Australia Commits $500 Million to Fiji, Eyes Security and Border Upgrades
Australia is set to increase its development aid to Fiji by an additional $40 million (FJD 56 million) over four years, bringing the total...
Australia’s Albanese to address Darwin Port sale on China visit
When Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrives in China next week for his second official visit, he will have more than the typical diplomatic...
The China edge that lured the world’s top-flight insect detective
Published: 12:00pm, 7 Jul 2025Updated: 2:22pm, 7 Jul 2025 As a world expert on insect migration, Jason Chapman knows a thing or two about...
Hundreds gather as Hong Kong bids farewell to China’s Shandong-led fleet
Hundreds of people have flocked to waterfront vantage points in Hong Kong to catch a final glimpse of the Shandong aircraft carrier and its...
Malaysian police hunt Pakistani man accused of child sex abuse
Published: 11:09am, 7 Jul 2025Updated: 11:27am, 7 Jul 2025 Malaysian police are on the hunt for a foreign man accused of sexually assaulting three...
Why France is toasting China’s new tariff on European brandy
Published: 10:39am, 7 Jul 2025Updated: 10:43am, 7 Jul 2025 China’s new anti-dumping duty targeting European brandy unexpectedly became the toast of France over the...
Chinese scientists create visual sensor that adapts to light changes in seconds
A team of Chinese scientists has used semiconductor “quantum dots” to develop a vision sensor that adapts to extreme light changes faster than the...
What can South Korea learn from Israel-Iran war for its own air defence?
For years, South Korea’s government has invested billions in missile shields and early warning systems, determined to keep the threat of Pyongyang’s ever-expanding arsenal...
New rules proposed for Hong Kong legislators suggest lack of discipline
When we have a 90-member-strong legislature, things get done. Hong Kong’s Legislative Council has passed 117 bills, 98 per cent more than in the...