カテゴリー: Asia Pacific
An ever closer alliance between Beijing and Moscow has the Pentagon worried as a threat to US power in south-east AsiaIt sounds unpleasant, even painful. But as they ponder the linked challenges posed by China and Russia, Pentagon strategists are earne…
Activists defy police ban to stage protest at site of last weekend’s violent clashA peaceful march in the town of Yuen Long to condemn an attack by suspected gang members on commuters turned violent as Hong Kong riot police fired teargas and rubber bul…
Nightclub balcony falls, killing two South Koreans and injuring aquatic athletes from the US, New Zealand, Netherlands, Italy and BrazilTwo South Koreans have died and several others, including athletes attending the world aquatic championships, have b…
A reluctance to offend China and an information blackout has meant the persecution of the ethnic minority has gone under the radar. But pressure for change is building On Wednesday, Sadam Abdusalam went to Australia’s federal Parliament House for the …
James Marape says Australia, with New Zealand and PNG, has a moral obligation to listen to the voices of smaller island nationsAustralia has a responsibility to protect the Pacific region from the impacts of climate change, PNG’s newly appointed prime …
Staff at Hong Kong international airport have begun an 11-hour protest in an attempt to hold the government to account for violent attacks on residents by suspected gang members last week. Flight attendants and airport staff were joined by demonstrator…
Flight attendants and airport staff join protesters to condemn government and policeFlight attendants and airport staff have begun a planned 11-hour protest at Hong Kong international airport to call on the government to account for a violent attack on…
Row over plans to build 500 homes on sacred land in Auckland escalates with seven protesters arrestedNew Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, is being accused of a “lack of leadership” over an escalating land dispute between Māori and a constructi…
Free lessons teach how to stop punches and stick attacks after violence instills deep concern in community“If you see attackers, you must be armed with basic skills to save your own lives,” Henry Chong, a sports therapist and karate expert, told his fi…
State media says Kim Jong-un personally organised and guided test as part of quest for ‘nonstop super powerful weapon systems’North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, supervised the launch of “a new type of tactical guided weapon” as a “solemn warning to Sou…
James Marape says his country must move on from depending on overseas aid to become an economic powerhousePapua New Guinea will be free of its dependence on Australian aid within a decade, the new prime minister, James Marape, has said in Sydney.He sai…
Demonstration ‘must go on’ in area where commuters were beaten with iron rods Demonstrators in Hong Kong have vowed to march despite a police ban to condemn an attack by suspected gangs on commuters earlier this week.On Thursday, police rejected an app…
Baiq Nuril Maknun had been sentenced to six months for documenting boss’s lewd callsIndonesia’s parliament has unanimously approved an amnesty for a woman who was jailed for documenting sexual harassment by her employer.Baiq Nuril Maknun, 37, who worke…
Much of modern China’s epic growth was driven by private enterprise – but under Xi Jinping, the Communist party has returned to being the ultimate authority in business as well as politics. By Richard McGregorWhen Xi Jinping took power in 2012, he exto…
Sleepy town of Yuen Long becomes battleground after suspected gangster attack on commuters Yuen Long, a quiet residential area close to the Chinese border, has become the unlikely next battleground of Hong Kong’s protest movement.Over the last seven we…