Asia & Pacific

Lai, a British citizen, has been imprisoned in Hong Kong since December 2020.

Under the deal, any attack on one country will be treated as an attack on both, in what leaders called a commitment to ‘joint deterrence against aggression.’

The deployment triggered a response from Beijing.

The 2 countries’ leaders have signed a communiqué agreeing to continue work on the treaty, which may be ratified next week.

The Philippine coast guard says one person was injured in China’s water cannon attack.

One area of contention at the recent Pacific Islands Forum was the inclusion of Taiwan in the annual meeting.

China’s consumption, industry output, and investment have slowed further in August.

‘Taiwan has irreplaceable strategic importance,’ the Taiwanese minister said.

A two-year investigation has led to the arrest of two Australians accused of arming West Papuan militants who kidnapped Phillip Mehrtens in 2023.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese travels to the Pacific nation today, hoping to return with one of the region’s strongest security deals.

‘In the event of a military invasion of Taiwan, any claim that the government has surrendered or that the nation has been defeated is false,’ the handbook says.

The government has selected a site in the Taupō geothermal region, in the middle of the North Island, as the site for the first exploratory well.

Their effectiveness depends on ‘whether the G7 and NATO members are willing to bear the costs based on their domestic ... considerations,’ an analyst said.

‘We are explaining to them that this is a measure that has to do with strengthening our economy,’ Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said.

Defence Minister Judith Collins says the pact was updated to reflect a rapidly changing world.

The fake threats are the latest effort in an escalating campaign carried out by the Chinese regime.

Lai, a British citizen, has been imprisoned in Hong Kong since December 2020.

Under the deal, any attack on one country will be treated as an attack on both, in what leaders called a commitment to ‘joint deterrence against aggression.’

The deployment triggered a response from Beijing.

The 2 countries’ leaders have signed a communiqué agreeing to continue work on the treaty, which may be ratified next week.

The Philippine coast guard says one person was injured in China’s water cannon attack.

One area of contention at the recent Pacific Islands Forum was the inclusion of Taiwan in the annual meeting.

China’s consumption, industry output, and investment have slowed further in August.

‘Taiwan has irreplaceable strategic importance,’ the Taiwanese minister said.

A two-year investigation has led to the arrest of two Australians accused of arming West Papuan militants who kidnapped Phillip Mehrtens in 2023.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese travels to the Pacific nation today, hoping to return with one of the region’s strongest security deals.

‘In the event of a military invasion of Taiwan, any claim that the government has surrendered or that the nation has been defeated is false,’ the handbook says.

The government has selected a site in the Taupō geothermal region, in the middle of the North Island, as the site for the first exploratory well.

Their effectiveness depends on ‘whether the G7 and NATO members are willing to bear the costs based on their domestic ... considerations,’ an analyst said.

‘We are explaining to them that this is a measure that has to do with strengthening our economy,’ Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said.

Defence Minister Judith Collins says the pact was updated to reflect a rapidly changing world.

The fake threats are the latest effort in an escalating campaign carried out by the Chinese regime.