Asia Times Australia: news, opinion, community and culture from across the Asia Pacific, reported from Sydney.https://www.asiatimes.com.au/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/g7-ministers-say-chinas-moves-east-of-taiwan-threaten-regional-stability/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/g7-ministers-say-chinas-moves-east-of-taiwan-threaten-regional-stability/Beijing accused the Group of Seven of Cold War thinking after its foreign ministers criticised Chinese coast guard patrols off Taiwan's east coast.Thu, 12 Nov 2026 20:02:25 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/modi-heads-to-manila-for-asean-talks-as-quad-meeting-with-albanese/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/modi-heads-to-manila-for-asean-talks-as-quad-meeting-with-albanese/India's prime minister will attend the ASEAN-India and East Asia summits next week, with maritime security and trade on New Delhi's agenda.Thu, 12 Nov 2026 20:01:43 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/nvidias-jensen-huang-resigns-over-affairs-including-with-alleged-chinese-spy/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/nvidias-jensen-huang-resigns-over-affairs-including-with-alleged-chinese-spy/Chief financial officer Colette Kress becomes interim chief executive as the chip maker's shares fall and a Singapore-linked spy scandal widens.Thu, 12 Nov 2026 20:01:04 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/india-blocked-129-betting-websites-on-fake-court-orders-reuters-finds/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/india-blocked-129-betting-websites-on-fake-court-orders-reuters-finds/Two high court orders that India's telecoms department relied on this year were forgeries, and police in Uttar Pradesh have opened an investigation.Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:02:17 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/xi-says-taiwan-reunification-will-happen-makes-no-mention-of-force/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/xi-says-taiwan-reunification-will-happen-makes-no-mention-of-force/China's leader pledged a peaceful path in a Beijing speech marking Sun Yat-sen's 160th birthday, a week before the APEC summit in Shenzhen.Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:01:36 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/chinese-premier-li-qiang-to-attend-asean-summit-in-manila-amid-sea/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/chinese-premier-li-qiang-to-attend-asean-summit-in-manila-amid-sea/Beijing has confirmed Li will join leaders including Donald Trump in Manila after weeks of diplomatic sparring with the Philippines.Wed, 11 Nov 2026 20:02:39 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/taiwan-sends-acer-founder-stan-shih-to-apec-in-china-seeks-written/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/taiwan-sends-acer-founder-stan-shih-to-apec-in-china-seeks-written/Shih, 81, who was Taiwan's envoy at the 2007 APEC summit in Sydney, will attend next week's leaders' meeting in Shenzhen.Wed, 11 Nov 2026 20:02:04 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/indonesian-vice-president-gibran-resigns-after-rulings-on-school-credentials/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/indonesian-vice-president-gibran-resigns-after-rulings-on-school-credentials/Gibran Rakabuming Raka, who studied in Singapore and Australia, has quit after courts found his school equivalency papers fell short, an aide says.Wed, 11 Nov 2026 20:01:26 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/bangladesh-prosecutor-says-hasina-will-be-executed-if-she-returns-as-protests/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/bangladesh-prosecutor-says-hasina-will-be-executed-if-she-returns-as-protests/Police fired tear gas at pro-Hasina protesters as Dhaka said the exiled former leader had lost her right to appeal her death sentence.Tue, 10 Nov 2026 20:02:35 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/indonesian-vice-president-gibran-tells-prabowo-he-intends-to-resign/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/indonesian-vice-president-gibran-tells-prabowo-he-intends-to-resign/Gibran Rakabuming Raka told the president he wants to step down, but says he was advised to keep challenging court rulings on his school records.Tue, 10 Nov 2026 20:02:04 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/qantas-to-cut-850-corporate-jobs-as-accenture-moves-most/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/qantas-to-cut-850-corporate-jobs-as-accenture-moves-most/Chief executive Vanessa Hudson told staff the first finance, procurement and marketing roles will go by mid-2027 under a multi-year Accenture deal.Tue, 10 Nov 2026 20:01:26 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/australia-to-create-ai-safety-regulator-after-openai-agent-breached-medicare-portal/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/australia-to-create-ai-safety-regulator-after-openai-agent-breached-medicare-portal/The government has accepted all 18 recommendations of a rapid review, including mandatory incident reporting and a possible "failure to prevent" offence.Tue, 10 Nov 2026 06:04:49 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/chinas-trade-surplus-tops-us-1-trillion-in-10-months-as-ai/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/chinas-trade-surplus-tops-us-1-trillion-in-10-months-as-ai/Exports rose 35.2 per cent in October, putting China on track to beat last year's record surplus ahead of next week's APEC summit in Shenzhen.Tue, 10 Nov 2026 06:03:20 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/india-ready-to-mediate-black-sea-food-corridors-zelenskyy-says-after-modi/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/india-ready-to-mediate-black-sea-food-corridors-zelenskyy-says-after-modi/Modi spoke to Ukraine's president and Jaishankar to Russia's foreign minister before US-brokered peace talks open in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.Mon, 09 Nov 2026 20:02:46 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/okinawa-governor-seeks-review-of-us-forces-pact-after-alleged-murder/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/okinawa-governor-seeks-review-of-us-forces-pact-after-alleged-murder/Genta Koja wants a fundamental review of the 1960 Status of Forces Agreement after a Japanese woman was allegedly killed by a US Marine.Mon, 09 Nov 2026 20:02:08 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/china-extends-pause-on-new-rare-earth-export-controls-until-january-10/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/china-extends-pause-on-new-rare-earth-export-controls-until-january-10/Beijing has extended by two months export-control waivers due to expire this month, ahead of an expected meeting between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump.Mon, 09 Nov 2026 20:01:26 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/apartment-building-fire-in-northern-chinas-taiyuan-kills-14/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/apartment-building-fire-in-northern-chinas-taiyuan-kills-14/The fire broke out on Sunday evening in the capital of Shanxi province and 38 people were taken to hospital, state media reported.Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:02:34 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/sheikh-hasina-asks-for-new-bangladeshi-passport-ahead-of-planned-return/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/sheikh-hasina-asks-for-new-bangladeshi-passport-ahead-of-planned-return/The ousted prime minister, sentenced to death in her absence, says she will go home in December as Dhaka presses New Delhi to hand her over.Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:01:54 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/philippines-foreign-ministry-rebukes-officials-over-public-comments-on-china/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/philippines-foreign-ministry-rebukes-officials-over-public-comments-on-china/Manila's foreign ministry told security agencies that civilian authority directs foreign relations as it prepares to host an ASEAN summit.Sun, 08 Nov 2026 20:02:39 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/delhi-air-pollution-passes-50-times-who-limit-as-deepavali-crackers-defy/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/delhi-air-pollution-passes-50-times-who-limit-as-deepavali-crackers-defy/PM2.5 readings topped 760 micrograms per cubic metre at two Delhi sites as fireworks continued past a court-set 10pm cut-off.Sun, 08 Nov 2026 20:02:03 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/two-australian-pilots-survive-fatal-firefighting-helicopter-crash-in-borneo/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/two-australian-pilots-survive-fatal-firefighting-helicopter-crash-in-borneo/A third crew member was killed when the water-bombing helicopter crashed into the Barito River, the second such crash in Indonesia in days.Sun, 08 Nov 2026 20:01:23 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/batam-residents-protest-data-centres-as-taps-run-dry-in-drought/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/batam-residents-protest-data-centres-as-taps-run-dry-in-drought/Residents of the Indonesian island blame new AI data centres for water outages. Officials point to an El Nino-driven drought.Sun, 08 Nov 2026 06:02:33 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/magnitude-5-7-earthquake-injures-more-than-20-in-central-japan/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/magnitude-5-7-earthquake-injures-more-than-20-in-central-japan/A strong quake centred in Shizuoka Prefecture shattered shop windows and slowed bullet trains early on Sunday. No tsunami warning was issued.Sun, 08 Nov 2026 06:01:50 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/chinese-delivery-rider-stabbed-to-death-in-melbourne-cbd-man-arrested/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/chinese-delivery-rider-stabbed-to-death-in-melbourne-cbd-man-arrested/A 47-year-old rider from Shaanxi died and a second rider was hurt after the pair confronted a man over their bikes, police said.Sat, 07 Nov 2026 20:03:07 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/new-zealand-election-too-close-to-call-as-overseas-and-special-votes/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/new-zealand-election-too-close-to-call-as-overseas-and-special-votes/Christopher Luxon's coalition leads narrowly on preliminary results, but uncounted special votes could still change who governs.Sat, 07 Nov 2026 20:02:23 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/malaysias-king-warns-against-disputing-najibs-house-arrest-pardon/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/malaysias-king-warns-against-disputing-najibs-house-arrest-pardon/Sultan Ibrahim says his conditional pardon for Najib Razak is unambiguous after the Attorney-General's Chambers halted the ex-leader's move home.Sat, 07 Nov 2026 20:01:40 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/japan-launches-emergency-cyber-package-after-wave-of-hacks-on-businesses/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/japan-launches-emergency-cyber-package-after-wave-of-hacks-on-businesses/Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has approved an initial 10 billion yen for measures after dozens of companies reported unauthorised access to their systems.Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:02:33 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/malaysia-to-pay-rm10-000-to-families-of-54-citizens-missing/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/malaysia-to-pay-rm10-000-to-families-of-54-citizens-missing/Each family will get a one-off payment through the national disaster agency, with spouses first in line, Malaysia's human resources minister said.Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:01:38 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/myanmar-sets-april-by-elections-in-39-seats-including-areas-hit/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/myanmar-sets-april-by-elections-in-39-seats-including-areas-hit/Voting is set for April 4, 2027, and includes seats where the junta's earlier polls were called off because of the civil war.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 20:03:29 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/malaysias-attorney-general-halts-najibs-move-to-house-arrest-for-legal-review/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/malaysias-attorney-general-halts-najibs-move-to-house-arrest-for-legal-review/Former prime minister Najib Razak remains in Kajang Prison after prosecutors suspended his transfer home despite a royal pardon and a court order.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 20:02:14 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/chris-v-chris-new-zealand-votes-with-polls-pointing-to-coalition-talks/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/chris-v-chris-new-zealand-votes-with-polls-pointing-to-coalition-talks/Voting closes at 5pm AEDT on Saturday. Surveys suggest neither Christopher Luxon's National nor Chris Hipkins' Labour can govern alone.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 20:01:33 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/umno-pays-najibs-rm50-million-fine-clearing-way-for-house-arrest/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/umno-pays-najibs-rm50-million-fine-clearing-way-for-house-arrest/Malaysia's former prime minister met a condition of his royal pardon after a party-run public fund raised the money, but his release date is unclear.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:06:52 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/former-macau-lawmaker-au-kam-san-jailed-for-12-5-years/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/former-macau-lawmaker-au-kam-san-jailed-for-12-5-years/The 69-year-old democracy campaigner was convicted of subversion and other offences after a closed-door trial in the former Portuguese colony.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:05:17 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/david-jones-enters-voluntary-administration-after-188-years-6-000-jobs/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/david-jones-enters-voluntary-administration-after-188-years-6-000-jobs/Australia's oldest department store chain will keep trading while administrators and receivers review a business hit by losses and unpaid rent.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 20:02:53 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/thailand-bans-academic-handbook-over-national-security-exiled-editor-blames-monarchy-content/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/thailand-bans-academic-handbook-over-national-security-exiled-editor-blames-monarchy-content/Thai police say an academic handbook threatens national security. Its Japan-based editor says it was banned for its chapters on the monarchy.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 20:02:05 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/south-korea-to-move-anti-piracy-unit-closer-to-strait-of-hormuz/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/south-korea-to-move-anti-piracy-unit-closer-to-strait-of-hormuz/Seoul will ask parliament to send patrol aircraft and an ordnance disposal team to waters off Oman, and says the mission is strictly non-combat.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 20:01:24 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/prabowo-sacks-chief-of-staff-over-wiretapping-case-as-troops-deploy/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/prabowo-sacks-chief-of-staff-over-wiretapping-case-as-troops-deploy/Former police chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo is accused of tapping the president's phone, as more than 20,000 personnel head to the capital.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 06:08:15 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/joshua-wong-jailed-for-10-more-years-in-second-hong-kong-national/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/joshua-wong-jailed-for-10-more-years-in-second-hong-kong-national/The activist, due for release in January, pleaded guilty to colluding with foreign forces and is now not expected out until late 2036, CNA reported.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 06:05:00 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/seoul-court-upholds-yoons-election-conviction-former-party-could-owe-us-30m/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/seoul-court-upholds-yoons-election-conviction-former-party-could-owe-us-30m/An appeals court kept the former South Korean president's 18-month suspended sentence, and his lawyers plan to go to the Supreme Court.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 20:02:34 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/us-sanctions-chandigarh-couple-and-indian-firms-over-alleged-iran-shipping-network/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/us-sanctions-chandigarh-couple-and-indian-firms-over-alleged-iran-shipping-network/US Treasury alleges the India-based network supplied false flags and certificates to sanctioned vessels carrying Iranian petroleum.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 20:01:56 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/china-in-contact-with-russia-and-us-over-possible-leaders-meeting/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/china-in-contact-with-russia-and-us-over-possible-leaders-meeting/Beijing says it is talking to Washington and Moscow about a possible Xi, Trump and Putin meeting at the APEC summit in Shenzhen.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 20:01:25 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/canva-restructure-hits-22-per-cent-of-staff-as-sydney-becomes-main/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/canva-restructure-hits-22-per-cent-of-staff-as-sydney-becomes-main/Melanie Perkins says growth has slowed for the first time in a decade, with staff facing job losses, relocation or new roles.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:02:10 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/kim-yo-jong-rejects-us-talks-after-fbi-blames-north-korea/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/kim-yo-jong-rejects-us-talks-after-fbi-blames-north-korea/Kim Jong Un's sister says Pyongyang has "no need" for dialogue with Washington and denies stealing more than US$6 billion in crypto.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:01:34 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/socceroos-asian-cup-bid-delayed-as-tournament-moves-to-december-2027/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/socceroos-asian-cup-bid-delayed-as-tournament-moves-to-december-2027/The Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia has been pushed back after Houthi-claimed attacks on the kingdom, and the new dates still need FIFA approval.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 20:02:27 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/top-un-court-sets-november-19-for-ruling-in-rohingya-genocide-case/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/top-un-court-sets-november-19-for-ruling-in-rohingya-genocide-case/The International Court of Justice will decide whether Myanmar's crackdown on the Rohingya breached the 1948 Genocide Convention.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 20:01:52 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/indonesia-arrests-former-police-chief-over-alleged-wiretapping-of-prabowo/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/indonesia-arrests-former-police-chief-over-alleged-wiretapping-of-prabowo/Police allege three suspects intercepted the phones of the president, officials and journalists without authority, then deleted the records.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 20:01:20 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/china-unveils-stock-market-support-after-worst-month-in-a-decade/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/china-unveils-stock-market-support-after-worst-month-in-a-decade/Beijing announced swaps and cheaper buyback loans after an 8.5 per cent October slide, but CNA reported shares fell again in early trade.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 06:02:59 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/rba-lifts-cash-rate-to-4-85-per-cent-highest-since-2008/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/rba-lifts-cash-rate-to-4-85-per-cent-highest-since-2008/The fifth rise of 2026 divided the board six votes to three, and the bank expects inflation to stay above 3 per cent until late 2027.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 06:02:21 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/vietnam-drops-plan-for-child-organ-donors-after-public-backlash/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/vietnam-drops-plan-for-child-organ-donors-after-public-backlash/A revised draft law limits posthumous organ donation to people aged 18 or older after criticism of a provision covering 15 to 17-year-olds.Mon, 02 Nov 2026 20:02:45 GMThttps://www.asiatimes.com.au/delhi-air-turns-very-poor-for-first-time-this-winter-tighter-curbs/https://www.asiatimes.com.au/delhi-air-turns-very-poor-for-first-time-this-winter-tighter-curbs/India's capital recorded an AQI of 324 on Monday, triggering Stage 2 emergency measures a day after its Winter Action Plan began.Mon, 02 Nov 2026 20:02:08 GMT