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Yesterday, China sentenced Yang Hengjun to death. But a minor tweak in a press conference transcript from years ago sheds light on a potential reprieve, writes Bang Xiao.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton urges Chinese President Xi Jinping to reconsider the suspended death sentence handed to Australian man Yang Hengjun as the government and opposition move in lock step.

Taiwan's top diplomatic representative to Australia has declared that he's "quite confident" that Tuvalu won't follow Nauru's lead and switch diplomatic recognition to China, despite Beijing's attempts to "lure" politicians in the Pacific Island country.

It turns out the pigeon was an open-water racing bird from Taiwan which had escaped and made its way to India.

A slump in banking stocks leads the Australian share market off its record high, as the US Federal Reserve douses rate cut expectations. See how the day unfolded on our markets blog.

The Australian share market sets a new record high after inflation hit a two-year low in the December quarter, as economists forecast interest rate cuts from the Reserve Bank could come sooner than expected.

The Coalition is trying to ramp up pressure on the federal government over new police cooperation negotiations between China and Papua New Guinea, saying it's "essential" that Australia's strategic position in the Pacific nation isn't undermined.

Chinese developer and construction giant Evergrande has been ordered into liquidation by a Hong Kong court.

Amid jostling between Washington and Beijing for influence in the Pacific, PNG has previously said Australia and the United States are its main security partners, and Prime Minister James Marape signed a $200 million security deal with Australia in December.

A Hong Kong court has ordered one of China's biggest property developers, Evergrande Group, to liquidate, which could have severe consequences not just for China, but other economies including Australia. 

Unlike the United States, synthetic opioids like a fentanyl aren't a major feature in Australia's drug markets. However, experts warn this could quickly change.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan hold candid talks in Bangkok aimed at keeping in contact, with Mr Wang stressing that "Taiwan independence" poses the biggest risk to Sino-US ties.

It a battle between the champ and the challenger, the data shows two very different styles in the battle to claim the Australian Open title, writes Cody Atkinson.

Between $7 billion and $11 billion of the nation’s cash is being used in the shadow economy to fund tax avoidance or other illegal purposes such as buying illicit drugs, according to the Reserve Bank. The news comes after the Australian stock market rose for a fifth consecutive day, hitting a three-week high before the Australia Day long weekend

Emails seen by the ABC show the prime minister's department was notified about a sonar incident with China's navy days before Anthony Albanese met with President Xi Jinping.

Australian households' debt-to-income ratio has reached 185 per cent of disposable income. Is it time to impose tougher lending restrictions? Read about this and how the Australian share market closed higher on Tuesday after an optimistic streak on Wall Street that pushed US stocks to a fresh record high.

China abandoned its one-child policy in 2016. In 2021 the country introduced a three-child policy, backed by tax and other incentives. But births are continuing to fall and the trend is accelerating, writes Xiujian Peng.

Eight bodies were pulled from the rubble as rescuers continue to search for dozens more people buried underneath 18 separate houses.

Thirteen schoolchildren die in a dormitory fire in central China's Henan province, Chinese state media reports.

Japan's space agency says it hopes a shift in the sunlight's angle will hit the solar panels of its 'Moon sniper' in a way that can restore its functions.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong vows to continue to advocate for Australian writer Yang Hengjun, who has now been detained in China for five years on suspicion of spying.

Japan is planning to land a car-sized spacecraft on the Moon this week. If SLIM succeeds, it will make history and pave the way for building landers that can explore the Solar System's  planets and moons.

Demographers said the rise was also driven by the aging of the population and the widespread COVID-19 outbreaks that started in December 2022.

China has warned Australia against cooperation with Taiwan and has deflected blame for a recent attack, whilst asking for greater cooperation between the two countries.

China denies one of its warships fired sonar blasts that injured Australian navy divers last year, while claiming a Japanese warship may have been responsible.