カテゴリー: Asia Pacific
Marise Payne says arrest on spying charges does not appear to be retribution for any Australian policies to BeijingAustralia will continue to press for Yang Hengjun’s release, despite the Chinese government demanding Canberra stop interfering in the hi…
Former PM Peter O’Neill says successor James Marape delivering only ‘attractive rhetoric’ after being banished from government benchesPapua New Guinea’s former prime minister Peter O’Neill has hit out at his successor, saying he was “taking PNG backwar…
Najib Razak conducted ‘elaborate charade’ to steal from state fund, trial hearsMalaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak abused his power to steal billions from the state to “enrich himself” and then conducted an elaborate charade to cover his track…
Pyongyang’s new short-range missile have irregular trajectory, which could outsmart interceptor missiles, minister warnsNorth Korea appears to be developing warheads to penetrate a missile shield defending Japan, the country’s defence minister has said…
Retailer’s target is part of aim to use 100% sustainable cotton in all product categoriesPrimark has announced plans to improve its sustainability credentials by training 160,000 cotton farmers in India, Pakistan and China in environmentally friendly f…
Canberra must tread cautiously amid the political instability, the peak union body tells a parliamentary committeeThe peak union body has urged the Morrison government to delay ratifying a free trade deal with Hong Kong amid human rights abuses and a v…
Aingimea takes office as Australia attempts to repeal medevac laws and Nauru accused of blocking medical care to refugeesNauru’s new president, Lionel Aingimea, says he will be like a “father of the nation”, guiding and protecting the South Pacific isl…
Jakarta will be replaced by a yet-to-be-built city in Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo Indonesia’s president, Joko Widodo has announced the national capital will move from Jakarta, on the island of Java, to the province of East Kalimantan, on Borneo…
Territory’s leader condemns violence, rejects protesters’ demands and vows to ‘restore law and order’Hong Kong’s embattled leader, Carrie Lam, has condemned renewed violent protests that erupted over the weekend but insisted that she would not give in …
Lawyers and campaigners express anxiety for writer and former diplomat, who has been detained for seven monthsYang Hengjun was not a spy for Australia, foreign minister Marise Payne has insisted, after the Australian writer was formally charged with es…
Informal pictures show Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi aiming a rifle and piloting planeThailand’s palace has released rare images and a biography of the king’s newly anointed royal consort, including candid and action-packed photos of her aiming a weapon on …
Trump expressed his optimism about China hours after he sent mixed messages on the tariff warDonald Trump, facing pressure to scale back a US-China trade war contributing to a global economic slowdown, claimed Monday that serious talks will begin soon….
Activists targeted several ‘smart’ lamp-posts equipped with sensors, cameras and data networks in anti-surveillance protests over the weekend. Protesters, many of whom disguised their identities with masks and umbrellas, fear the devices can be used by…
Choice of Borneo for £27bn project raises fears of forest destruction and pollutionIndonesia has announced plans to move its capital from the climate-threatened megalopolis of Jakarta to the sparsely populated island of Borneo, which is home to some of…
Twelve-year-old among those detained after violent clashes with demonstratorsHong Kong police say they arrested dozens of people, including a 12-year-old child, over the weekend, as they defended firing a live round for the first time since pro-democra…