Australia/Oceania

Indonesia, New Zealand: Leaders Meet At APEC
November 14, 2009 2117 GMT
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key held talks... [more]
New Zealand, Hong Kong: Free Trade Deal Concluded
November 13, 2009 0807 GMT
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key announced that his country concluded negotiations on a free... [more]
Australia: Call Rejected For More Troops In Afghanistan
November 12, 2009 1215 GMT
Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said Australia would not increase troop numbers to Afghanistan... [more]
Australia: PM Visits Troops In Afghanistan
November 11, 2009 1242 GMT
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Nov. 11 made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan to visit... [more]
Palau: Kadeer To Visit Released Uighurs
November 6, 2009 1804 GMT
Exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer will travel to Palau as soon as next week to visit six Uighurs... [more]
Australia, New Zealand: Top Fiji Envoys Expelled
November 4, 2009 0637 GMT
Australia and New Zealand expelled Fiji's top envoys, AFP reported Nov. 4. Australian Foreign... [more]
Australia: Interest Rates Raised
November 3, 2009 1344 GMT
The Reserve Bank of Australia raised interest rates Nov. 3 by a quarter of a percentage point to... [more]
U.S., Palau: Transfer Militants To China - Foreign Ministry
November 2, 2009 1720 GMT
China called for the United States to stop moving six East Turkistan Islamic Movement militants... [more]
China: Vice Premier Visits Australia
October 30, 2009 1718 GMT
Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang met with Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Oct. 30 in... [more]
Australia: Senate President To Visit China
October 28, 2009 1159 GMT
Australian Senate President John Hogg is scheduled for a Nov. 1-9 visit to China, at the... [more]
New Zealand, Malaysia: Free Trade Pact Signed
October 26, 2009 1407 GMT
New Zealand and Malaysia on Oct. 26 signed a free trade agreement that will abolish import duties... [more]
Australia: Ideas Discussed On Asian Bloc
October 25, 2009 1432 GMT
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd proposed a model for a pan-Asian economic bloc at the... [more]
China, New Zealand: Wen, Key Meet On Summit Sidelines
October 24, 2009 2018 GMT
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key met Oct. 24 and promised to... [more]
New Zealand: National Front To Hold Rally
October 23, 2009 2004 GMT
The U.S. Embassy in Wellington issued a Warden Message Oct. 23 saying that the New Zealand... [more]
Australia: Trade Talks Scheduled With Japan
October 22, 2009 0723 GMT
Australian Trade Minister Simon Crean will travel to Japan in late October to conduct... [more]
Australia: Plans Being Considered To Withdraw Troops From Afghanistan - DM
October 21, 2009 1557 GMT
Australian Defense Minister John Faulkner on Oct. 21 said his country has been trying to come up... [more]
South Korea: President Seeks Improved Ties With ASEAN
October 14, 2009 0612 GMT
South Korean President Lee Myung Bak will visit Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand for bilateral and... [more]
East Timor: Government Survives No-Confidence Vote
October 13, 2009 0716 GMT
East Timor's government survived a no-confidence vote in parliament over its decision to free an... [more]
New Zealand: PM To Visit Japan
October 9, 2009 0541 GMT
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key will visit Japan for six days in late October to enhance... [more]
Oceania: Third High-Magnitude Earthquake Hits
October 8, 2009 0153 GMT
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 hit 175 miles north-northwest of Luganville, Espiritu... [more]
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