Asia Pacific

Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to hold talks in Malaysia in an attempt to negotiate an end to a conflict that has lasted four days.

As Australia’s biggest war-games reach their tail end, Canberra has been hit with a grim warning about a ‘threat’ facing future generations.

Clashes that have already claimed 16 lives are continuing on the Thai-Cambodia border, as a regional leader urges a peaceful resolution.

The tragedy reportedly occurred a day before he was due to return home.

Both sides have accused each other of firing first as South East Asian neighbours’ tensions over a disputed border area escalated.

Shigeru Ishiba plans to announce his exit from Japan’s top job by the end of next month, the Mainichi newspaper reported on Wednesday.

One of NATO’s top officials says Australia should draw the United States closer in light of China’s nuclear build-up.

The man was a regular visitor to Thailand.

At least 34 people have died after a tourist boat capsized in Halong Bay during a sudden thunderstorm.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Chinese Premier Li Qiang have pledged to increase trade amid growing global protectionism.

India’s civil aviation authority has ordered an inspection of cockpit fuel switches on some Boeing jets following a preliminary report into the deadly crash of Air India 787 last month.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will meet one of the world's most powerful men as simmering political tensions undermine efforts to increase trade with China.

Anthony Albanese has declined to reveal whether Australia would join the US in a war with China over Taiwan or commit to deploying any of the nuclear-powered submarines it obtains under the AUKUS program. 

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will opt for a soft launch on his six-day official trip to China, promoting Australia to Chinese tourism groups ahead of tough talks with the country’s leaders.

Business opportunities will rub up against security and ideological tensions as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese leads an Australian delegation to China.