China has officially approved the construction of a deep-sea research facility in the South China Sea, marking a significant ...

Though start-ups like DeepSeek are winning headlines, a key pillar of China’s tech revolution is its massive state-directed research programme ...

China seeks to increase "political trust" and belt and road cooperation with the Cook Islands, Premier Li Qiang told his visiting counterpart Mark Brown as they met on Friday. Multiple cooperation ...

No details have been released, but analysts and environmentalists fear it will pave the way for closer security ties and the ...

Cook Islands officials yesterday said they had discussed seabed minerals research with China as the small Pacific island ...

China has launched a new ultradeep drilling campaign, aiming to unlock oil and gas resources from depths exceeding 8,000 ...

Cook Islands officials said on Friday they had discussed seabed minerals research with China as the small Pacific island mulls deep-sea mining of its waters. The self-governing co ...

The Cook Islands causes concern in New Zealand as it moves toward a possible collaboration with China on deep-sea mining.

SYDNEY, Feb 14, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Cook Islands officials said Friday they had discussed seabed minerals research with China as the small Pacific island mulls deep-sea mining of its waters.

Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Authority (SBMA) has been in "high-level" discussions on Prime Minister Mark Brown's trip to ...

Cook Islands’ expected partnership deal with China has triggered tensions between the South Pacific nation and New Zealand.