Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday (local time) that Moscow's military "tasks" in Ukraine now went beyond the eastern Donbas region, in the clearest acknowledgment yet that it has expanded its war goals.
Read more: Russia declares expanded war goals beyond Ukraine's Donbas
China is asking the UN to bury a highly-anticipated report on human rights violations in Xinjiang, according to a Chinese letter seen by Reuters and confirmed by diplomats from three countries who received it.
UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet has faced severe criticism from civil society for being too soft on China during a May visit and has since said she will refrain from seeking a second term for personal reasons.
Read more: China asks UN to bury highly-anticipated report on human rights violations in Xinjiang
New analysis has found the Chinese-owned platform TikTok is harvesting vast amounts of personal data from its users.
Some observers are worried the data is being used by the Chinese government to spread misinformation - while there are also concerns that users are spreading plenty of dangerous messages among themselves.
Read more: The dark side of TikTok: Dangerous messaging and concerns about Chinese data harvesting
Foreign minister Nanaia Mahuta has sounded the alarm about debt levels in Pacific countries, amid geopolitical tensions and the unrest sweeping through Sri Lanka.
Read more: Nanaia Mahuta sounds alarm on Pacific debt
Simon Draper is the executive director of the Asia New Zealand Foundation Te Whītau Tūhono.
OPINION: I’ve just completed an intensive te reo Māori course, spending six hours a day back in the classroom alongside a group of colleagues.
Read more: Māori have an edge when engaging with Asia, and NZ can't risk losing that
Former Kiribati president Anote Tong suspects a major agreement is "cooking" between Beijing and Tarawa after the country's decision to quit the Pacific Islands Forum.
Read more: Kiribati 'cooking something with China' - former Kiribati president
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says climate change and finding regional solutions to shared problems were the focus of the leaders' retreat, the centrepiece of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF).
Read more: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks after Pacific Islands Forum leaders' retreat
Russia says its forces will step up military operations in Ukraine in "all operational areas" as Moscow's rockets and missiles pound cities in strikes that Kyiv says have killed dozens in recent days.
Read more: Russia vows to ramp up operations as rockets pound Ukraine
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