Last year consolidated the thaw that began under the Albanese government. Entering 2025, however, the Australia-China relationship will face growing uncertainties.

Posts have flooded social media warning that a new pandemic could be starting in China. Here's why scientists think those fears might be overblown.

Australia's Fortescue said on Wednesday that it would partner with a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Baowu Steel Group, the world's largest steelmaker, to address challenges in decarbonising the global steel industry.

Japanese shipbuilder Naikai Zosen launched the first LSV on Nov. 28, and the first LCU on Oct. 29. All these vessels will join a joint Maritime Transport Group being established next March, and will help support the Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, Japan’s equivalent of a marine corps.

The resignation of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has overseen deteriorating ties with China over the past nine years, has rekindled hopes for "a rebound" in bilateral relations despite mutual distrust,

In May, 60 China scholars signed an open letter warning the Australian Research Council (ARC), the federal government's top non-medical research funding body, that the state of Australia's research on China had hit "crisis point".

Analysis - Five years on from the first news of Covid-19, recent reports of an obscure respiratory virus in China may understandably raise concerns.

The United States Department of Defence has added Chinese battery manufacturing giant Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) to its list of companies linked to China’s military.

The Chinese side has restored the routine inspection and quarantine of the Australian lobsters at ports in according with law and regulations, China's commerce ministry (MOFCOM) spokesperson He Yongqian said at the regular press conference on Thursday,

2025 offers no quick fixes to the economic problems of the past year, according to experts, but expect an easing of interest rates and inflation that have made life more difficult for millions of people.

China's commerce ministry on Thursday said it has resumed regular quarantine inspections for lobsters imported from Australia, effectively restoring shipments that had been disrupted since late 2020 due to a diplomatic dispute.

Chinese national football team players gather in a circle to cheer each other on before their World Cup qualifier against Japan on November 19, 2024 in Xiamen, Fujian Province. Photo: VCG