Australia/Oceania

Thailand: ASEAN+6 City Forum Meets On Global Warming
June 26, 2008 1500 GMT
Bangkok hosted a meeting of ASEAN delegates and representatives of six cities on June 26.... [more]
Australia: Will Consider Foreign Resource Deals 'Case By Case'
June 26, 2008 1354 GMT
Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan dismissed reports June 26 that Australia could increase... [more]
U.K.: BG Launches Hostile Bid For Australia's Origin Energy
June 24, 2008 1108 GMT
British natural gas firm BG Group presented a $13.1 billion hostile takeover bid directly to the... [more]
China, Australia: Miners Demand 85 Percent Price Hike For Iron Ore
June 23, 2008 1107 GMT
Mining giants Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton are demanding that Chinese steel firms pay 85-95 percent... [more]
Australia: Antam-Zhongjin Makes Takeover Bid For Herald Resources
June 20, 2008 1300 GMT
Antam-Zhongjin, an Indonesian-Chinese consortium, made a $525.49 million takeover bid for... [more]
China, Australia: Sinopec Buys 60 Percent Of Timor Sea Oil Fields
June 19, 2008 1154 GMT
China Petroleum and Chemical Corp., China's second-largest oil firm, has bought a $561 million,... [more]
Australia, China: Athletes To Sit Out Olympic Opening Parade
June 17, 2008 1121 GMT
Australian athletes will not march in the Aug. 8 Olympic opening ceremony in Beijing because of... [more]
East Timor: U.N. Security Handover Might Start Early
June 16, 2008 1405 GMT
U.N. police in East Timor might turn over security responsibilities to local forces earlier than... [more]
Australia, Afghanistan, Pakistan: Australia Sees Threat On Afghan, Pakistani Border
June 16, 2008 1122 GMT
Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said militants in Afghanistan's tribal area were a... [more]
Australia, Indonesia: Rudd, Yudhoyono Meet
June 13, 2008 1129 GMT
Australia and Indonesia are entering a "new phase of cooperation" on environmental issues and... [more]
China, Australia: New FTA Talks Planned
June 12, 2008 1202 GMT
Australia and China are set to hold an 11th round of discussions toward a possible free trade... [more]
Afghanistan: Australia Donating $230 Million For Reconstruction
June 12, 2008 1124 GMT
Australia is donating an additional $230 million for development and reconstruction in... [more]
China, Australia: Sinosteel Buys 40 Percent Of Midwest Crop.
June 6, 2008 1123 GMT
Chinese steel firm Sinosteel Corp. increased its ownership of Australian miner Midwest Corp. to... [more]
Australia: Top Anti-Drug Officer Arrested
June 3, 2008 1035 GMT
Australia arrested a top anti-drug officer June 2 on charges of participation in a $115 million... [more]
Australia: Troops Leaving Iraq
June 2, 2008 1258 GMT
Australian troops have officially ceased operations in Iraq, the Kyodo news agency reported June... [more]
Australia, Iraq: Australian Troops To Begin Leaving Iraq
June 2, 2008 1117 GMT
Australian troops will begin to leave Iraq to return home within a few days, in keeping with... [more]
EU, Australia: EU To Rule On BHP Takeover Of Rio Tinto
May 30, 2008 1630 GMT
The European Commission said May 30 that it will give a ruling on mining company BHP Billiton's... [more]
China, Australia: Baosteel Buying Into Fortescue
May 30, 2008 1101 GMT
Top Chinese steel firm Baosteel Group is considering purchasing part of Fortescue Metals Group,... [more]
Chile, Australia: FTA Finalized
May 28, 2008 1159 GMT
Chile and Australia finalized a free trade agreement May 27, Australian Trade Minister Simon... [more]
Australia: Mining Firms Suspend Share Trades
May 26, 2008 1540 GMT
Australian iron ore mining firms Murchison Metals Ltd. and Midwest Corp Ltd. said May 26 that... [more]
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