US Navy commander in Asia welcomes Japan-Australia military pact
TOKYO, Nov 19, 2020, Reuters. A senior U.S. Navy commander in Asia on Thursday welcomed…
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.
China says relations with Australia are in ‘a sharp downturn’ — and it’s all Canberra’s fault
HONG KONG, Nov 18, 2020, CNN. China has declared Australia must take the blame for…
Australia shares Japan’s ambition for net zero emissions: PM Scott Morrison
CANBERRA, Nov 17, 2020, AAP/SBS. Australia shares Japan’s commitment to net zero emissions but it’s…
Meteor shower will pass over Australia after midnight
CANBERRA, Nov 17, 2020, News.com.au. In the early hours of tomorrow, the Leonid meteor shower…
15 countries sign RCEP, the world’s largest trade pact
SINGAPORE, Nov 15, 2020, ST. The world’s largest trade pact was inked on Sunday (Nov…
Australia’s PM cancels Papua New Guinea trip after James Marape’s party unrest
CANBERRA, Nov 14, 2020, ABC News. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has cancelled plans to visit…
[Analytics] How Australia and China can begin the great defrost
During the pandemic, the trade relationship between China and Australia has got bigger, not smaller….
Australia scraps plans to allow foreign students back
SYDNEY, Nov 13, 2020, Reuters. Australia will not allow foreign students to return yet as…
No formal request from US over ‘Quad’ coalition: S. Korean official
SEOUL, Nov 13, 2020, Yonhap. South Korea has not received any formal request from the…
Australia’s Great Artesian Basin water pressure on the mend as water take reduces
CANBERRA, Nov 11, 2020, ABC News. Water pressure in the Great Artesian Basin is recovering…
Australia is ‘on track’ to deliver a coronavirus vaccine by next March: Minister
CANBERRA, Nov 11, 2020, SBS News. Australians could start receiving coronavirus vaccinations from March next…
Singapore and Hong Kong to start ‘travel bubble’ flights on Nov 22
SINGAPORE, Nov 11, 2020, CNBC. Quarantine-free leisure travel between Hong Kong and Singapore will resume…