China

Weeks before the Paris Olympics, World Aquatics confirms a US criminal investigation is underway into the cases of 23 Chinese swimmers who failed doping tests in 2021 but were allowed to continue competing. 

China has handed over a massive newly-built presidential palace to Vanuatu days before the Pacific nation's prime minister is expected to visit Beijing.

Taiwan's coast guard says the squid fishing boat was near the Taiwan-administered Kinmen islands but in Chinese waters when it was boarded and seized. 

A steep hike in visa fees is pushing current and prospective international students to consider other universities outside of Australia.

Hong Kong billionaire media mogul, and democracy advocate, Jimmy Lai is still battling for freedom nearly four years after his arrest on a national security charge.

Australia's largest online bookstore, Booktopia, has collapsed and been placed into voluntary administration. Meanwhile, Australian stocks ended higher on Wednesday after a rally on Wall Street overnight.

Starting this month, many Australians travelling to China will no longer need to apply for a visa, but some challenges and inconveniences remain for foreign travellers when it comes to paying in the largely cashless society.

A six-legged Chinese robot "guide dog" could one day help vision impaired people live more independently, according to its research development team in Shanghai

No bark and no bite, but this guide dog could help millions of visually impaired people across China and the globe, says a group of Shanghai researchers working on the six-legged robot prototype. 

The Pacific's new top diplomat says it will be "hard" for the region to deal with China if Beijing behaves aggressively, or disregards the sovereignty of smaller island countries.

What began as a static test of a new "Sky Dragon 3" rocket by a private Chinese space company ended in a fiery explosion following the rocket's accidental launch. 

Facing up to 65 years in prison, Australian "top gun" pilot, Daniel Duggan, says he's an innocent man in a high-stakes game between the US and China. So, is he?

Alexander Csergo has pleaded not guilty to the single charge after he was arrested in April last year, having recently returned home to Bondi from overseas. He has remained in custody since.

Hong Kong's Education Department singles out two schools after an inspection finds their students are not putting enough effort into singing the anthem amid an increasing push for patriotism in the city's schools.

China's former defence minister Li Shangfu faces prosecution after provoking the ire of Xi Jinping's Communist Party which accuses him of causing "enormous damage" through political graft crimes.

After a downturn during the pandemic, foreign buyers are back. Most are coming from China, Hong Kong and India, with the value of transactions hitting almost $5 billion over the past financial year.

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele says he has asked Australia to help his country expand its police force to 3,000 officers after sitting down with Anthony Albanese for bilateral talks in Canberra.

US Olympic athletes have lost faith in the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to rid their sports of cheaters ahead of next month's Summer Games in Paris.

After last week's violent clash between the Philippine Navy and the China Coast Guard in the South China Sea, the president of the Philippines says his country is "not in the business to instigate wars", but would not yield to "any foreign power". 

A 17-year-old vocational school student from rural China becomes a celebrity on social media after reaching the final round of a maths competition, beating many others from top universities and raising questions about the education system.

The report found references to religious or cultural identity had been removed from the towns and villages.

The new guidelines urge Chinese institutions to defend national sovereignty, but China has no jurisdiction over Taiwan.

Now a few more details about what was (and wasn't) said behind closed doors are starting to emerge, bit by bit.

The Chinese foreign ministry says the Dalai Lama — the exiled spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism — must "thoroughly correct" his political views, as US poilticians push a bill aimed at pressing China to secure a negotiated and peaceful agreement on Tibet.

The Philippine military says Chinese coast guard officers armed with swords, spears, and knives rammed its navy boats in the disputed waters of the South China Sea.