More than 30 dead in tribal fighting on Papua New Guinea’s ‘island of love’
Another 15 people are missing after tensions between two groups boiled over into violence Tribal warfare on Kiriwina Island in Papua New Guinea’s east has...
Category : Asia Pacific
‘Nature is striking back’: flooding around the world, from Australia to Venezuela
Heavy rain and rising waters continue to take a deadly toll in countries including Nigeria, Thailand and Vietnam It has been a drenched 2022 for...
Indonesia bans sale of syrup medicines after at least 99 child deaths
Country investigating 206 cases of kidney injury that could be linked to ingredients in liquid medicines Indonesia has banned the sale of all syrup medicines...
Xi Jinping opens Chinese Communist party congress with warning for Taiwan
President says he supports peaceful reunification but will ‘never promise to renounce use of force’ Xi Jinping celebrated China’s crushing of Hong Kong’s autonomy, and...
Xi Jinping’s vision for China’s next five years: key takeaways from his speech
President puts China’s expansionist foreign policy and control at home at heart of his plans in address to Communist party summit China’s president, Xi Jinping,...
China bans fruity vapes – but not their export to the UK
Popular disposable brand will still be able to sell products in Britain, despite being accused of flouting advertising regulations China has banned the sale of...
Chinese congress expected to cement power of Xi Jinping
Constitutional changes likely to enshrine leader as ‘core’ of ruling Communist party The highest level meeting of China’s ruling Communist party this week is likely...
New Zealand pulls funding for school Shakespeare festival, citing ‘canon of imperialism’
Secondary school competition ‘did not demonstrate the relevance to the contemporary art context of Aotearoa’ New Zealand’s arts council has pulled funding for a Shakespeare...
‘We all saw it’: anti-Xi Jinping protest electrifies Chinese internet
Scramble to censor posts about Sitong bridge incident in Beijing where defiant banners were hung and a fire lit in lead-up to Communist party congress...
‘Now is the time’: Richard Marles has met NRL to push for Papua New Guinea team
On visit to Port Moresby, defence minister says ‘it would be so meaningful’ for PNG to become National Rugby League’s 18th team Australia’s deputy prime...
