China
New Zealand's Ardern meets China's premier amid Huawei spat
Ties with China have been tense under Ardern's government which has openly raised concerns about Beijing's growing influence in the South Pacific.
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China
What Chinese Australians really wanted to know from Bill Shorten on WeChat
While much fuss has been made about Bill Shorten's recent use of a social media platform popular among the Australia's Chinese community to defuse racism concerns, other issues actually dominated his online discussion.
- by Peter Hannam
No earrings, tattoos or cleavage: inside China’s war on fun
Chinese censors are blurring the earlobes of some of China's young male pop stars in television and internet appearances.
- by Li Yuan
China
Chinese officials issue stark warning about South China Sea confrontation
Two senior officials speak up to threaten "more countermeasures" against the United States in the contested waterway.
- by Kirsty Needham
South China Seas
New ambassador and $44m plan to mend fences with Beijing
The government hopes it can help ease tensions with China and 'turbo-charge' the engagement.
- by David Crowe
China's Li Keqiang says growth higher than expected
The Chinese Premier also told an international business audience that China was a key part of Asia.
- by Kirsty Needham
Andrew Forrest
'Twiggy' Forrest warns against anti-China sentiment
Businessman Andrew Forrest says Chinese people are just like Australians, and politicians are exploiting anti-Chinese sentiment.
- by Kirsty Needham
India
India shoots down satellite, shifting Asia's balance of power
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India had test-fired a rocket that shot down one of its own satellites, escalating a rivalry with China.
- by Jeffrey Gettleman and Hari Kumar
India
Australia faces deepening recycling crisis as India bans plastic waste imports
India will stop taking Australia's plastic rubbish a year after China’s drastic restrictions sparked a national recycling crisis. So where will we send our plastic bottles?
- by Jewel Topsfield
China
'Peak coal in sight' as new power stations drop and retirements jump
The global pace of new construction of power stations is slowing while retirement of ageing plants is accelerating, placing the world on track for "peak coal" capacity within a couple of years.
- by Peter Hannam
Courts
China expels former Interpol chief from Communist Party for 'lavish spending'
China will prosecute former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei for spending state funds and abusing his power.
- by Ben Blanchard