Solomon Islands Prime Minister in Beijin...

The high-level meeting on economic and trade affairs between China and the United States has concluded in Geneva. Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng said the two sides have reached substantive progress and important consensus. 

A Chinese diplomat says the country is ready to strengthen coordination with Latin American countries to uphold international multilateralism. 

The fourth ministerial meeting of a forum between China and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States will convene in Beijing on Tuesday. 

Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka is in Aotearoa on his first official visit after winning the election six months ago. Mr Rabuka was welcomed by the Fijian Community in Auckland last night. RNZ Pacific's Rachael Nath was at the ceremony and filed this report. 

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The Trump administration announces a review into the AUKUS defence pact. Is it a wake-up call for Australia? Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks with The World Today. 

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From Huawei towers in the Solomons to an Australian government brokered purchase of Digicel in Fiji we talk with an expert about some of the interesting developments in Pacific telecommunications. 

A former president of Kiribati, believes his country is cooking up a deal with China that may have influenced its withdrawal from the Pacific Islands Forum. 

The Hong Kong-based company CK Hutchinson, led by billionaire Li Ka-shing, recently announced a deal to sell majority stakes in two ports on the Panama Canal. The deal with a consortium of investors led by BlackRock pleased President Donald Trump, after he had expressed interest ... Show More

Asia correspondent Diane To speaks to Lisa Owen about the release of a journalist jailed for covid reporting, and the new VIP pet travel at a Chinese airport.