The U.S. Secretary of State called China's activities in the South China Sea," increasingly dangerous and unlawful."

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday sharply criticised China's "increasingly dangerous and unlawful actions" in the dispute over territorial claims in the South China Sea. These had "injured people,

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned Beijing's "increasingly dangerous" actions in the South China Sea as he met leaders of the ASEAN bloc in Laos on Friday.

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China will resume imports of Australian lobster by year-end, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday, marking the end of a four-year diplomatic fight that saw tens of billions of dollars of Australian exports locked out of China.

China will lift a ban on the lucrative trade in Australian lobster, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday, ending a broader, multi-billion dollar trade war.

Beijing claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, a view Lai and his government reject. Giving a keynote national address outside the presidential office in Taipei, Lai reiterated that the Republic of China - the island's formal name - and the People's Republic of China are "not subordinate to each other".

China has no right to represent Taiwan, but the island is willing to work with Beijing to combat global challenges like climate change, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Thursday, striking both a firm and a conciliatory tone.