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Taiwan's president is beginning a tour through the Pacific to visit its three remaining diplomatic allies in the region, which has angered China.

The head of federal parliament's intelligence committee has suggested Australia is bolstering its military capabilities in part to deter China from invading Taiwan.

The Philippine navy and air force were dispatched to monitor the submarine as it moved through the contested area.

As the US president-elect threatens to make it costly for a group of nine developing nations to drop the US dollar as their go-to currency for international trade, we look at whether they have the capacity to actually do so.

Countries remain divided on the issue, with more than 100 nations wanting to cap plastic production, while a handful of oil-producers are only prepared to target plastic waste. 

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te stops over at Hawaii and Guam as part of a week-long trip in the South Pacific, as Beijing warns the United States to handle the Taiwan issue with "utmost caution".

Beijing has launched a three-year plan to tackle obesity, with rates of overweight children and adults rapidly increasing in just a few years.

Justin Sun fulfilled his promise to eat the controversial artwork at a glamorous hotel in Hong Kong, describing the taste as "really quite good".

Dong Yuyu has been published in several international publications and is well-respected around the world.

The confirmation of an investigation into Miao Hua and his suspension marks the latest chapter in a growing corruption scandal engulfing China's military elites.

Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung were the final remaining Americans the National Security Council deemed wrongfully detained in China.

The Chinese ambassador to New Zealand, Wang Xiaolong, says if New Zealand joins security grouping AUKUS it will "inevitably" have negative consequences for the country's relationship with China.

Australia's annual inflation rate remained steady in October at a more than three-year low as electricity and fuel prices fell. The local share market rose after a rally on Wall Street. Follow how the day's trade unfolded on the markets blog.

Wall Street cheered the relatively orthodox choice the US president-elect made for his Treasury secretary nomination. Within hours, Trump threatened tariffs on key trading partners, reminding markets it's his world, not his cabinet's.

China's ambassador to Australia has declared there's "no reason" that Donald Trump's return to the White House should damage the relationship between Canberra and Beijing.

Tender documents reveal the Australian Submarine Agency awarded the lucrative AUKUS contract to the local subsidiary of McKinsey & Company last month.

The icebreakers have been invited to expand their use of Hobart as part of a push by the Tasmanian government to capitalise on China's growing interest in Antarctica.

In a matter of days, two long-running Hong Kong court cases highlight just how much the semi-autonomous city is shrinking under Beijing's gaze.

With Joe Biden about to step off the world stage, the jockeying for position has begun, with China's Xi Jinping taking an early lead.

Pacific aid dropped sharply as COVID support ended, while China has re-emerged as the second largest donor in the region.