Asia Insight
Papua New Guinea's Marape: Pacific power broker or PM in peril?
Amid U.S.-China balancing act, PNG leader faces mounting pressure at home
Economy
International relations
China woos Papua New Guinea with free trade push
Beijing leverages frustrations over economic ties with U.S., Australia
International relations
Australia foreign minister visits Pacific islands with eye on China
Climate, post-COVID economic recovery on agenda in New Caledonia and Tuvalu
Opinion
G-20 nations should commit $500bn a year to 'SDG Stimulus'
The world is running out of time to rescue the U.N. 2030 Agenda
Opinion
Asia's green transition will require more climate finance
Philanthropic organizations can support technological innovations
Opinion
Asia's 'blue capital' can help alleviate hunger and poverty
Fishery and aquaculture output can be sustainably expanded with care
Natural disasters
Tonga islands face food shortages a week after volcano eruption
Long-term aid to archipelago will be 'essential,' WHO official says
Interview
Tonga volcano: An explosion, then a rain of ash and rocks
Local journalist describes moment of eruption, ongoing water shortage
International relations
Australia and New Zealand compete with China for Tonga influence
Neighboring countries send ships and aid to help nation after volcanic eruption
Natural disasters
Satellite images show explosive power of Tonga underwater volcano
Experts say 'once-in-a-century' eruption has unique seismic features
Natural disasters
Japan's eastern coast hit by tsunami triggered by Tonga eruption
Waves 1.2 meters high reported; agency warns of those up to 3 meters
Politics
New Caledonia set for vote on ending 167 years of French rule
China watching Sunday's independence poll on increasingly strategic island
Travel & Leisure
Pacific islands await 'travel bubble' as French Polynesia reopens solo
Economic pressure prompts bold gamble in face of coronavirus risks
Opinion
Central banks must connect climate change and financial inclusion
Extreme weather can wash away people's livelihoods
Economy
ADB warns coronavirus threatens to chop 10% off global output
Bank says fiscal and monetary responses needed immediately to soften fallout
Opinion
Governments facing tough choices in COVID-19 crisis: World Bank VP
Countries in East Asia and Pacific must expand effective programs for poverty relief
Economy
Pandemic to cut Asian growth to 2.2%, worst since 1998 crisis: ADB
Thailand, Hong Kong and seven other economies to shrink, China to slow sharply
Opinion
Follow Greta and listen to women in fight against climate change
Poor and marginalized women are most affected by it but least heard
Opinion
It is time for G-20 to give way to tech-driven AI-20
Multilateral body based on harnessing artificial intelligence is way forward
Cryptocurrencies
Libra threat spurs small nations to create own digital currencies
Cambodia and Marshall Islands look to safeguard monetary sovereignty
Coronavirus: Free to read
Coronavirus: Week of Feb. 9 to Feb. 15, Beijing to quarantine all arrivals for 14 days
China reports 143 new deaths on mainland as cases surpass 66,000
Coronavirus
Australian universities stung by absence of Chinese students
Billions of dollars at risk as travel ban interrupts return of tens of thousands
Japan immigration
Japan intensifies crackdown on student visa overstayers
Number of countries subject to stricter checks to increase tenfold
Opinion
Australia's farmers welcome competition from US-China trade deal
From beef to peaches, Beijing is keen on Australian exports