PM Morrison breaks silence on ‘troubling’ haze crisis caused by fires in Australia, admits climate change is a factor
SYDNEY, Dec 12, 2019, AFP. Facing angry street protests and mounting political pressure, Australia’s Prime…
Australia
Australia is an economy of 24 million people and is one of the 12 founding members of APEC. When it co-founded the forum in 1989, Australia’s real GDP was USD 590 billion. Its per capita GDP was USD 35,000. In 2016, its real GDP has risen to USD 1.3 trillion, while its per capita GDP stood at USD 55,600.
NZ White Island eruption: The dead, the missing and the injured
WELLINGTON, Dec 12, 2019, NZ Herald. Eight people confirmed dead, autopsies and formal identification continues…
Australians to protest as bushfire haze sparks health crisis
SYDNEY, Dec 11, 2019, AFP. Thousands were expected to rally in Sydney on Wednesday to…
Report on CPTPP shows Canada’s trade with others still impacted by China, US
OTTAWA, Dec 11, 2019, Business in Vancouver. The 11-nation Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership trade…
[Analytics] ASEAN anchor to Asian trade policy strategy
As the global trade regime threatens to unravel under the Trump administration’s assault on the…
Two men dead in Queensland plane crash
GLADSTONE, Dec 8, 2019, 9News. Two men have been killed in a plane crash at…
[Analytics] Cracks in Xi and Modi’s shared world vision
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Chennai, India from…
Sunday looms as pivotal day in bushfire battle in Australia
SYDNEY, Dec 7, 2019, The Sydney Morning Herald. Thousands of emergency service workers battling out…
[Analytics] Australia’s middle power role in combating illegal fishing
Combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing — an important issue for littoral Southeast Asian…
Phuket resort outlook healthy: Global Resort Report
BANGKOK, Dec 6, 2019, Bangkok Post. Buoyed by the rise of experience-driven travel and an…
Bushfire emergencies unfolding on Sydney’s outskirts amid severe fire danger
SYDNEY, Dec 5, 2019, The Sydney Morning Herald. Firefighters are battling two bushfire emergencies unfolding…
Refugee resettlement deal between New Zealand and Australia is still on the table: PM Ardern
AUCKLAND, Dec 5, 2019, NZ Herald. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says a refugee resettlement deal…
