Indonesia is facing its worst wildfire crisis in 11 years, with extensive areas of land destroyed by fires across Sumatra, Borneo and Papua. Meanwhile, Australia is reportedly set to assist Jakarta in its firefighting efforts by joining ongoing waterbombing operations. The move comes days after a helicopter crashed during a firefighting mission on Borneo, leaving…
CGTN published an article spotlighting the rich and diverse cultural exchanges between China and Germany. The article assesses how cultural exchanges are bringing people from the two countries closer and build mutual understanding and friendship. BEIJING, Oct. 31, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, met with Elke Budenbender, wife…
The Resources Minister Madeleine King says nationalising a Perth-based heavy rare earths company is an “option” for the government as China-linked investors continue to defy orders to divest from the strategically sensitive miner. In May, federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers ordered six investors which hold around 17 per cent of Northern Minerals to divest by July…
Thirty-nine organisations representing Hong Kong, Tibetan, Uyghur, Taiwanese and other diaspora communities in Australia and around the world have issued a joint statement rejecting and strongly condemning China’s new ethnic unity law. China’s Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion law, which came into effect on July 1, is designed to create a “shared” national identity among…