Asia Pacific

Dozens arrested in Hong Kong on Tiananmen crackdown anniversary
Woman carrying flowers, man holding a candle among dozens arrested as Hong Kong cracks down on Tiananmen commemorations.
Published On 5 Jun 2023
Journalist Bao Choy wins appeal at Hong Kong’s top court
Court of Final Appeal overturns conviction saying a ‘substantial and grave injustice’ had been done.
Published On 5 Jun 2023
New Zealand pilot kidnapping exposes Indonesia’s Papua ‘hotspot’
The incident in a remote highlands region has drawn renewed attention to one of the world’s least-known conflicts.
Published On 5 Jun 2023
US slams China’s navy for ‘unsafe’ actions in the Taiwan Strait
US Indo-Pacific command says a Chinese navy ship executed ‘unsafe’ manoeuvres near an American destroyer.
Published On 4 Jun 2023

The progressive Move Forward Party won Thailand’s election but now faces another hurdle: a military-appointed Senate.

At Asia security forum, Chinese defence chief says Beijing seeks dialogue with US and warns against NATO-like alliances.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin tells Asian security summit that lines of communication with China are crucial.

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime says almost 151 tonnes of methamphetamine seized in Southeast, East Asia in 2022.

CIA Director William Burns emphasised the importance of keeping communication open between China and the US.

Hoang Thi Minh Hong is the fifth prominent climate rights defender arrested for alleged tax evasion in the last 2 years.

The Shangri-La Dialogue attracts military officers, diplomats, arms makers and security analysts from around the globe.

China’s envoy says in order to achieve peace, Kyiv’s allies must ‘stop sending weapons to the battlefield’.

Procurement could court controversy because export rules ban Japanese companies from selling lethal weaponry overseas.

Ben Roberts-Smith had sued for defamation after newspapers reported he had murdered civilians in Afghanistan.

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