain his opposition party’s share of parliamentary seats Former Fijian prime minister Frank...
Paul Keating blasts Age and SMH for ‘provocative’ China war story
Former Australian PM criticises ‘extent of the bias’ in newspapers’ front-page report warning of armed conflict in Indo-Pacific Follow our Australia news live blog for...
Schools and firms across Philippines shut as jeepney drivers start strike
Drivers say cost of upgrading colourful vehicles, a crucial part of transport system, completely unaffordable A week-long strike by drivers of Philippine jeepneys began on...
Growers count cost as Cyclone Gabrielle buries New Zealand vineyards in silt
Deadly storm left wine regions of Hawkes Bay and Gisborne covered in mud just before harvest time Wine-growing regions in New Zealand’s North Island have...
State of emergency declared in Vanuatu after second cyclone in a week
Cyclone Kevin passed over the capital Port Vila less than three days after Cyclone Judy cut power in the city A state of emergency was...
