Asia Pacific

MARK RILEY: An old Chinese proverb came to mind this week as the Federal Government made significant announcements on defence and the economy that both had obvious Beijing bearings.
Opinion
Mark Riley

Can Australia get its fish and keep clear of the bear’s paw?

MARK RILEY: An old Chinese proverb came to mind this week as the Federal Government made significant announcements on defence and the economy that both had obvious Beijing bearings.

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Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke into the air.
Asia Pacific
Ananda Teresia

Hundreds evacuated as Indonesia's Ruang volcano erupts

Indonesian authorities have issued a tsunami alert after a volcano spewed ash thousands of metres into the area and forced locals to evacuate.

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The US and UK on Monday accused hackers linked to the Chinese state of being behind ‘malicious’ cyber campaigns..
World
CNBC

US & UK accuse Chinese hackers of ‘malicious cyber campaign’

British Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden on Monday said that the Chinese state was behind a ‘malicious cyber campaign’ on the UK’s Electoral Commission.

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Former PM Paul Keating with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Chinese Consulate in Sydney.
Australia
Katina Curtis

Paul Keating met with China. Here’s what went down

Former prime minister Paul Keating has met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to discuss a wide range of issues.

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Vo Van Thuong was Vietnam's youngest president since modern nation emerged in the mid-1970s.
World
Staff Writers

The reason Vietnam’s president quit after just one year

The Vietnamese president's tenure has come to an early end after the ruling Communist Party accepted his resignation.

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A high court's ruling is a partial win for supporters of same-sex marriage in Japan. (AP PHOTO)
World
Mari Yamaguchi

Japanese court rules in favour of same-sex marriage

Denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, a Japanese high court has ruled in a partial victory for supporters of such unions.

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China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi will arrive in Canberra on Wednesday.
Australia
Dominic Giannini

Chinese foreign minister to visit Australia as tariffs set to lift

Foreign Minister Penny Wong will host Chinese counterpart Wang Yi as Beijing prepares to remove trade impediments against Australian wine.

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Revelations that the wife of a Chinese politician owned a cafe near some of Australia's top intelligence agencies showed the country was losing the spy war, according to a security expert.
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Politics
Sarah Blake

China cafe revelations show we’re failing in espionage fight

Revelations that a Canberra cafe serving the nation’s top spies was co-owned by a woman married to a Chinese politician show Australia is not equipped to fight China’s growing spy threat, according to experts.

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Space One's Kairos rocket has exploded after liftoff from Kushimoto, Wakayama prefecture, in Japan. (AP PHOTO)
Technology
Kantaro Komiya

Japan tried to put a satellite into space. They failed

Japan's 18m, four-stage Space One'rocket has exploded seconds after lifting off, leaving behind a large loud of smoke and a fire.

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It’s time for TikTok to cut its ties to China
Technology
The Economist

It’s time for TikTok to cut its ties to China

A platform as large and influential as TikTok needs to be separated from the influence of a country as manipulative and ideological as China. 

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China Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian says the wine tariff review is "moving on the right track". (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)
Business
Tess Ikonomou and Dominic Giannini

China has made a huge call on dumping its wine tariffs

China has recommended dropping tariffs on Australian wine products weeks ahead of a crucial deadline.

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Chinese politician Jin Zengjiang (left), whose wife co-owned a Canberra cafe frequented by some of Australia's top spies and intelligence officials.
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Australia
James King

Canberra cafe serving our top spies had links to China

A Canberra cafe that serves the nation’s top spies, police and intelligence officials was co-owned by the spouse of a Chinese politician honoured before Xi Jinping for his work advancing the CCP’s ambitions.

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Temu is becoming one of the most popular online retailers in Australia. But what are we signing up for?
Business
Rebecca Parish

Scary truth behind meteoric rise of Temu in Australia

It has been one year since the online Chinese retailer launched in Australia and New Zealand, bringing discount items to consumers direct from the factories they are made in. But is it all too good to be true?

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A family member of a passenger from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 reacts at Lido Hotel on March 24, 2014 in Beijing, China.
World
Alison Wakeham

MH370 10 years on: How the tragic mystery unfolded

On Saturday, March 8, 2014, Australians awoke to the news that a Boeing 777 travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing had disappeared from radar screens and gone missing with 227 passengers and 12 crew aboard.

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Russia is contemplating building a nuclear power plant on the moon with China.
World
Staff Writers

Russia & China are planning a nuclear power plant on the moon

Russia and China are contemplating constructing a nuclear power plant on the moon to enable the construction of lunar settlements.

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