China
Yuan value causing concerns
A fall in the value of the Chinese yuan is being seen as a reflection of the growing trade tensions between China and the United States. Audio
Trickle up effect
A listener tells us it's the trickle "up" effect not trickle-down. The mass of the population buys all the stuff and pays for all the services that make those at the top better off. It's another… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 25 June 2018
Samoa will become the latest country to ban all single-use plastics from next year; UN relief team trucks on with relief efforts in PNG Highlands; China's broadcasting foray into the Pacific is helped… Audio
China shortwave foray into Pacific helped by Aus withdrawal
China is making a concerted foray into radio broadcasting in the Pacific Islands, and is taking up a lot of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's former shortwave radio frequencies into the… Audio
Dog meat festival: 'Culture shouldn't be an excuse for cruelty'
The annual lychee and dog meat festival in Yulin, China, has changed over the years in response to the outcry over eating dogmeat. At its height, the Yulin festival, which began in 2009, would see… Audio
Trump puts 25% tariff on Chinese goods
US President Donald Trump is to impose 25 percent tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese goods, accusing Beijing of intellectual copyright theft.
NZ Pacific aid should not counter China – academic
There is a danger New Zealand aid to the Pacific could be given with the aim of countering China's influence in the region, an academic says. Audio
China linked to alleged $US780K bribe of former PNG leader
Chinese aid money may have been used to fund an alleged $US780,000 bribe to the former prime minister of Papua New Guinea, Sir Michael Somare.
China 'intimidating neighbours' - US
China is deploying missiles in the disputed South China Sea to intimidate and coerce its neighbours, US Defence Secretary James Mattis says.
Keeping Hao atoll green a priority says Chinese firm
The Chinese company planning a huge aquaculture farm in French Polynesia says its priority is to protect the environment at its site on Hao atoll.
US-China trade commitment unlikely to end tensions
After days of talks, China agreed to buy more American agricultural and energy products to cut the large trade deficit, while both countries agreed to suspend prohibitive trade sanctions. Video, Audio
Pilot half-sucked out of plane at 32,000ft survives
The co-pilot of a Chinese airliner has survived after being sucked halfway out of a plane at 32,000ft.
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 8 May 2018
A peace agreement is negotiated between warring tribes in PNG's Hela; Leadership and cultural nous help human rights bodies thrive in the Pacific; And indigenous people urged to engage more with… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 7 May 2018
The French president aims to balance China in the Pacific; Violence hampers post-quake aid delivery in PNG; Mixed feelings on the Vanuatu's Ambae Island as the government continues to ponder another… Audio
Macron wants a balance against China in the Pacific
The French president has sketched his view of how he would like the Pacific to be aligned in view of China's growing influence in the region. Audio
Madeleine O'Dea - The Eyes of the Artist
Madeleine O'Dea has been a journalist, foreign correspondent and author for 30 years. She's written extensively on international arts and culture, as well as on Chinese politics, society, and culture… Audio
Steel, aluminium tariffs: US negotiations 'messy'
A delegation from the United States is in China to try and avert a trade war between the two countries. President Trump announced tariffs on imported Chinese steel and aluminium as well as an… Audio
AC Grayling: Democracy in Crisis
British philosopher AC Grayling investigates the “least worst” system of government – and the current alternatives – in a lecture at the 2018 NZ Festival Writers and Readers. Audio
China's reward and punishment scheme
China is setting up a vast ranking system for its citizens. It will give all of them a "social credit" rating. If you're "bad" you'll go down the ranking and could be barred from travel and even your… Audio
China captures suspect in karaoke blaze that killed 18
Police in China have captured a man suspected to have started a blaze in a karaoke lounge that killed 18, shortly after authorities offered a reward for information.
