Oceania

Australia had previously allowed New Zealanders to arrive without going into quarantine but New Zealand had taken a more cautious approach.

If we understand the state as a self-interested entity, then it is puzzling that it would not seek to neutralize issues that adversely affect half its population.

Skies cleared in time for the country’s first delivery of COVID-19 vaccine, but the lasting devastation may complicate distribution.

In tow was the U.S. ambassador to Palau, John Hennessey-Niland, a further sign of Washington's support for Taiwan.

In addition to the Pacific Island states, the SALPIE initiative covers island nations in the Caribbean and North Atlantic, which share climate change and COVID-19 concerns.

Much of the discussion about diversification is centered on two overarching premises: China and trade. What does that approach miss?

In the final quarter of 2020, 40 percent of all property sales in New Zealand were to people who owned multiple properties already.

More than 6 million Australians are currently eligible to receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. A mere fraction have received it.

The motion can be interpreted as a parliamentary release valve for the growing pressure around matters of human rights in China.

The diplomatic allies will open a travel bubble starting on April 1, potentially creating a framework for similar arrangements with other countries.

Vaccine rollout in the Pacific has been anything but uniform.