Vietnam, New Zealand upgrade ties to strategic partnership
HANOI, Jul 23, 2020, The Hanoi Times. The two countries focus on trade, agriculture, education,…
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Queensland premier declares Sydney suburb of Fairfield a coronavirus hotspot
SYDNEY, Jul 23, 2020, 9News. The suburb of Fairfield in Sydney’s western suburbs has been…
Post-pandemic travel: Singapore seeks local boost to revive tourism sector crisis
SINGAPORE, Jul 23, 2020, Reuters. Singapore’s tourism sector is facing an existential crisis, its tourism…
[Analytics] Indonesian investment in northern Australian agriculture
Indonesia is Australia’s oldest trading partner, with Aboriginal people from northern Australia having traded goods…
New Zealand PM sacks immigration minister over office affair
WELLINGTON, Jul 22, 2020, SCMP. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern sacked a senior cabinet…
Six prisons in lockdown after officer tests positive for coronavirus in Australia’s Victoria state
SYDNEY, Jul 21, 2020, News.com.au. Six Victorian prisons are in lockdown after a GEO Australia…
[Analytics] Australia’s strategic appetite should take more account of Indonesia
Australia launched its 2020 Defence Strategic Update this month to bring defence policy up to…
Niue waits to see how Cooks-New Zealand ‘travel bridge’ works out
ALOFI, Jul 20, 2020, RNZ. The premier of Niue will wait and see how a…
[Analytics] Inside China’s plans to claim ocean dominance
Inch by inch. Step by step. China is stealing the South China Sea. Jamie Seidel…
Australian figure skater Katia Alexandrovskaya died in Russia
MOSCOW, Jul 19, 2020, 9News. Australian figure skater Ekaterina “Katia” Alexandrovskaya has died in Russia….
Australia PM delays parliament as coronavirus spreads
MELBOURNE, Jul 18, 2020, Reuters. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Saturday delayed the opening…
Papua New Guinea may let Barrick reopen mine if court case dropped
MELBOURNE, Jul 17, 2020, Reuters. Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape said his government…
A coronavirus resurgence is threatening Asia’s hopes for reopening economies
SINGAPORE, Jul 16, 2020, ST. Asia’s coronavirus resurgence is sending chills across the region. Countries…
Scott Morrison unveils $2B ‘JobTrainer’ plan to help school leavers amid pandemic
CANBERRA, Jul 16, 2020, 9News. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced details around the new…
Mandatory quarantine lifted in Tahiti as tourist flights begin
TAHITI, Jul 16, 2020, RNZ. Passengers on a flight from France which landed today had…