The United Nations is using an exhibition roller derby match in Beijing as a way of promoting China’s groundbreaking domestic violence laws. This fast-paced, full-contact sport is challenging traditional ideas about female athletes.
Ethiopians reading newspapers in the capital Addis Ababa. The country’s media is among the most repressed on the continent.
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Press freedom has changed little in the past decade. If the African Union is to commit to the principles of democracy, it needs to do more to uphold freedom of expression and protects its journalists.
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn greets US President Barack Obama on his arrival in Ethiopia.
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Between 1995 and 2013 the US provided about US$98 billion in aid to sub-Saharan Africa. But the country’s economic and political reach is slowly declining.
The Japanese bid to build Australia’s new fleet of submarines was unsuccessful.
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The increasing importance of non-traditional donors such as China has meant that the economic and political stronghold of Western countries in sub-Sahara Africa has gradually ebbed.
DCNS’ ‘Shortfin Barracuda’ was the winning design for Australia’s next submarine fleet.
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The desire to fritter away our pay packet on the roll of a dice may not be hardwired at all. So where does it come from?
A study has found that Australians aren’t primarily motivated by racism in their attitudes towards Chinese investment and foreign investment.
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The principal consequence of Australia’s inevitable but little-debated decision to acquire submarines is to contribute to a rapidly escalating regional arms race.
Yu Keping: ‘The movement towards democracy everywhere is a political trend that cannot be reversed. China is no exception.’
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Opponents of democracy often raise the spectre of social disorder. Over the long term, it is only democracy and the rule of law that will provide for the long-lasting peaceful rule of the nation.
Chinese businesses are unsure about how import duties will be applied, and so removed some imported products.
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China’s newly introduced “e-commerce laws” are actually just closing a loophole in regulation and shouldn’t be seen feared by Australian businesses trading with the country online.
China must boost its productivity to compete with TPP members.
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Before European imperialism fatally undermined China’s own dynastic system, it was customary for China’s neighbours to acknowledge its dominance by sending tribute missions to the imperial court. While…
Malcolm Turnbull will visit China this week in his first time there as prime minister. The two-day trip, including visits to Shanghai and Beijing, will juggle trade and political issues.