The New Zealand ruling elite depicts itself as a benevolent colonial ruler defending the Cook Islands from the alleged ...

The U.S. cannot sustain its influence or meet its objectives in the Indo-Pacific with only hard power or material inducements ...

Growing call for accountability marks this year’s International Women’s Day and the global intergovernmental UN meeting which is taking stock of promises made in Beijing Declaration 30 years ago.

Vanuatu and Kiribati welcome Chinese tourists and naval port calls. Nauru cut diplomatic ties with Taipei and warmed up to ...

New Zealand is facing its own ‘Solomon Islands moment’ over a shock deal between China and the Cook Islands that clears the way for Beijing to build critical infrastructure and a persistent presence ...

Analysis: Foreign Minister Winston Peters walked a tricky diplomatic line in Beijing this week when suggesting that a lack of notice about China's navy ship visit to the Tasman had been a failure in ...

The Cook Islands’ recent entry into a strategic partnership with China has spawned protests in front of Parliament, angered ...

China on Monday lauded DeepSeek's much-hyped AI model, but said the Hangzhou-based company isn't competing with America's leading AI firms. "As AI continues to reshape industries and everyday life ...

Kiribati switched its allegiance from pro-Taiwan to pro-Beijing in 2019, citing its national interest in joining several other Pacific nations that have severed diplomatic ties with Taipei in ...

The company’s joint venture with BAIC Group, Beijing Hyundai Motor Company Ltd, is also expected to unveil five additional new energy vehicles (NEVs) based on models from BAIC’s Arcfox units.

Called Contemporary Orange (Xiamen) New Energy Technology Company Ltd, the new joint venture has a registered capital of CNY330m (US$45m) – with CATL holding 70% and Didi’s Beijing Orange ...

President Trump’s abrupt and enthusiastic embrace of Russia and its authoritarian leader, Vladimir Putin, is propelled in part by a strategic desire to drive a wedge between Moscow and Beijing ...