Asia Pacific

Millions of dollars worth of cocaine being stored at a Fiji court for evidence in drug trafficking trials has vanished, replaced with a common household ingredient.

ANDREW GREENE: Donald Trump’s casual arms offer to Xi Jinping shows how international diplomacy, an essential part of any PM’s job description, is getting harder all the time for Anthony Albanese.

The death toll from an Indonesian ferry disaster two weeks ago stands at ​66, while dozens of divers continue to search for the bodies of 69 others.

It comes as the capital city of Thailand was declared a ‘flood disaster’ after 300mm of rain pounded the country.

While Trump has many thorny issues to discuss with the president of America’s biggest economic rival, he focused on his long relationship with Xi as the two gathered for opening remarks before formal talks.

A group of Australian politicians, including the Federal Parliament’s speaker, have posed in front of the Chinese Communist Party flag during a formal visit to the organisation’s Beijing headquarters. 

Geoff Kitchen was travelling to Singapore from London in 2024 when the plane fell more than 50 metres in less than five seconds.

THE ECONOMIST: Chipmakers’ record sales disguise a gloomy picture among other American companies trying to expand into the Chinese market.

The Philippines has been rocked by its third school shooting since June, with at least two people dead and eight others injured.

A West Australian man accused of murdering a Thai teenager and stuffing her body into a suitcase will front court for the first time on Friday. 

With almost 130 people still missing, Indonesian authorities will attempt to turn a capsized ‌ship back over in the Java Sea.

Three days after an Indonesian ferry capsized, authorities are battling rough seas in the hope of finding survivors, as 129 people remain missing.

North Korea says it has demonstrated "the huge destructive power of concentrated fire" in a live-fire drill involving missiles, artillery and drones.

BRICS 2026 chair India and 2027 chair China are seeking wider economic, trade and AI partnerships to boost the bloc's global clout.

Indonesian rescuers say 129 passengers and crew are missing after a ferry carrying 243 people overturned in bad weather in the Java Sea.

A cargo ship docked for repairs in a Chinese port caught fire, killing at least 25 people and leaving others missing.

One survivor reported ‘a loud explosion, then followed by smoke and fire’.

Authorities said the accused gunman fled to his home after the deadly attack inside the school building sparked the evacuation of 44 children.