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The US is turning up the heat on China
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The US is turning up the heat on China

When Donald Trump was taking aim at all things made in China, he left a back door open. It now appears likely that Joe Biden will slam it shut.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz

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China’s cash promises in South-East Asia are coming up short, report says

China’s cash promises in South-East Asia are coming up short, report says

President Xi Jinping launched the Belt and Road Initiative in 2013, immediately winning over many foreign governments with promises of unprecedented investment.

  • by Zach Hope
How Singapore pulled a swiftie and started a cultural arms race
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How Singapore pulled a swiftie and started a cultural arms race

Singapore’s “unfriendly” exclusivity deal with Taylor Swift has upset some country leaders.

  • by Zach Hope
Malaysian prime minister happy to reopen probe into missing flight MH370

Malaysian prime minister happy to reopen probe into missing flight MH370

Anwar Ibrahim also warned Western nations not to try to pit South-East Asian countries against Beijing after meeting with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

  • by Matthew Knott
‘Underweight and stagnant’: Australia urged to lift South-East Asia focus

‘Underweight and stagnant’: Australia urged to lift South-East Asia focus

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will release the government’s South-East Asia Strategy, which contains 75 recommendations for improving economic ties with the region, during a trip to Jakarta on Wednesday.

  • by Matthew Knott
Modi visit marks a high point in Australia India relationship
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Modi visit marks a high point in Australia India relationship

A stronger alliance between India and Australia serves mutual economic and security interests.

  • by The Age's View
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Modi visit marks a high point in Australia India relationship
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Opinion

Modi visit marks a high point in Australia India relationship

A stronger alliance between India and Australia serves mutual economic and security interests.

  • by The Herald's View
Albanese to take South-East Asia package to Quad meeting if Labor elected

Albanese to take South-East Asia package to Quad meeting if Labor elected

Labor leader Anthony Albanese will bring a package of South-East Asia policies to a meeting of the Quad grouping next week if he is elected prime minister.

  • by Anthony Galloway and Peter Hartcher
On the frontline of global warming, south-east Asia’s dawdling jeopardises net zero

On the frontline of global warming, south-east Asia’s dawdling jeopardises net zero

Home to 650 million people, the region risks “being left behind if we do not act now”, says a report by Bain and Co, Microsoft and Singapore’s Temasek.

  • by Chris Barrett
Australia preparing to spend up in south-east Asia to counter Beijing: sources
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Australia preparing to spend up in south-east Asia to counter Beijing: sources

The package will include measures to counter China's Mekong River dam-building exercises, which last year exacerbated a severe drought in countries downstream.

  • by Anthony Galloway
WA is only just starting to wake up to Vietnam's opportunities
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Vietnam

WA is only just starting to wake up to Vietnam's opportunities

It’s easy to assume international co-operation has ground to a halt because of COVID-19 travel restrictions and closed borders.

  • by Kyle Springer

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