Commentary / Japan | API Geo-economic Briefing Jul 28, 2020
Coping with China’s economic threat
by Shin Oya
More cooperation between smaller states could be the key to stopping China from dominating through sanctions and economic pressure.
Tennis Jul 25, 2020
Australian Open to feature smaller crowds, bio-security in 2021
Australian Open organizers have settled on a plan to host the 2021 tournament complete with bio-security and fewer spectators. Tennis Australia chief executive Craig Tiley will be looking at the running of both the U.S. Open and the delayed French Open to help plan contingencies ...
Asia Pacific Jul 25, 2020
Australia joins U.S. in opposing Beijing’s South China Sea claim
Australia joined the U.S. in rejecting China’s expansive maritime claims in the South China Sea, calling them "inconsistent” with the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. "There is no legal basis for China to draw straight baselines connecting the outermost points ...
Asia Pacific Jul 23, 2020
There were few bare faces among rush-hour commuters in Australia’s second-largest city on Thursday morning as Melbourne residents were largely complying with a new law making face coverings compulsory.
Commentary / World Jul 21, 2020
COVID-19 and the future of cyberconflict
by Muhammad Faizal Bin Abdul Rahman
Smaller states must prepare for a more contested cyberspace environment in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
National Jul 21, 2020
MSDF joins exercises with U.S. and Australia on doorstep of South China Sea
by Jesse Johnson
The move, the latest show of naval might in the waters, was sure to anger China.
Asia Pacific Jul 20, 2020
Australia's top doctor warns virus flare-up will take weeks to tame
A surge in COVID-19 cases in Australia's second-biggest city could take weeks to subside despite a lockdown and orders to wear masks, Australia's acting chief medical officer said on Monday as the country braces for a second wave of infections. The disease caused by the ...
Asia Pacific | FOCUS Jul 18, 2020
How blind spots with Melbourne’s migrants sparked virus crisis
by Sybilla Gross
For months, Girmay Mengesha has been an unofficial translator and health adviser in the public-housing tower he shares with hundreds of migrants in Melbourne. The Ethiopian-born immigrant jumped into the informal role when he noticed most COVID-19 information was in English, rather than the 10 ...
Asia Pacific / Science & Health Jul 17, 2020
'The fight of our lives': Australia posts surge in coronavirus cases
Australia's Victoria state on Friday reported a record daily increase in COVID-19 cases while neighboring New South Wales said it was banning dancing, singing and mingling at weddings as authorities struggle to contain a new wave of infections. Victoria, which has forced nearly 5 million ...
Asia Pacific Jul 16, 2020
From Hong Kong to Australia, COVID-19 spreads in unexplained ways
As countries across the Asia-Pacific region struggle with resurgences of the coronavirus, one data point is steering government responses: the share of cases with no clear indication of how infection occurred. These patients cannot be linked to other confirmed infections or existing outbreaks by virus ...
National Jul 9, 2020
Japan and Australia air 'grave concern' over Hong Kong security law
Japan views Australia as a "quasi ally" in the Asia-Pacific region, where China's growing clout is raising regional concern.
Asia Pacific / Politics Jul 9, 2020
Australia suspends Hong Kong extradition treaty and extends visas
Australia said on Thursday it was suspending its extradition treaty with Hong Kong and announced measures to attract people and businesses from the Asian financial hub, after Beijing imposed a new security law there. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the new national security law introduced ...