An elite Fijian police unit working with Australia and New Zealand to fight surging drug trafficking in the Pacific may have been compromised by a powerful criminal syndicate.
The floods in Guangdong province were caused by intense convective storms that started last week and are expected to last until the end of the month.
Despite a patchy track record,including allegations of bribery,the Beijing-backed company is delivering a major project for the tiny Pacific nation,which is a major focus in the competition for influence in the region.
Veteran Australian swimming coach Denis Cotterell has vehemently rejected claims of systemic doping in Chinese swimming after a drug scandal rocked the sport.
Australia will take part in an annual military exercise beginning this week that will send thousands of Philippine and American military personnel into contested waters.
With Formula 1 returning to China after a five-year absence,the undoubted star locally will be a young Chinese-born driver.
Twenty-three swimmers tested positive for the banned substance before the Tokyo Olympics,but were secretly cleared of doping by Chinese officials.
Rising government debt and deficits in the world’s two largest economies could have spillover effects on the rest of the global economy.
Facing rebellion from conservatives fiercely opposed to aiding Ukraine,Republican Speaker Mike Johnson is hoping to force action after months of delay.
Australia is about to join the protectionist wave sweeping through major economies with its “Future Made in Australia” scheme. History suggests we shouldn’t.
Some 90 per cent of Russia’s microelectronics and machine tools used to produce missiles,tanks and aircraft,come from China,says the US.