Vietnam's "blue boats" are accused of poaching in South Pacific oceans. (Courtesy of Australian Border Force)
Economy

Vietnamese poachers plunder South Pacific sea cucumbers

Regional nations to meet to discuss crackdown on so-called blue boats

27 February 2017
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Politics

Japan, China play for 'swing states' in regional trade game

Deal gains prominence after TPP's demise, but discord among 16 nations remains

25 February 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order to withdraw the U.S. from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, in the White House on Jan. 23.
Economy

Editorial: Don't give up on the TPP

Even without the US, the trade pact has a lot to offer

9 February 2017
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, left, met with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Canberra.
International relations

China makes neighborly greeting amid Australia's US strains

Canberra, Beijing enhance economic partnership, teaming on trade

8 February 2017
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shakes hands with New South Wales Premier Mike Baird during a meeting in Sydney on January 14.
Politics

Work-life concerns drive Oceania leaders' departures

Quitting politics means more time with families, better salaries

7 February 2017
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull talks in Parliament House in Canberra on Jan. 30.
International relations

Australia falls afoul of Trump's Twitter diplomacy

Obama-era refugee deal puts PM Turnbull on the defensive

3 February 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump shows the Executive Order withdrawing the country from the Trans-Pacific Partnership in the White House in Washington on Jan. 23.
Politics

A US-less TPP leaves China to set Asia's trade rules

Remaining signatories scramble for alternatives as Trump pulls out of trade pact

2 February 2017
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull walk together along the forehsore of Sydney Harbour in Sydney, Australia, Jan. 14.
Politics

Japan and Australia can help get US back on course in Asia

Washington's key Asia-Pacific allies should step up links amid uncertainty

1 February 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump shows the Executive Order withdrawing the country from the Trans-Pacific Partnership in the White House in Washington on Jan. 23.
The Trump effect

A US-less TPP leaves China to set Asia's trade rules

Remaining signatories scramble for alternatives as Trump pulls out of trade pact

1 February 2017
UC Irvine professor Peter Navarro (photo courtesy of the school)
Politics

Trump trade adviser sees bilateral deals replacing TPP

One-on-one negotiations to be central to US trade policy: Peter Navarro

30 January 2017
Parody ​of the Australian MLA advertisement by lobby group Cope St. Collective (Photo courtesy of Cope St. Collective)
Politics

National holiday marketing row polarizes Australians

Indigenous groups and conservatives riled by light-hearted ad campaign

25 January 2017
President Donald Trump signs an executive order to withdraw the U.S. from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact on Jan. 23.
International relations

TPP trade pact members explore plan B as deal collapses

Japan faces dilemma between more concessions, potential isolation

25 January 2017
TPP leaders at the APEC Summit in Lima on Nov. 19, 2016.
The Trump effect

Asia-Pacific scrambles to save TPP after Trump's blow

Australian trade chief suggests inviting China, Indonesia to join pact

24 January 2017
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Economy

Japan taking final step for TPP ratification Friday

Giving notice demonstrates commitment to pact before US pulls out

20 January 2017
Container ships and other vessels sit anchored near the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Dec. 2, 2016.
Economy

Patrick Low: Don't write off the WTO

Global body is best-placed to address issues blocking mega-regional trade deals

19 January 2017
The Batu Hijau copper and gold mine in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Economy

Company in focus: Indonesia's Medco Energi eyes its home market for M&A

Energy and mining group takes advantage of disposal of foreign assets

19 January 2017
Ghislain Wattrelo, left, a French citizen whose wife and two of his three children were on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, and Grace Nathan, of Malaysia, whose mother was on the same flight, at a press conference in Antananarivo, Madagascar, on Dec. 5, 2016.
Politics

Search suspended for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370

Move comes nearly three years after vast undersea area in Indian Ocean is combed

17 January 2017
The Batu Hijau copper and gold mine in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia (Photo courtesy of Medco Energi Internasional)
Economy

Medco Energi returns home in $3bn Indonesian acquisition spree

Energy and mining group takes advantage of disposal of foreign assets

15 January 2017
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Economy

Shinzo Abe invites Malcolm Turnbull skiing

Japan's leader visits Australia to drum up tourism, reminisce over TPP

14 January 2017
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Finance

World Bank arm to make bond market debut

Institution turns to investors amid rising global insecurity

10 January 2017
Sydney's Kingsford Smith Airport has a curfew from 11 p.m. until 6 a.m. (Photo courtesy of Sydney Airport)
Economy

Australia's airport plan highlights clash of politics and financial will

Canberra presses operator for quick decision on building multibillion dollar facility for Sydney

6 January 2017
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Politics

Japan launches public-private effort for New Zealand arms contract

Since lifting ban on defense exports, Tokyo has yet to bag big order

3 January 2017
Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force P-1 patrol aircraft fires flares during its fleet review at Sagami Bay, off Yokosuka, south of Tokyo.
Politics

Japan in talks with New Zealand for defense aircraft

Tokyo aiming for its first major arms contract

3 January 2017
Workers from Vanuatu working on a New Zealand vineyard (Courtesy Ceres Wines)
Economy

Pacific islands benefit from labor shortage in Australia, NZ

Seasonal farm work vacancies have increased significantly over the last year

29 December 2016