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Security, trade in focus as Australia PM Albanese heads to China
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese leaves for Shanghai on Saturday on an official visit to China where regional ...
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Australia and New Zealand Need to be More Vocal in Opposition to Trumpian Policies
Both governments need to more explicitly link or condition the U.S. relationship to their own global and regional political, ...
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Vietnam co-chairs ASEAN-New Zealand foreign ministers’ meeting
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son led the Vietnamese delegation to attend the ASEAN+1 ...
China Southern Airlines launches first scheduled all-cargo flight from Chinese mainland to New Zealand
The logistics branch of China Southern Airlines has officially opened the Guangzhou-Auckland-Sydney international cargo ...
Leaders of China, New Zealand discuss trade, Pacific security
The leaders of China and New Zealand discussed on Friday the role of trade in boosting ties, while New Zealand also pressed its interests for peace and security in the Pacific, government statements ...
Top women’s water polo teams prevail, Day 1 of World C’ships sees low attendance
Singapore lose 34-2 to Olympic silver medallists Australia; players praise facility and organisation. Read more at ...
Capital Markets Take U.S. Tariffs And Threats In Stride
Equities were mixed in the Asia Pacific, with gains in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, among the large bourses, while China, Hong Kong, Australia, and New Zealand moved lower.
Two arrested over ‘Chinese blessing scams’ targeting elderly Asian women in Australia
Two alleged fraudsters accused of swindling an elderly woman out of tens of thousands of dollars in cash have been arrested ...
New Zealand halts funding to Cook Islands over former colony's deepening ties with China
New Zealand has halted funding to the Cook Islands over what it considers the small Pacific nation's deepening ties with China.
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New Zealand halts Cook Islands funding over China row
New Zealand and Australia have both become increasingly cautious about China’s growing presence in the Pacific region and the potential threat it poses to their national security.
New Zealand has suspended millions in funding to the Cook Islands over its growing China ties
New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over the “breadth and content” of agreements the smaller Pacific nation has made with ...
Push Gummies halts sales after New Zealand-based company's creatine gummies exposed as having little creatine
A workout supplement company has been forced to halt sales amid claims the business is misleading customers about the presence of creatine in its creatine gummies.