Falling prices and cooling demand in China, because of the prolonged crisis in its property sector, caused Rio to more than halve its interim dividend payout in July

"It will support our transition to net zero emissions as well as create jobs in green sectors," Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said

The United States and allies including Australia have been alarmed at China’s growing influence in the strategically important region

China has been running a disinformation campaign in the Solomon Islands suggesting Australia, the US and Taiwan stirred up riots that rocked Honiara last year, a new report says

A motion brought to the Human Rights Council on Monday by the Marshall Islands, plus other islands in the Pacific, requests assistance from the UN rights office

A smaller than expected rate hike by Australia's central bank, of just 0.25%, helped send the Australian stock exchange to its best day in over two years

Australia’s thermal coal revenue is tipped to jump 35% while its LNG revenue is seen rising 29%, Canberra revealed

A US-led group met with African nations recently to bolster supply chains needed for the clean energy transition in a bid to "challenge Chinese dominance" in critical minerals

Mining giant expects global steel consumption to increase by 42 million tonnes in 2030 and 76m tonnes in 2050, due to soaring demand for solar and wind power equipment.

Ministers condemn Optus, owned by SingTel, for breach that affected 10 million accounts, urges company to speed up notification to customers whose personal data was released

US President says world security depends on Pacific security, offers $810m in aid at Washington summit, as island leaders vow to strengthen partnership

Asian markets had a mixed day on Friday with most markets down, bar India. Overall, equity investors experienced their worst month since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic