Asia & Pacific

Despite its superficial attractiveness, the ‘old for new’ housing policy can hardly save China’s property market, says China economist Davy Jun Huang.

Well-to-do Chinese Investors turn to Japan amid political turmoil in their home country.

The reduction in expenditure isn’t enough to balance a sharp fall in the tax take from an economy officially in recession.

Winston Peters has condemned a speech by a Māori Party MP that claimed the government intended to ‘exterminate Māori.’

US officials said they are ‘troubled and saddened’ to hear of the Moscow police raid and ‘deeply concerned’ about the persecution of Falun Gong globally.

Gavin Ellis, a former editor of the country’s largest newspaper and a professor of journalism, recommends a levy on digital platforms to support media.

The Solomon Islands election could have hailed a major change of fortune for Australian and US leaders in the region, except things appear to remain the same.

The three countries plus the Philippines have committed to ensuring right of passage in the South China Sea despite claims from Beijing.

No country in the Asia-Pacific region is among the top 15.

The government’s goal was for 220 million citizens to be signed up to its digital ID by June 2024.

Press freedom in China continues to deteriorate under CCP rule. The Chinese citizen journalists’ situation is especially dire.

Increased awareness and understanding of adult ADHD are important for ensuring that individuals receive appropriate support and treatment.

‘Russia joins communist China as the only other country where a judge has incarcerated a citizen simply for meditating.’

President Joe Biden said that Japan, along with three other countries, was struggling economically due to its refusal to accept immigrants.

State Department is advising other countries to deal with the CCP’s economic coercion.

‘We are concerned about this whether it happens in China or Russia or elsewhere in the world,' a White House National Security Council spokesperson said.

A war of words has erupted between a former Australian foreign minister and New Zealand’s deputy prime minister about AUKUS.

NZ claims Canada is blocking exporters and has not upheld an independent panel ruling from September 2023.