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The information included operational plans for a US military exercise in the Indo-Pacific Region.

China's capital recorded its heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years over the past few days as remnants of Typhoon Doksuri deluged the region, turning streets into canals where emergency crews used rubber boats to rescue stranded residents.

A new video showing a sun bear at a Chinese zoo waving to visitors has added fuel to allegations the animal is actually human in disguise.

Foreign powers are using social media to carry out espionage in Australia, the government has been warned.

Since the start of July the records have been tumbling, one-by-one.

Australia will manufacture and export missiles to the United States, and possibly other countries too, within two years.

With helicopters in the sky and soldiers on the tarmac, the drill at Taiwan's busiest international gateway reflects how Taipei is preparing for multiple scenarios in the face of fears over China's increased military intimidation.

A former US navy pilot awaiting possible extradition for training Chinese airmen will remain imprisoned in Australia for several more months at least.

It will burrow far into the Earth's crust as the country steps up its search - thousands of metres underground.

The ship is believed to be sitting off Queensland's coast to watch the exercises.

Talisman Sabre began in 2005 as a biennial joint exercise between the United States and Australia.

Chinese hackers have been able to enter the very inner sanctum of US politics.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he has pushed his Chinese counterpart on trade sanctions and the cases of two jailed Australians in the first meeting between the two roles in four years.

He has not been seen in public for three weeks, an unusually long absence, which has sparked intense speculation.

The leader of Solomon Islands has hit back at criticism of his nation's deepening security ties with China, saying the United States and Australia have nothing to fear.

The Solomon Islands lie 2,000 kilometres northeast of Australia, has been China's biggest success in a campaign to expand its presence in the South Pacific.

Six people have been killed and one injured in an early morning knife attack outside a kindergarten in southern China, according to Lianjiang city police and Chinese state-run media.

They are investigating whether the dumpling challenge violated the country's anti-food waste law.

China and Australia will look vastly different, according to these forecasts.

Two Hong Kong pro-democracy activists living in Australia have described the issuing of warrants and bounties for their arrests as "ridiculous", "hilarious" and "outrageous".

From the top of the tallest mountain in the pacific, to the sets of hollywood blockbusters: these are the world's largest Telescopes.

China's Trip.com, one of the world's largest online travel agencies, is introducing new childcare subsidies worth 1 billion yuan ($206 million) to encourage its 32,000 employees to have kids.

American spy agencies remain divided over how the pandemic began.

A strange object found in a school meal in China was the head of a rat, Chinese authorities have concluded, overturning previous official reassurances that it was duck neck.

The comments appeared to crack open a new rift just after the two countries agreed to tentative steps to stabilise the relationship.

Chinese President Xi Jinping said he was satisfied with progress in key talks, but the US had one major caveat.

Animosity and recriminations have steadily escalated over a series of disagreements that have implications for global security and stability.

The death of a social media influencer in China has fuelled a debate over how to regulate the online industry.

That hack compromised tens of thousands of computers globally.

Thousands of people converged on Melbourne's Federation Square on Saturday, June 10, to play 10,000 biodegradable kazoos, led by artist and composer Ciaran Frame.

A Chinese couple in Cambodia have been charged with the murder of a South Korean influencer, who allegedly died while receiving treatment in their clinic.

Some air crew will have their weight monitored monthly and undergo a review, if they are heavier than "standard" protocols.

As Russia and the United States gradually dismantle their retired warheads, China is building its arsenal.

If it goes ahead, Beijing could potentially eavesdrop on electronic communications across the south-eastern United States, sources said.

After promising in 2021 to only offer Australian-made paper bags at the checkout, Woolworths has revealed it'll now continue to source the bags from China and Vietnam.

It's the first major boon for Australian producers amid warming trade relations between Beijing and Canberra.

The United States military has released video of what it called an "unsafe" Chinese manoeuvre in the Taiwan Strait on the weekend.

The near collision between US and Chinese naval vessels in the Taiwan Strait highlighted the dangers of a military miscalculation in a dispute that stretches back decades.

China has tightened access to Tiananmen Square in central Beijing on the anniversary of the military suppression of 1989 pro-democracy protests.

The US said it would not "flinch in the face of bullying or coercion" after the much-criticised incident.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has flagged greater cooperation with Vietnam to help fill skills shortages as the two countries pledge to take their relationship to the next level.

A war over Taiwan would be "devastating" and affect the global economy "in ways we cannot imagine," US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has warned, as he underlined US support for the island democracy.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told a gathering of top defence officials that open channels of communication are critical for preserving peace, while also advocating effective deterrence.

Beijing accused Washington of violating agreements on the status of the self-ruling island.

Malaysia's maritime agency said Tuesday a Chinese barge likely plundered two World War II British shipwrecks in the South China Sea after discovering 100 more old artillery shells on the detained vessel.

Fighter jet flies right in front of US aircraft's nose, forcing it to fly through rough turbulence.

There are concerns treasure hunters disturbed the designated war graves of hundreds of sailors.

Authorities are rolling out new vaccinations to meet a new wave of COVID-19 infections.

Twelve hours after Sanqiange had downed four bottles of Chinese vodka, his family found him dead.

The island's defence ministry said it was monitoring the movements of the ships and will respond accordingly.