Australia is spruiking its forthcoming free trade agreement with China, but with China's economy slowing, the FTA won't make much difference.
An extradition agreement with China would deliver people to one of the world's worst legal systems, but the government may see that as a small price to pay for a free trade agreement.
James Packer's Macau casino and his future business prospects in the Asia Pacific have taken a hit, likely due to the Chinese government's wide-reaching anti-corruption campaign. Whatever his next move, Packer will need to speak softly ...
Instead of quietly bowing to pressure from the Chinese Communist Party to help net fugitive Chinese officials, the Abbott government should be leveraging the opportunity to agitate for the release of Australians questionably imprisoned in China.
China is not going to revolutionise its legal system and become a Western-style free democracy. But President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption program suggests some change is afoot.
With backup dancers and movie stars, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi makes quite an impression. And his thousands of fans in Australia will be lining up to see the man next month, writes Alys Francis, freelance journalist in Delhi.
Indonesia's new President has talked of hope and reconciliation as regards West Papua, but appointing a hard-line former general sends a different message, writes Nic Maclellan, a journalist and researcher in the Pacific islands.
Indonesia analyst Jim Della-Giacoma sifts through the sainted and the spurned in Jokowi's new cabinet.
Australia now hopes to send refugees from Manus Island to Cambodia as well as those from Nauru.
China's economy is slowing, and its housing market is in the toilet. While Treasury forecasts suggest everything is fine, underneath the surface the cracks are beginning to show.
