Asia Pacific

Two carrier battle groups led by the Liaoning and the Shandong operated near the Japanese island of Iwo Jima, according to latest reports.

Meghan Hughes was among 89 terrified passengers aboard the vessel as it took on water.

An urgent travel warning has been issued to Australians over the terrorism threat of a usually picturesque island paradise, beloved by holidaymakers.

Shopkeepers have watched on in amazement as a ravenous rogue elephant went on a convenience store snacking spree in Thailand.

Vietnam is reversing its two-child limit policy, amid concerns about the impact of falling birth rates in the developing country.

Australian beef producers stand to benefit from a major move by restaurants in China amid the trade war with the US.

US beef has been a drawcard at a Beijing bbq joint for years, but amid the Trump tariff war, diners are now eating American burgers made from Australian meat.

LATIKA M BOURKE: Anthony Albanese should not wait for the Coalition to rise from the ashes to make national security an electoral issue once again. It is in the national interest that he act now.

AARON PATRICK: A top defence expert has revealed when China will likely begin its attack on Taiwan with a naval and sea blockade and what that means for Australia.

Terrifying footage of a monstrous rock wall collapse in a West Java quarry has emerged, as teams of rescuers remove bodies and desperately search for any survivors trapped beneath the rubble. 

‘What I made clear is that this is a conversation that we are very willing to have.’

But Australia’s Government has stopped short of joining NATO, the EU and US in blaming Beijing amid a wave of support for the tiny nation.

China’s leaders believe they can outwit American cash and utopianism.

China was the previous decade's leading lender to developing nations in need of capital, and in years to come Beijing will play the role of debt collector.

French President Emmanuel Macron has had to fend off some unwanted attention from his wife Brigitte as she appeared to hit him in the face when the pair exited a plane in Vietnam.