Beijing — Russia and the APEC Secretariat signed a Memorandum of Understanding today on Russia’s voluntary contribution of USD 3 million to the General Fund of the APEC Support Fund. This untied... Read more »
China-Led Infrastructure Bank set to start work before end of 2015 Twenty-one Asian countries have signed an intergovernmental memorandum of understanding for establishing a new multilateral bank to finance infrastructure projects in... Read more »
Witnesses at the scene said the attack took place when the man, Paul Goudie, from Werribee (near Melbourne), stepped inside a cage to pet one of the larger tigers. Shortly afterwards, there was... Read more »
UNITED NATIONS — Australian Foreign Minister has congratulated the five newly elected United Nations Security Council members. Australian Foreign Minister Ms. Julie Bishop in a statement congratulated New Zealand Prime Minister John... Read more »
Pro-democracy students storm government headquarters to oppose China’s tightening grip on former British colony. More than 100 pro-democracy students have stormed the government headquarters in Hong Kong and scuffled with police in... Read more »
President Aquino asks legislators to pass law creating government to replace existing autonomous authority in Mindanao. Philippine President Benigno Aquino has asked the country’s congress to swiftly enact a law creating a... Read more »
India is the first customer to buy Australian uranium without being a signatory to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has sealed a civil nuclear deal to sell uranium... Read more »
Eight employees of Chinese newspaper and two PR firms accused of demanding money to run, or not to run, stories. Police in Shanghai are investigating eight people, including employees of a business newspaper,... Read more »
Ceremony is the first since Beijing earlier this year declared September 3 as national day to mark 1945 defeat of Japan. Chinese President Xi Jinping and all of the top officials in his... Read more »
Electoral framework allows direct elections in 2017, but rules out direct nomination of candidates by voters. China has endorsed a framework for the first direct election in Hong Kong in two years, but stopped short... Read more »
Figures extrapolated from last census in 1983 estimated population at 60 million, but new count finds only 51.4 million. Myanmar has discovered it has only 51 million people – far less than... Read more »
Airline seeks to reassure investors as it writes down $2.4bn for past year due to company restructuring. Qantas Airways has reported its biggest financial loss so far, after writing $2.4bn off the... Read more »
Two Chinese military jets performed “routine flight” and left without incident, says China’s defence ministry. Beijing has rejected Taipei’s claim that two Chinese military aircraft had breached Taiwan’s airspace four times, saying it... Read more »
General Prayuth Chan-ocha promises to carry out extensive reforms following army coup which overthrew government in May. Thailand’s king has endorsed coup leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha as prime minister, four days after he... Read more »
A meeting with the Vice President of CPPCC at the 70th Anniversary of the end of World War II The Peace Advocate of South Korea has been granted the ‘Peace Advocate of... Read more »
Police fire tear gas to break up rally by supporters of former general who lost last month’s presidential vote. Indonesian police have used tear gas and water cannon to break up a... Read more »
After boisterous welcome from 50,000 people in football stadium, Pope Francis tells crowd to beware of materialism. Pope Francis urged South Koreans, among Asia’s richest people, to beware of the spiritual “cancer” that often... Read more »
Agreement will bolster US air and naval presence in northern Australia to project more power into the Asia Pacific. The United States and Australia have signed an agreement to bolster US air... Read more »
Government cancels five permits issued to Chinese oil company CNPC in row over $1.2bn fine for environmental violations. Chad has decided to withdraw five exploration permits issued to a Chinese company and... Read more »
Man hired by GlaxoSmithKline last year, and his wife, jailed for illegally obtaining private data on Chinese citizens. A China court has sentenced a British-American couple to two years in prison for illegally... Read more »
Crisis-hit airline suspends trading on stock exchange as state investment fund plans “complete overhaul” of carrier. Malaysia’s state investment fund has unveiled plans to make Malaysia Airlines fully government owned, as it... Read more »
Health official says Bangkok clinic at centre of surrogacy scandal violated regulations of country’s medical council. A Bangkok clinic at the center of a surrogacy scandal that left a Thai mother caring... Read more »
Rescuers laid out bodies in the streets on Monday (August 4) after at least 398 people were killed by an earthquake in China, leaving the idyllic mountain landscape littered with scenes of... Read more »
At least 68 people killed and more than 180 injured in blast at factory making car wheels in eastern Jiangsu province. An explosion has killed 68 people and injured 187 at a... Read more »