Indo-Pacific
'Quad' nations flaunt stronger ties with first drill in 13 years
China tensions spur cooperation between Japan, US, India and Australia
Opinion
China's bullying of Australia is bound to backfire
World watches intently as Scott Morrison goes mano-a-mano with Xi Jinping
Trade
China blocks Australian timber imports in widening trade row
Logs joins lobsters, coal and cotton on list of targets as bilateral ties fray
Trade
Australian lobster held up in Chinese customs: trade group
Seafood faces tougher inspections at time of rising bilateral tensions
Interview
'Dangerous period' ahead for US and China, Australia's Rudd warns
Ex-PM fears Taiwan crisis between election and inauguration days in Washington
Society
Cannabis and euthanasia votes bring New Zealand to moral crossroads
Referendum results due Friday after impassioned campaigns
Opinion
Scott Morrison's China policies are selling Australia short
Canberra ignoring the real conundrum at the heart of its relationship with Beijing
International relations
Japan, US and Australia to finance undersea cable for Palau
Project marks first infrastructure aid for free and open Indo-Pacific under Suga
Trade
China trade pressure sends Australia 'wake-up call' to diversify
From Indonesia to India, exporters face a battle to make up for lost business
Politics
New Zealand economy, trade and China in focus after Ardern triumph
Handed first majority in decades, PM faces challenge of 'delivering'
International relations
Quad drills: Australia to join India, US and Japan at Malabar
Four countries eye defense cooperation in Indian and Pacific oceans, irking China
Politics
New Zealand's Ardern eyes COVID rebound after landslide reelection
Unprecedented performance gives Labour Party enough seats to govern alone
Commodities
Australia's cotton falls prey to diplomatic row with China
Growers eye shift to Vietnam and Bangladesh as biggest buyer shuns Canberra
Politics
New Zealand's COVID election tests true power of 'Jacinda-mania'
PM aims to turn pandemic success into unprecedented majority on Saturday
Politics
New Zealanders to vote on legalizing cannabis and euthanasia
Prime minister supports assisted-suicide bill but silent on pot question
Technology
Five Eyes and Japan call for Facebook backdoor to monitor crime
Security alliance worries encrypted messaging apps can be used by bad actors
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Energy
Japan strives to lessen LNG supply chain's environmental burden
Partnership with Australia and ASEAN nations comes amid divestment trend
Opinion
Which nations will emerge the strongest from COVID-19?
Liberal democracies must rise to protect the multilateral rules-based order
International relations
Quad ministers agree to meet once a year
US, Japan, India and Australia reaffirm 'shared goal' of open Indo-Pacific
Comment
Suga builds on Abe's legacy with Quad diplomacy
Quasi-alliances with India and Australia provide Japan firmer footing to take on China
International relations
Pompeo heads to Tokyo for Quad talks as Trump stays hospitalized
Huawei, COVID-19 and supply chains to be included in security dialogue
Commodities
Australian barley hits 3-year low amid friction with Beijing
Exports to China nosedive, triggered by conflict over origin of pandemic
Politics
New Caledonia set for vote on ending 167 years of French rule
China watching Sunday's independence poll on increasingly strategic island
Opinion
Rohingya are being left to die at sea. Does anyone care?
Asia's governments must put politics aside to protect the lives of desperate people