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China president to visit Panama after Taiwan snub
Nov 23, 2018 (AFP)
President Juan Carlos Varela said on Twitter that his government has received official confirmation from Beijing about Xi's visit. Xi is to meet Varela on Decem...
UK 'slap' case against Chinese state TV reporter dropped
Nov 21, 2018 (AFP)
Proceedings against China Central Television (CCTV) reporter Kong Linlin, 48, were due to begin at Birmingham Crown Court in central England. But the Crown Pros...
Indebted Maldives sending envoy to China
Nov 21, 2018 (AFP)
China has loaned billions of dollars to countries around the Indian Ocean and beyond for infrastructure development, stoking fears of a debt trap. The new Maldi...
PNG police, soldiers storm parliament over unpaid APEC bonuses
Nov 20, 2018 (AFP)
The impoverished Pacific nation had rolled out the red carpet for visiting world leaders during the two-day conference and bought 40 Maseratis to ferry the dign...
Xi visits Philippines to cosy up to historical US ally
Nov 20, 2018 (AFP)
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has proven a willing recipient of Beijing's attentions, declaring shortly after his election in 2016 his nation's "separati...
Xi visits Philippines as China, US wrangle for supremacy
Nov 19, 2018 (AFP)
China won a windfall partner with the 2016 election of President Rodrigo Duterte, who has rattled the Philippines' century-old bond with the US while courting t...
Cambodian PM says no China naval base being built
Nov 19, 2018 (AFP)
China has lavished billions of dollars in soft loans, infrastructure and investment on the poor Southeast Asian kingdom, providing Prime Minister Hun Sen with a...
Intense week of talks ahead of Brexit showdown summit
Nov 19, 2018 (AFP)
Ministers from the other 27 EU member states are in Brussels on Monday at the start of what Prime Minister Theresa May calls "an intense week of negotiations." ...
China's Xi to make state visit to Spain next week
Nov 19, 2018 (AFP)
Xi "will begin a state visit to Spain on November 28," a spokesman told AFP, without specifying how long it would be or giving details of the programme. A state...
Police called on diplomats as APEC summit tensions boil over
Nov 18, 2018 (AFP)
The Chinese delegates "tried to barge in" to Rimbink Pato's Port Moresby office Saturday, in an eleventh-hour bid to influence a summit draft communique, but we...
New Maldives leader warns of 'dire' economy, renews India ties
Nov 17, 2018 (AFP)
Solih, 54, emerged as a common candidate for the opposition that united to oust strongman leader Abdulla Yameen in a September election. India's Prime Minister ...
Pence says US to partner in Papua New Guinea military base
Nov 17, 2018 (AFP)
Australia, which has long-standing military ties with the US, has already announced plans to redevelop PNG's Lombrum Naval Base on Manus Island. China's desire ...
France, Germany 'jumping the gun' on EU army: Dutch PM
Nov 16, 2018 (AFP)
"The idea of a European army is going way too far for the Netherlands," Rutte said at his weekly post-cabinet press conference. "France and Germany are really j...
Australia, Japan to deepen defence ties after historic Darwin visit
Nov 16, 2018 (AFP)
Trade and strategic relations took centre-stage at a meeting between Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Shinzo Abe during his two-day visit, before both travel t...
US, China rivalry to dominate APEC summit
Nov 16, 2018 (AFP)
Donald Trump is skipping the two-day APEC meeting, sending Vice President Mike Pence in his place, who is leaving after one day and staying in Australia rather ...
Department of Defense reports mixed results for 2018 recruiting
Nov 15, 2018 (UPI)
The active Army recruited 69,972 soldiers out of a planned 76,500 in fiscal 2018, or 91 percent of it's goal. The Army Reserve and National Guard numbers were m...
Chinese bishop 'missing' despite Vatican deal
Nov 15, 2018 (AFP)
The September deal paved the way for a rapprochement between the Vatican and the Communist country. The pair broke off diplomatic ties in 1951. There are an est...
With mixed roots, Okinawa leader takes base relief message to US
Nov 15, 2018 (AFP)
But the Japanese island's newly elected governor is hoping to break the stalemate by taking his message directly to the United States -- where he is emphasizing...
Pentagon to trim Africa forces as focus shifts to Russia, China
Nov 15, 2018 (AFP)
Currently, about 7,200 US military personnel are based in dozens of African nations, with notable footprints in places like Somalia, Nigeria and Libya. Pentagon...
China says is no threat to EU, after Macron army call
Nov 14, 2018 (AFP)
"We have never posed any threat to Europe," Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said, when asked about the issue at a daily press briefing in Beij...
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