Asia Pacific

A large presence of a chemical often used as rat poison was found in the watermelon the family ate before their deaths.

The critical summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping could frame relations between the US and China for years (but don’t mention the war).

More than a dozen hikers have been rescued after a volcano erupted in eastern Indonesia, while authorities are scrambling to find three others who are missing.

The young tourist reportedly yelled ‘the rope isn’t tight enough’ before falling 168 metres to her death.

A top Trump ally has issued a blunt warning to Australia over its deep ties with China — and what it could mean next.

Australia is working to finalise an upgraded security treaty with Fiji this week as China appears to have killed off efforts to clinch a similar deal with Vanuatu. 

Japan’s visiting PM has raised concerns about China’s military rise during discussions with Anthony Albanese in Canberra, before signing several economic and security agreements

Wild footage shows the elephant throwing and overturning parked cars, after it had trampled a man to death.

Former Defence Force chief Angus Campbell says ‘kinetic violent’ action from China over Taiwan is unlikely to take place immediately, as a former advisor to Japanese PM says it could happen within the decade.

‘We talked about avoiding other things but clearly I should have added this to the list!’

Australia should be an example to the Asia-Pacific of how to manage the energy shock. Instead, what was one of the world’s wealthiest countries a century ago looks like an economic has-been.

Cruise missiles and anti-warship missiles have been launched off North Korea's western coast, striking ​their targets with ‌’ultra-precision accuracy’.

One of the world’s top-ranked airlines says it will cut flights from mid-May until the end of June, citing soaring jet fuel costs triggered by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

BYD has announced it is partnering with KFC to offer its EV users in China a one-stop feeding and fueling experience — in under 10 minutes. 

The landfall guessing game for forecasters continues as tropical cyclone Maila funnels weather and builds off the Australian coast.