The foreign minister said: “Australia has been concerned and has discussed the issue of China on its influence in the Pacific and Papua New Guinea”. PNG Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko ...

The government is backing PNG’s NRL ambitions as part of a push to sideline China in the Pacific that also includes a planned new security agreement with Nauru. The Nauru deal, which the ...

despite Australian government sources saying negotiations would see China blocked from gaining a military foothold in PNG. PNG's entry into the NRL is expected to be announced in Sydney late next ...

Among all the smiles and handshakes at the landmark PNG deal with the NRL came chilling news of a potential “China clause”. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and PNG Prime Minister ...

In return, PNG signed a confidential security pact with Australia that is meant to stop China from gaining a security foothold in the Pacific nation, according to a report by Australia's public ...

Australia will spend Aus$600 million on the franchise as it looks to bolster ties with a northern neighbour that has also been courted by China ... is supporting a PNG team to join the National ...

As the gateway to Asia, PNG holds increasing geopolitical importance for Australia as China extends its influence in the Pacific. That’s why the Australian government has committed $600 million ...

Faced with a faltering economy and falling prices, the Politburo loosened the policy approach of China’s central bank and called for “extraordinary” measures. By Keith Bradsher Reporting ...

The move escalates supply chain warfare and comes a day after the Biden administration expanded curbs on the sale of advanced American technology to China. By David Pierson Keith Bradsher and Ana ...

SHI BUFA/FOR CHINA DAILY BEIJING -- The Eastern Chinese ... is set to launch a new round of international trade reforms aimed at strengthening its role in global commerce. The State Council ...

The tit-for-tat China-US chip war has entered a new phase this month, after the Biden administration imposed another round of restrictions on high tech memory chip sales to China a week ago.

China has built or expanded more than 200 specialized ... in custody,” comes with facilities with padded surfaces and round-the-clock guards in every cell, where detainees can be held for ...