Government And Politics

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Mar 18, 2024

Chinese Foreign Minister meets New Zealand counterpart to start diplomatic tour

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has begun a diplomatic tour of New Zealand and Australia, meeting with his New Zealand counterpart Winston Peters in Wellington, the nation’s capital

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Mar 18, 2024

China's foreign minister meets New Zealand counterpart, beginning trip that also includes Australia

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has begun a diplomatic tour of New Zealand and Australia, meeting with his New Zealand counterpart Winston Peters in Wellington

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Mar 18, 2024

Brisbane Olympics organizers scrap plans for their 2032 centerpiece and reject new stadium idea

Brisbane Olympics organizers have scrapped plans to demolish and rebuild an iconic cricket ground as the centerpiece of the 2032 Games while also rejecting a review panel’s recommendation for a new stadium in city parklands

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Mar 15, 2024

Australia resumes funding for UNRWA and pledges more Gaza aid

Australia has announced it will restore funding to the United Nations relief agency for Palestinians

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Mar 5, 2024

Australia and Laos elevate bilateral relations at Southeast Asian summit

Leaders of Australia and Laos have signed an agreement that deepens bilateral ties on the final day of a Southeast Asian summit

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Mar 5, 2024

Southeast Asian leaders call for South China Sea disputes to be resolved without threats or force

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he is concerned by “unsafe and destabilizing behavior” in the South China Sea such as the latest collision between Chinese and Philippine ships

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Mar 5, 2024

Singapore's prime minister says a South China Sea code of conduct will take time

Singapore’s prime minister says Southeast Asian countries’ quest to reach agreement with China on a code of conduct in the contested South China Sea will take time, with difficult issues yet to be resolved despite recent efforts to accelerate the process

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Mar 5, 2024

Taylor Swift steals the show at an Asian summit as Singapore defends exclusive Eras Tour stop

Taylor Swift is stealing the show at an Asian summit after Singapore’s leader defended his tiny country’s lucrative concert deal that could cause bad blood with neighboring nations

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Mar 4, 2024

Philippines urges neighbors to stand together more strongly against China in the South China Sea

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says he had no choice but to defend his country’s territory in the South China Sea against what he called Chinese aggression and illegal actions in pursuit of Beijing’s own territorial claims