Asia Pacific

Heartbreaking details have emerged about the teenager’s final moments, as her devastated family demands answers over a decision made by tournament officials.

Beijing is quietly tightening its grip on technologies the world relies on, and Xi Jinping’s latest power play could have enormous consequences for the West.

A Chinese businesswoman who had a close relationship with Jensen Huang was found to be passing intelligence to Beijing. President Trump was briefed and took no action.

A rare escalation this month exposed the increasingly lethal arsenals the two Koreas are building up across the world’s most heavily fortified border.

Taiwan says it wants to deepen its relationship with Australia, confirming publicly for the first time a proposal to open a new trade office in Perth.

The international space race and boom in satellite launches means a serious incident from space debris hitting the earth inevitable.

Draft rules on the export of artificial intelligence technology show how China is trying to balance national security risks with its desire to outpace the United States.

Rescuers have clawed through debris to find survivors after the roof of a private school collapsed in Pakistan, killing dozens of children and at least one teacher.

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.