Australia’s nearest neighbour could be about to sell its power grid to China in a move that would hand Beijing unprecedented influence in the South Pacific and a presence right on our doorstep. Management from Papua New Guinea’s state-owned electricity provider PNG Power Limited have travelled to China and are open to investment. WATCH THE … Read more
Airplane turbulence is often the culprit when someone’s suitcase falls out of an overhead compartment. Now it’s being blamed for prompting an airline to remove a popular food from its inflight offerings. Korean Air has announced that from August 15 it will no longer serve instant noodles to passengers travelling in economy class on long-haul … Read more
Indian stocks stretched their premium over Asian peers to a record as investors bolstered their holdings of local shares while cutting exposure to regional equities. The MSCI India Index extended its valuation gap over the Asian measure to more than 10 percentage points. The 146-member gauge is trading at 24 times its one-year forward earnings, … Read more
A man has been accused of trying to smuggle more than 100 live snakes into mainland China — by stuffing them into his pants. Customs officers in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen intercepted the man travelling through Futian Port, a checkpoint between Hong Kong and mainland China, the agency said on Tuesday. During an … Read more
Russia’s efforts to strengthen relations with allies in the Indo-Pacific should serve as a “wake-up call” to Canada that China is not the only great power threatening security in the region, foreign policy analysts warn. Russian President Vladimir Putin raised eyebrows last week by travelling to North Korea and Vietnam and signing multiple agreements with … Read more
The Philippine government statement did not specify which boats were rammed. (File) Manila: The Philippine government on Monday accused Chinese ships of ramming and damaging its boats in the South China Sea during a confrontation in waters off the Second Thomas Shoal, home to a garrison of Filipino troops. “The People’s Liberation Army-Navy, China Coast … Read more
A suspect has been arrested in the stabbing of four US college instructors in a public park in the city of Jilin in northeastern China, police said. Authorities identified the suspect only by his last name, Cui, who was described as a 55-year-old man from the city’s Longtan District. Police said he “collided with a … Read more
An Adelaide man has launched a project supporting girls in Afghanistan to receive an education in secret because of the country’s current restrictions on women. Erfanullah (Erfan) Abidi and his family fled Afghanistan in 2021 when western forces withdrew from the country and the Taliban recaptured the capital, Kabul, after a two-decade insurgency. Former Afghan … Read more
Asian stocks inched higher on Tuesday as investors awaited a slew of economic data, corporate earnings and the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy meeting, while the yen was slightly weaker a day after suspected intervention rescued it from 34-year lows. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was 0.36% higher, set to clock in a … Read more
Ten people were killed on Tuesday when two helicopters collided mid-air during a rehearsal for a Royal Malaysian Navy parade, the navy said in a statement. All 10 were crew members aboard the aircraft involved in the accident, which occurred at the Lumut naval base in the western state of Perak at 9.32am local time … Read more
