Yesterday
A lesson in private equity from one of the region’s hotshots
How to make it in private equity? Follow your heart, cling on in the bad times and check out Australia’s software companies, says billionaire Jean Eric Salata.
This Month
The Trump and Xi shows could not be more stark
For many observers, the contrast between China’s orderly political gathering at the Great Hall of the People this week and the White House chaos was stark.
Is Taiwan next? China keenly watches Trump dump Ukraine
The US president’s dramatic meltdown with Volodymyr Zelensky raises urgent questions about whether America would support the island if Beijing invaded.
Dutton pledges $3b to buy new fighter jets amid Chinese warships row
The opposition leader hopes to re-establish the Coalition’s traditional strength on national security.
February
Defence ignored airlines’ pleas over Chinese warship live-fire incident
The Department of Defence initially refused to provide airlines with the location of the Chinese flotilla so that they could avoid the area during live fire exercises.
Emboldened China signs Pacific mining deal amid Tasman naval drills
A minerals exploration deal between the superpower and the Cook Islands is Beijing’s latest push for influence in a region historically aligned to the West.
Trump’s assault on aid costs lives and ‘opens the door to China’
The US president’s attack on foreign aid has already led to deaths and is an invitation to Beijing to win hearts and minds in the Pacific and across our region.
January
Canberra should help us help the Pacific, for everyone’s gain
The government should not think businesses can be coerced into operating in the region but remove disincentives, writes TechnologyOne chief executive Ed Chung.
Quad could get surveillance role under Trump: Wong
Foreign Minister Penny Wong met other members of the Quad security dialogue in Washington, including US Security of State Marco Rubio.
South Korean president’s supporters riot over his arrest
Yoon Suk Yeol’s backers, armed with metal beams and police shields, stormed a Seoul courthouse after a judge issued an arrest warrant.
Can Chinese chips beat Taiwan in the global tech race?
SMIC’s stock rally shows – at least to mainland investors – that China can build a self-sufficient semiconductor ecosystem. But the reality could be different.
Seven truths on why Taiwan always will be China’s
Some Australian media recently provided a platform for false Taiwanese views about the one-China policy. Here are the reasons they are wrong.
The great ‘Asian dream’ has hit a roadblock
Across the continent, middle-class families are forced to rethink spending priorities as household wealth erodes. What can policymakers do?
Virgin Australia crew allegedly sexually assaulted, robbed in Fiji
Fiji police confirmed it was investigating allegations of sexual assault and theft involving Australian air crew during New Year’s parties.
November 2024
Trump warned on ‘relentless’ China as Beijing duchesses Pacific
China has overtaken the US to become the second-biggest donor of foreign aid to the Pacific.
US leadership ‘indispensable’ even with Trump: Rudd
In his first comments since the former president’s comeback, the Australian ambassador in Washington says he is ready to work with the new White House.
Robots in the operating room allow surgeons to ‘push the boundary’
A robot surgeon performing complex microsurgery at St Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne is patching up cancer patients in a first for the Asia Pacific region.
October 2024
China disappoints with latest stimulus plan
The government had raised hopes of more fiscal pump-priming of the economy after the central bank’s earlier interest-rate relief and liquidity measures.
Japan’s ‘Asian NATO’ shot down by allies
The plan, first floated by new Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba, would involve more formal military and strategic cooperation between north and South-East Asian countries.
September 2024
Donald Trump a threat to Australia’s economy: McKibbin
Long-term damage to Australian fortunes could result if the Republican nominee wins the US election and implements tariff hikes on China, new research suggests.