Shanghai blue chips saw another fall, but the Nikkei, Hang Seng and other key regional indexes all saw gains on Wednesday

The deals mania comes as Australia undertakes a critical minerals strategy that envisages major collaborations with investors and global partners to become a renewables superpower

South Korea’s Star Group Industrial and China’s Baotou INST Magnetic will join companies in sectors such as electronics and autos in shifting assembly lines amid backdrop of increasing trade rivalry

A top Pentagon official says Aukus partner Australia would be an ideal site to test US hypersonic and other advanced weapons

A top security official said the Philippines never promised China it would remove the old warship on Ayungin shoal; Beijing's claim was a 'figment of its imagination'

Customs data on Tuesday showed imports dropped 12.4% in July year-on-year, while exports were down 14.5% amid weak demand both at home and abroad

China said on Friday it would drop tariffs imposed on Australian barley imports three years ago that affected billions in trade; eyes are now on curbs imposed on wine and other goods

A senate committee says the move would make Australia a more difficult target for serious foreign interference

Macron flew into Noumea this week and warned that the push for independence in New Caledonia could mean "a China naval base tomorrow"; top US officials are also touring the region

Global warming is thought to be making the world's oceans greener by causing greater plankton growth in warmer tropical waters, a new study suggests

Tesla has begun talks with the Modi government on plans to build an EV plant in the country that would sell cars locally at an affordable rate and export them across the Indo-Pacific, a source says

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index jumped 2.6%, while the Nikkei rose by 1.5%, and other key markets ignored dismal trade data in China to stay in positive territory on Thursday