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Election closely watched for any impact on Pacific country’s relationship with Beijing, while voters focus on struggling health and other servicesSolomon Islanders have begun voting in a national election, the first since the prime minister, Manasseh S…
Read MoreFumio and Yuko Kishida honoured with state dinner to recognise ‘flourishing’ relationship between US and Japan, says Jill BidenDry-aged rib eye steak, cherry blossoms and the music of Paul Simon will be provided for the more than 200 guests expected to…
Read MoreDeath of 13-year-old boy has put spotlight on juvenile crime and the plight of children left behind by rural migrant workersThe killing of a 13-year-old boy in northern China last week, for which three boys are in police custody, has triggered a heated…
Read MorePolice line road amid strictly controlled public tributes to premier once seen as antidote to authoritarian Xi JinpingHundreds of people have gathered near a state funeral home in China as former premier Li Keqiang was being laid to rest.Plainclothes a…
Read MoreUN says estimate of 320 fatalities is being verified, although local authorities put the death toll at 100, with 500 injuredHundreds of people are feared dead after a series of powerful earthquakes hit western Afghanistan.The United Nations said more t…
Read MoreNational leader ends long-running question over whether party is prepared to work with Winston PetersAfter months of prevarication, National leader Christopher Luxon has said he will pursue a coalition with Winston Peters’ New Zealand First after the O…
Read MoreSite has been plagued by issues including heatwave that left hundreds ill last weekAll participants at this year’s World Scout Jamboree in South Korea will be evacuated from the campsite before the scheduled end date of 12 August due to a typhoon that …
Read MoreDeal signed last month gives US ‘exclusive use’ of parts of bases, as Palau PM says he has asked US to step up patrols after Chinese incursions into its waters The US military can develop and operate out of bases in Papua New Guinea, according to a lan…
Read MoreKim Jong-un hails development of new solid-fuel rocket that can be deployed more quicklyNorth Korea says it has tested a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), with leader Kim Jong-un saying it marked a major step in Pyongyang’s capa…
Read MoreRitual held on on the eve of the Balinese new year – Nyepi – uses fire for purification, to burn negative energy and harmonise the universe Continue reading…
Read MoreCommander claims ‘trying and failing to democratise’ country can jeopardise national security, just over a month after hotly contested elections Fiji’s military chief has warned MPs against making “sweeping changes”, less than a month after contested …
Read MoreFormer leader who was removed from a key meeting in October attended the memorial where Xi Jinping urged country to ‘turn grief into strength’China has paused to remember the late former leader, Jiang Zemin, with a rollcall of Beijing’s political elite…
Read MoreUnnamed expert tells state media outlet Yicai that Covid could be downgraded from a category A disease to category CCoronavirus is weakening and management protocols could be downgraded, an expert on China’s state media has claimed, after unprecedented…
Read MoreState media say Jiang died from leukaemia and multiple organ failure in ShanghaiJiang Zemin obituaryChina’s former leader Jiang Zemin, who was elevated to the head of the Communist party as a loyalist during the Tiananmen protests and then presided ove…
Read MoreFormer deputy PM who spent nearly a decade in jail takes office after five days of post-election deadlockAnwar Ibrahim has been sworn in as the prime minister of Malaysia after five days of post-election deadlock were broken in a moment his supporters …
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