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An alleged drug lord operating across Asia who has been compared to the notorious Mexican kingpin El Chapo is set to be handed over by the Netherlands to Australia.

China's President gives defiant speech blasting foreign powers as he marks CCP's 100th anniversary.

Pro-democracy activist Chow Hang Tung has been arrested by Hong Kong police on the 32nd anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

Coronavirus continues to pose "unprecedented risks to travellers", the US state department advises Americans.

The changes will be discussed at China's largest political meeting which has kicked off in Beijing.

One year on from the first Covid-19 case announced in New Zealand, RNZ takes a day-by-day look back at the unfolding of the pandemic in this country.

Australian Federal Police are seeking to extradite an alleged Asian drug syndicate leader who has been arrested boarding a plane at Amsterdam's Schipol Airport.

He was known for his support of Republicans - including Trump - and the state of Israel.

In today's sports news - Covid-19 hits South Africa cricket team and threatens India/Australia test and breakdancing into Asian Games.

A strong majority of Chinese New Zealanders say they still prefer National to Labour, even though they're pretty happy with the government's Covid response.

Palau is to open up its borders to travellers but still under strict protocols.

Some members of the openly anti-Chinese Communist Party spiritual group, Falun Gong, fear for their safety after mainland China enacted a new national security law in Hong Kong.

Dozens of people have been arrested in Hong Kong, including a man carrying a pro-independence flag, after a new "anti-protest" law came into effect, officials say.

China's capital cancelled scores of flights, shut schools and blocked off some neighbourhoods as it ramped up efforts to contain a coronavirus outbreak.

British world heavyweight champions Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have agreed financial terms for a two-fight deal.

Hong Kong police have for the first time in 30 years banned the large vigil held in Hong Kong each year to mark the Tiananmen Square crackdown.

About 3000 delegates to the annual gathering of China's largely rubber-stamp parliament are expected to gather in Beijing to discuss political and economic policy.

The Marshall Islands has taken the unprecedented action of closing off all airline travel into the country for a two-week period in an effort to prevent importation of the Covid-19 coronarivus .

Laboratory tests for a suspected Covid-19 coronavirus case in the Marshall Islands have returned negative.

The Cook Islands government won't compromise the well-being of its people for economic gains, says prime minister Henry Puna.

A luxury liner carrying passengers and crew from Italy - the European nation worst hit by coronavirus - is scheduled to arrive in the Cook Islands tomorrow.

The Marshall Islands is fast-tracking quarantine facilities and safety supplies to prepare for what authorities believe is an inevitable arrival of the Covid-19 coronavirus.

Samoa has issued a blanket ban on all cruise ships wanting to visit as part of its on going prevention plans against the novel coronavirus.

F1 champion Lewis Hamilton and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi share Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award, with the voting tied for the first time in the awards' 20-year history.

At least 6000 people have been screened for the coronavirus in Papua New Guinea over the past three weeks.