Country: Australia
Related Posts
Australia to Buy Darwin Port Lease From Chinese Firm: PM
Australia plans to buy back control of its strategic northern port of Darwin from the current Chinese leaseholder, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday. China's Landbridge group was granted a 99-year lease on the port in 2015, a widely criticised decision ...
China Unapologetic After Live Firing Drills off Australian Coast
Beijing's ambassador to Canberra said Friday he would not apologize for surprise Chinese naval drills near Australia that forced dozens of commercial flights to change course. Some 49 flights were forced to divert last week when three Chinese warships announced live firing ...
Leading Rare Earths Miner Sees Profits Fall as Prices Sag
One of the world's largest rare earths producers outside China reported slumping net profits Wednesday, pointing to a "challenging" market for the hard-to-source metals used in renewable energy technologies. Australian miner Lynas Rare Earths digs up and refines so-called "rare earth ...
Beijing Accuses Australia of ‘Hyping’ China Naval Live Fire Drills
Beijing on Sunday said Canberra had "deliberately hyped" recent Chinese naval exercises near the Australian coast and confirmed its forces had used live fire in an incident that rattled Australian policymakers. Authorities in Australia and close ally New Zealand have been ...
Mining Giant BHP Says Demand Strong as China Recovers
Australian mining giant BHP reported strong demand for its output Tuesday despite global trade and economic uncertainties, citing early signs of a recovery in China. Sales of key commodities iron ore, copper, and steel-making coal all increased by volume year-on-year in ...
Australia Accuses China Fighter Jet of ‘Unsafe’ Conduct Above South China Sea
Australia said Thursday that a Chinese fighter jet dropped flares near an Australian Air Force plane patrolling the South China Sea, accusing Beijing of "unsafe" military conduct. Beijing swiftly hit back, accusing the Australian plane of "violating Chinese sovereignty and endangering Chinese ...
In Freezing Foreign Aid, the U.S. Leaves People to Die – and Allows China to Come to the Rescue
By Melissa Conley Tyler One of the executive orders U.S. President Donald Trump signed the day he was inaugurated was a 90-day pause in U.S. foreign development assistance. The U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID, ...
Rubio, on First Day, Warns China With Asian Partners
By Shaun Tandon U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, on his first full day in office Tuesday, warned jointly with Japan, India, and Australia against coercive actions in Asia in a veiled but clear warning to China over its actions at ...
Once-Promising Cobalt Mining Firm the U.S. Hoped Would Compete With China Struggles to Survive
Australia-based cobalt mining company Jervois Global was once hailed as Washington's answer to China's dominance in the critical resource mining sector but is struggling to survive after years of persistently low prices for the blue metal. Jervois' investors announced last week ...
China Launches Investigation Into Beef Imports
China's commerce ministry launched an investigation into imported beef on Friday at the request of representatives from its struggling domestic industry. The local price of beef in China has trended downwards in recent years, with analysts blaming oversupply and a lack ...
Australia Agrees Deal to Strengthen Solomons Police
Australia said Friday it had agreed to boost Solomon Islands' police force with a multi-year funding, training and infrastructure package for the Pacific nation, which has fostered close ties with China. However, as a sign of the competition it faced from ...
WEEK IN REVIEW: Marcos Rules Out Navy Deployment in South China Sea
Australia and the Pacific nation of Nauru announced a landmark security treaty on Monday, advancing Canberra’s aim of blunting China’s growing regional influence. Under the treaty, Nauru must seek Australia’s agreement before it inks any other bilateral deals concerning maritime security, defense, and policing. (AGENCE ...