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‘Must be a mistake’: Pacific leaders remove Taiwan from document after China complaint
A traditional communiqué released at the end of the Pacific Islands Forum on Friday has enraged China so much, a new one was quietly reposted on Saturday.
- by Kirsty Needham
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‘Gotta be fun, gotta be cool, gotta be sexy’: The candidates vying to be Japan’s PM
Up to 11 candidates could contest the election to become head of Japan’s ruling party and the country’s prime minister. Among them is the son a former PM and two women vying to become the country’s first female leader.
- by Lisa Visentin
Chinese spy plane breaches Japan’s airspace
Japan lodged a formal protest with the Chinese government, summoning the Charge d’Affaires of the Chinese embassy in Tokyo.
- by Lisa Visentin
China’s ‘harsh winter’ spells turbulent economic times for Australia
President Xi Jinping’s push to end reliance on property-led growth has profound implications for the steel industry and is sending out global shockwaves.
- by Lisa Visentin
Nepal asks China to wipe away airport loan it can’t afford to pay back
The new airport in Pokhara was meant to bring prosperity to Nepal. Instead, it has saddled it with debt.
- by Bhadra Sharma and Daisuke Wakabayashi
Is India a safe place for women? Another brutal killing raises the question
The scourge of sexual violence in one of the world’s fastest-growing nations has spurred widespread protests.
- by Anupreeta Das and Sameer Yasir
It’s now so much easier to visit China, but Australians remain wary
But as of July 1 this year, it is much easier for Australians to travel to soak up Chinese culture.
- by Lisa Visentin
More than one million doctors go on strike in India
India’s medical workers held a countrywide strike to protest the rape and killing of a trainee doctor – but the nation’s reckoning with sexual violence against women is longstanding.
- by Sheikh Saaliq
Dolphin attacks spoil summer along stretch of Japanese beaches
One man told local media that he was swimming close to the shore when a dolphin bit his arm and tried to force itself on top of him, almost pushing him underwater.
- by Hisako Ueno and Yan Zhuang
Daughter of Thailand’s former divisive leader becomes country’s new PM
Thailand’s parliament elected Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of billionaire former leader Thaksin Shinawatra, as the country’s new prime minister.
- by Zach Hope
Opinion
Bali
When it comes to Bali, people fall into two camps. Last week I almost switched
There’s the “I’ve been to Bali 25 times” camp and the “Bali’s not for me” camp. For reasons unknown my feet have been firmly in the latter.
- by Annemarie Fleming