Asia Pacific: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 14, 2025.
MIL-OSI China: China’s booming marine economy drives sustained, stable growth in global trade, development
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News China’s booming marine economy drives sustained, stable growth in global trade, development Updated: July 14, 2025 08:42 Xinhua This aerial photo taken on July 9, 2025 shows a New Zealand cargo ship unloading at Damaiyu Port in Yuhuan City, east China’s Zhejiang Province. China’s maritime industry […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Historic day for equality as plasma donation rules change
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services As part of ACT Government’s ‘One Government, One Voice’ program, we are transitioning this website across to our . You can access everything you need through this website while it’s happening. Released 14/07/2025 The ACT Government has today welcomed the lifting of restrictions on plasma donations, with gay […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Effective advocacy in privacy
Source: Privacy Commissioner This guidance is intended for advocates who aren’t lawyers but who are representing people in their privacy concerns. Access to personal information Tailoring your access request will make it more likely you’ll get relevant information without delay. Access requests can take time for an agency to deal with, so we recommend making […]
MIL-OSI China: Chinese FM meets Russian counterpart on SCO cooperation
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Beijing, capital of China, July 13, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Russian Foreign Minister […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: SH2 Pekatahi Bridge gets decked out
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Pekatahi Bridge on State Highway 2 (SH2) near Tāneatua in the Eastern Bay of Plenty will be getting the facelift it very much needs, with funding now confirmed for a total deck replacement says NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA). “A new deck for this one lane bridge will improve […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Tackling a $1.2 billion problem for Australian farmers using dirt-cheap crushed volcanic rock
Source: 14 July 2025 UniSA researcher Dr Binoy Sarkar and a student spreading basalt onto crops. Cheap volcanic rock that languishes in open cut mines and quarries could transform Australia’s farming sector as a natural fertiliser, boosting crop yields and removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. It turns out that crushed basalt – a common […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Appointments to the Broadcasting Standards Authority
Source: Ministry for Culture and Heritage Karyn Fenton-Ellis has been appointed to the Board of the Broadcasting Standards Authority and current member John Gillespie has been reappointed. The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) is an independent Crown entity that receives and determines complaints from people dissatisfied with the outcome of complaints made to broadcasters about the standards […]
MIL-Evening Report: Music is at the forefront of AI disruption, but NZ artists still have few protections
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dave Carter, Associate Professor, School of Music and Screen Arts, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University Getty Images Was the recent Velvet Sundown phenomenon a great music and media hoax, a sign of things to come, or just another example of what’s already happening ? In […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Trade win unlocks £250 million for British firms in Vietnam
Source: United Kingdom – Government Statements Press release Trade win unlocks £250 million for British firms in Vietnam Trade win unlocks £250 million in exports for British pharmaceutical firms in Vietnam. Trade win unlocks £250 million in exports for British pharmaceutical firms in Vietnam Major pharmaceutical trade barrier with Vietnam removed as bilateral trade increased […]
MIL-OSI: XRP price surges, Mint Miner launches mobile cloud mining APP to create a global barrier-free digital income platform
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) Chicago, July 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ripple (XRP) has applied for a national trust bank license. As the digital asset ecosystem accelerates its integration, Ripple (XRP) is moving towards the mainstream at an unprecedented speed. As the world’s leading green cloud computing platform, Mint Miner took the lead in responding to market […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Weekly injection could be life changing for Parkinson’s patients
Source: 14 July 2025 UniSA PhD candidate Deepa Nakmode and Professor Sanjay Garg in the lab. A new weekly injectable drug could transform the lives of more than eight million people living with Parkinson’s disease, potentially replacing the need for multiple daily tablets. Scientists from the University of South Australia (UniSA) have developed a long-acting […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Hong Kong: Appeal hearing in ‘HK 47’ case a pivotal chance to correct mass injustice – Amnesty International
Source: Amnesty International Ahead of the appeal hearing of 13 people – among 45 individuals convicted in a mass trial last year of “conspiring to subvert state power” under Hong Kong’s National Security Law – Amnesty International’s China Director Sarah Brooks said: “The Hong Kong 47 case stands as one of the most shocking examples […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Police appeal for information following assault in Mosgiel
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Constable Hayden Latta: Police are appealing for information from the public following an assault on the Mosgiel motorway off-ramp leading to the Quarry Road roundabout. On Wednesday 25 June, Police received a report of a road rage assault at around 4pm. One person received moderate injuries and was understandably […]
MIL-OSI United Nations: UN-backed labour standards at risk as tariff uncertainty grows
Source: United Nations 2 Threatened or actual tariff increases are largely focused on taxing imports into the United States and will make the products made by factories outside the country more expensive – a situation which may drive down demand. The ILO’s Better Work programme, a partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), has supported […]
MIL-Evening Report: ‘You become a target’: research shows why many people who experience racism don’t report it
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mario Peucker, Associate Professor and Principal Research Fellow, Institute for Sustainable Industries and Liveable Cities, Victoria University The way racism manifests itself may have changed over time, but it remains a persistent problem in Australia. The 2024 Reconciliation Barometer found a significant increase in racism against First […]
MIL-Evening Report: What’s happened to Australia’s green hydrogen dream? Here are 5 reasons the industry has floundered
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Reeve, Program Director, Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute An official from German energy supplier Eon with Fortescue founder Andrew Forrest after inking a deal in 2022 to supply green hydrogen from Australia to Germany. Michael Kappeler/picture alliance via Getty Images As the world looks for […]
MIL-Evening Report: Can’t work out without music? Neither could the ancient Greeks and Romans
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Konstantine Panegyres, Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History, The University of Western Australia Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA These days when you see people exercising, they’re usually also listening to music, whether they’re at the gym, or out jogging on the street. It makes sense, as studies have […]
MIL-Evening Report: Soaring house prices may be locking people into marriages, new research shows
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Whelan, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Sydney GAS-photo/Shutterstock House prices continued to rise across Australia in June, recent data shows. Nationally, prices have risen about 38% in the past five years. Higher housing prices are simply one contributor, albeit a very important one, to the […]
MIL-OSI: SunnyMining Launches Free Mobile Cloud Mining App, Allowing Everyone to Easily Earn BTC and XRP Passive Income With Zero Threshold
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) New York City, NY, July 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As the cryptocurrency market continues to heat up, leading digital assets like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ripple (XRP) have once again captured global investors’ attention. At the same time, the question remains: how can everyday users easily join this wave and earn steady […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Traffic delays following fire in Parnell
Source: New Zealand Police Motorists are advised to expect delays in Parnell this morning due to a building fire in Parnell Road. Emergency Services responded to reports of a fire at about 6.45am. Parnell Road, between Garfield Street and St Stephens Avenue, has been cordoned off in both directions. Motorists are advised to seek an […]