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A number of earthquakes have shaken Wellington and the top of the South Island. The first big earthquake was 5.7 on the Richter scale, just after 9am on Friday morning. The centre was near a small town, Seddon, in the South Island about 50km across C
The government is again looking at a plan to move the South Island ferry terminal from Picton to Clifford Bay, about 50km south of Picton. This is a shorter distance from Wellington to Christchurch. It would cut 110 minutes off the time by rail and 8
Negotiators from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan have met in Taipei to review achievements in their talks since 2008. The Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait, or ARATS, and its Taiwan counterpart the Straits Exchange Foundation, looked
As part of the new 5-year plan, the mainland leadership is promising more is going to be done to allow average people from Taiwan benefit from more cross-straits cooperation. Zhong Shuling with the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises in Taipe
Bluff oysters are now on sale in fish shops and supermarkets, if you can afford them. They cost $26 a dozen which is just over $2 each. Bluff oysters come from the clean, cold waters of Foveaux Strait in the far south of New Zealand. The boats go out
Strong winds and heavy rain have caused problems in many places in the North Island and the upper part of the South Island. About 16,000 homes in South Taranaki and Wanganui have no electricity as power poles and lines fell. 600 power lines are down.
Taiwan scrambles fighter jets after China sends its aircraft carrier and escort vessels into Taiwan Strait following anger sparked by Trump phone call 中国航母及其护卫舰进入台湾海峡,台湾紧急起飞战机 Taiwan has been forced to
The Chinese mainland and Taiwan will provide each other with business opportunities in the creative industry, financial services, transportation and IT. The two sides have already established their trade in goods, and e-commerce will serve as a new p
Eric Chu held a press conference after his meeting with Communist Party General Secretary Xi earlier in the day. He has called communication among cross-Strait parties essential to building a stronger bond. The relationship between the Communist Part
A hotline between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan was officially put into operation on Wednesday, and chiefs of cross-Strait affairs from both sides have used it to speak to each other, said a mainland spokesperson. 大陆发言人近日宣布,中国
BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) -- China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin on Tuesday expressed hope that new achievements will come quickly in the follow-up talks on implementing the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), a wide-ranging cross-St
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DOHA, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said here Wednesday that the Strait of Hormuz should be kept open under all circumstances and Beijing opposes any extreme acts at the strategic passageway. Any extreme acts across the Stra
Iran says it will fire long-range missiles on Saturday as part of military exercises in the Gulf. The announcement on Friday was made on the heels of heightened tensions between Iran and Western powers over Tehran's threat to block oil shipments thro
TEHRAN, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Iran successfully test-fired long- and short-range missiles during its military drill in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, state media reported. The launch of the missiles came one day after the Islamic republic test-fired an
Taiwan's mainland affairs chief Wang Yu-chi says his four-day visit to the Chinese mainland was a good beginning. He told reporters in Taipei that the visit was an important milestone in cross-Strait relations. During his visit, Wang held his first f
A 12 metre fishing boat with nine people on board capsized in Foveaux Strait on Wednesday night around midnight. This was only an hour after it left Bluff near Invercargill. Nobody realized that the boat had capsized and sunk until 2pm on Thursday wh
While meeting with Shanghai lawmakers on Saturday, President Xi Jinping also talked about cross-Strait relations. President Xi Jinping said the peaceful development of cross-Strait ties is the common wish and firm will of all Chinese people. He said
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