China, New Zealand agree to deepen comprehensive strategic partnership
BEIJING, Apr 2, 2019, Xinhua. Chinese President Xi Jinping met with New Zealand Prime Minister…
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President Tsai praises success of Oceans of Democracy state visit
TAIPEI, Apr 1, 2019, Taiwan Today. President Tsai Ing-wen said that her Oceans of Democracy…
Solomons’ poll could have ‘domino effect’ for China: academic
HONIARA, Apr 1, 2019, RNZ. The caretaker Prime Minister, Rick Hou, has promised to review…
[Analytics] Pacific value of ‘one family’ lost on Indonesian government
Last Thursday, The Jakarta Post published an opinion article by the Indonesian Foreign Affair Minister,…
[Preview] What’s happening in the world next week: China Daily
The New Zealand PM will pay an official visit to China; NATO will mark its…
Christchurch shootings show radicalisation could be present in any race or religion: Singapore’s minister
SINGAPORE, Mar 31, 2019, The Straits Times. The fact that the perpetrator of the Christchurch…
Global water crisis looms, warns Fiji PM
SUVA, Mar 30, 2019, RNZ. Fiji’s Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama says the lack of clean…
[Analytics] Australia’s Huawei 5G ban is a ‘hedge’ against future Chinese aggression: former PM Malcolm Turnbull
Huawei and fellow Chinese company ZTE were both banned from supplying 5G equipment to Australia’s…
[Analytics] Cambodians terrorized by Hun Sen’s hate speech
The recent tragic massacre in Christchurch by an Australian extremist, unleashing his hatred in New…
[Analytics] Indonesia and South Pacific relationship: entering a new era
Just a day after hosting a High-Level Dialogue on Indo-Pacific Cooperation themed “Towards a Peaceful,…
French Polynesia moots redeveloping Makatea
PAPEETE, Mar 27, 2019, RNZ. The French Polynesian government says Makatea Atoll could be rehabilitated,…
NZ dollar’s ‘savage’ fall as Reserve Bank adopts gloomy outlook
WELLINGTON, Mar 27, 2019, NZ Herald. The Reserve Bank has kept its official cash rate…