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☆ Australia wants normalized trade ties with China — but only after all trade curbs are dropped
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Clement Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Australia wants trade ties with China to be normalized, but Beijing must first remove the remaining trade curbs, said Australia's assistant minister for trade told CNBC. Canberra is in dialogue with its largest trading partner to drop tariffs on Australian wine imports that were introduced in March 2021. At the peak of diplomatic tensions in 2020 and 2021, Beijing slapped import tariffs on several Australian exports, from wine and red meat to lobsters and timber. "That is a good outcome, but I want to see — and the Australian government wants to see — trade with China return to normal and to be stabilized across the board," Tim Ayres told CNBC's Martin Soong in an interview on the sidelines of the B20 summit in New Delhi over the weekend. "Until we remove all of those impediments, it's not possible to say that the trade is back to normal," Ayres added.

Persons: Tim Ayres, CNBC's Martin Soong, Ayres Organizations: CNBC, Canberra Locations: Australia, China, Beijing, New Delhi

☆ Australia concerned about China economy, monitoring 'very closely'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Amit Dave Acquire Licensing RightsSYDNEY, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Sunday the government was closely watching China amid "concerning" signs of economic weakness that could weigh on Australia's economy. "I share the pretty substantial concerns that people have voiced about the Chinese economy," Chalmers told Sky News television. "Our concerns for China in particular is something that we're monitoring very closely." Australia's growth "will be substantially weaker" due to China's slowdown and Australian interest rates rises, he said. Australia's economy grew 0.2% in the first quarter, its slowest in 1-1/2 years as high prices and rising interest rates sapped consumer spending.

Persons: Jim Chalmers, Amit Dave, Chalmers, they've, Sam McKeith, William Mallard Organizations: Central Bank governors, REUTERS, Rights, Sky News, Reserve Bank of, Thomson Locations: Gandhinagar, India, China, Australia, Canberra, Reserve Bank of Australia, Sydney

☆ Australia says it will conduct more joint patrols with Philippines in South China Sea
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The joint exercises, a first for the two nations, come amid renewed tensions between the Philippines and China in the South China Sea. Marcos spoke to journalists after Friday's beach landing drill in Zambales, near the South China Sea, which he watched with binoculars, accompanied by Marles and Philippines Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro. At a joint news conference with Teodoro, Marles said the first joint patrols of the South China Sea by the two navies would "happen soon". The Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, Brunei and Taiwan have claims to certain areas of the South China Sea. Most of Australia's trade goes through the South China Sea, and upholding international rules is a shared strategic interest with the Philippines, he earlier told ABC radio.

Persons: Richard Marles, Caroline Chia, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Marcos, Marles, Gilbert Teodoro, Teodoro, Anthony Albanese, Kirsty Needham, Karen Lema, Gerry Doyle Organizations: Australian, REUTERS, Rights, Marines, Philippine Navy, Philippines Defense, ABC, Thomson Locations: Singapore, Australia, South, Philippines, Philippine, Canberra, China, South China, Zambales, Malaysia, Vietnam, Brunei, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Japan, U.S, Sydney, Manila

☆ Australian police charge man over bomb threat on Malaysia Airlines flight
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Malaysia Airlines planes sit on the tarmac at Kuala Lumpur International Airport July 21, 2014. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry laid out what he called overwhelming evidence of Russian complicity in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 as international horror deepened over the fate of the victims' remains. REUTERS/File PhotoSYDNEY, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Australian police on Tuesday charged a man after he allegedly claimed to have explosives on board a Malaysia Airlines flight from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur, forcing it to return to Sydney. Flight MH122 left Sydney on Monday afternoon for Malaysia and returned to Sydney about three hours later after the passenger "allegedly became disruptive" during the flight, police said. There were no international flight cancellations.

Persons: John Kerry, MH122, Renju Jose, Stephen Coates Organizations: Malaysia Airlines, Kuala, REUTERS, Australian Federal Police, Malaysia, Police, Sydney Airport, Thomson Locations: Kuala Lumpur, Sydney, Canberra

China's increased appetite for thermal coal from Australia and Russia has led to a shift in imports by India, the world's second biggest coal buyer. From December to February India's imports of Australian thermal coal had been above 1 million metric tons per month, peaking in January at 1.79 million. In contrast India is turning back to thermal coal from Indonesia, with July arrivals of 6.87 million metric tons, up from 6.04 million in June. For July, Indonesia's share of India's thermal coal imports was 63%, which was the highest since the 65% in April. China and India both generally import Australian thermal coal of a lower energy value than the traditional buyers of Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.

Persons: David Gray, it's, Indonesia's, Shri Navaratnam Organizations: REUTERS, Labor Party, Liberal, National, China, Argus, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Ulan, New South Wales, Mudgee, Australia, LAUNCESTON, Beijing, Asia, China, Mongolia, Indonesia, Russia, India, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Australia's Newcastle, Ukraine

☆ Australian journalist held in China writes 'love letter' home
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Kirsty Needham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] Australian journalist Cheng Lei poses for a selfie at an unknown location in this undated handout photograph obtained by Reuters on August 11, 2023. Nicholas Coyle/Handout via REUTERSSYDNEY, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Australian journalist Cheng Lei, detained in China on national security charges, has described how standing in sunlight for just 10 hours a year feels in a "love letter" to her country. Her first public statement since her arrest came in what she called a "love letter to 25 million people" which was dictated to consular staff during a visit and released by her partner. The Australian government has repeatedly raised concerns about her detention, which came as China widened blocks on Australian exports amid a diplomatic dispute that is gradually easing. Albanese on Sunday said the barley decision was positive, but he wanted "other impediments to be removed ... included in that, the detention of the Australians, including Cheng Lei".

Persons: Cheng Lei, Nicholas Coyle, Handout, Cheng, I've, Anthony Albanese, Albanese, Nick Coyle, Lei, Coyle, Penny Wong, Ms Cheng, Wong, Kirsty Needham, John Stonestreet, Stephen Coates Organizations: Reuters, REUTERS SYDNEY, Sunday, China - Australia Business Council, Thomson Locations: Australian, China, Beijing, Canberra, Australia

☆ Dozens arrested over alleged child sex abuse following murder of two FBI agents
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A total of 98 people have been arrested in connection with child sex abuse, and 13 children rescued from harm, US and Australian authorities said Tuesday, more than two years after two FBI agents were killed investigating an alleged international pedophile ring. Two FBI agents investigating the alleged ring were shot dead in 2021 while executing a search warrant for a computer programmer suspected of possession of child abuse material, CNN previously reported. The alleged child abuse ring was a “peer to peer network” with “some offenders committing offenses for over 10 years,” said Australian Federal Police Commander Helen Schneider. Australian investigationThe Australian police investigation began in 2022 when the FBI passed on details of Australian members of a peer-to-peer network allegedly sharing child abuse material on the dark web. “The complexity and anonymity of these platforms means that no agency or country can fight these threats alone.”Most of the Australian alleged offenders had jobs that required advanced IT skills, police said in a statement.

Persons: ”, Helen Schneider, “, ” Schneider, Nitiana Mann, Schneider, Mann, Daniel Alfin, Laura Schwartzenberger, George Piro Organizations: CNN, FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Australian Federal Police, AFP, Miami FBI Locations: Australia, Canberra, , Florida

A truck carrying iron ore moves along a road at the Fortescue Metals Christmas Creek iron ore mine located south of Port Hedland in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, November 17, 2015. But it's worth noting that China's two main imports from Australia, iron ore and liquefied natural gas (LNG), were left untouched throughout the dispute. China gets about 70% of its iron ore from Australia and about one-third of its LNG, some of it under a low, fixed-price contract signed two decades ago. But overall it would seem that the ending of Beijing's trade actions against Australia will be net positive for both countries. This suggests Beijing didn't learn the lessons from the trade tariffs imposed on it by the U.S. administration of former president Donald Trump.

Persons: Jim Regan, hadn't, Beijing didn't, Donald Trump, Trump, Sonali Paul Organizations: Fortescue, REUTERS, China's Ministry of Commerce, Australia, Labor Party, Liberal, National, Labor, Canberra, Beijing, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Port Hedland, Pilbara, Western Australia, LAUNCESTON, Australia, China, China's, Beijing, Canberra, Indonesia, Russia, United States, India, Vietnam, U.S, Ukraine

☆ NASA used an interstellar 'shout' to reconnect with Voyager 2 probe after losing it in a technical screw-up
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory reconnected with the Voyager 2 space probe after losing it. The agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory sent an interstellar "shout" more than 12.3 billion miles which got the probe's attention after an error by NASA officials rendered the probe temporarily unreachable. According to the agency, it took the signal 18.5 hours for commands to reach Voyager 2 through the vastness of space. The operation only had a small chance of success, a spokeswoman for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory told The Times. "After two weeks of not hearing anything, we're back to getting unique data from the interstellar medium," said Linda Spilker, a planetary scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the lead mission scientist for Voyager 2.

Persons: Suzanne Dodd, Linda Spilker, Dodd Organizations: Jet Propulsion, Service, NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Space, New York Times, Times Locations: Wall, Silicon, Canberra, Australia, NASA's

☆ National Gallery of Australia to return $1.5M statues, bought from disgraced art dealer Douglas Latchford, to Cambodia
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Three bronze sculptures looted from Cambodia and later sold to the National Gallery of Australia for $1.5 million will be returned to the Southeast Asian kingdom, the museum announced Thursday. The gallery purchased the artifacts in 2011 from the late art dealer Douglas Latchford, who was subsequently accused by US investigators of trafficking stolen antiquities. He added that “about 20” other Cambodian items in the museum’s collection are still being reviewed. Kingdom of Cambodia/National Gallery of AustraliaThe three items from the National Gallery will join that collection in Phnom Penh once the new extension is complete. In 2021, it returned 17 works of art connected to disgraced art dealers Subhash Kapoor and William Wolff.

Persons: Douglas Latchford, ”, Chanborey, Cheunboran, Nick Mitzevich, Arts Susan Templeman, Karlee, of Australia Latchford, Latchford, Bradley Gordon, Latchford’s, Nawapan Kriangsak, —, Phoeurng Sackona, Subhash Kapoor, William Wolff Organizations: CNN, National Gallery of Australia, Arts, of Australia, Cambodia’s, Culture and Fine Arts, of Locations: Cambodia, Australia, New Zealand, Canberra, Karlee Holland, Khmer, New York, Angkor Wat, Thailand, Phnom Penh, Kingdom

☆ China to lift tariffs on Australian barley as trade ties improve
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Dominique Patton | Lewis Jackson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

FILE PHOTO: Bottles of Australian wine are seen at a store selling imported wine in Beijing, China November 27, 2020. Australian Grape & Wine CEO Lee McLean said the barley decision was a very positive step for the country’s relationship with China. “We hope this may provide a template for removing the duties on Australian wine,” he said. Those trade flows are likely to shift again after China drops the tariffs, with its barley buyers expected to begin purchases of the new Australian crop harvested in October for arrival by year-end. ($1 = 1.5223 Australian dollars)($1 = 1.5232 Australian dollars)((This story has been corrected to change the value of Australian barley exports to A$1.5 billion, not A$2 billion, in paragraph 11)

Persons: Florence, Dennis Voznesenski, ”, Colin Bettles, Lee McLean Organizations: China’s Ministry of Commerce, REUTERS, World Trade Organization, Rabobank, “, Grain Producers Australia, WTO, Labor, & Wine Locations: BEIJING, SYDNEY, Beijing, China, Australia, Canberra, WTO, Canada, France, Argentina

☆ Australia calls for China to end trade curbs as barley tariffs lifted
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Lewis Jackson | Dominique Patton | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell said on Friday that Chinese restrictions affecting roughly A$20 billion of annual trade as of last May had shrunk to hit about A$2 billion of exports. The U.S. Trade Representative’s office, which has sided with Australia in the trade dispute, declined to comment on China’s move to reduce barley tariffs. FILE PHOTO: Bottles of Australian wine are seen at a store selling imported wine in Beijing, China November 27, 2020. Wine producer Treasury Wine Estate’s shares reversed earlier declines to close 2.7% following the barley decision against an otherwise flat market. Chinese buyers had turned to Canada, France and Argentina to replace Australian barley supplies over the last three years, while Australian sellers shifted exports to feed barley markets in the Middle East.

Persons: Don Farrell, ” Farrell, Anthony Albanese, Florence, Lee McLean, Dennis Voznesenski, ”, Colin Bettles Organizations: SYDNEY, China’s Ministry of Commerce, World Trade Organization, Australian Trade, Labor, U.S . Trade, REUTERS, Wine, WTO, Rabobank, “, Grain Producers Australia Locations: BEIJING, Australia, normalisation, China’s, Canberra, China, Beijing, Canada, France, Argentina

☆ China to lift tariffs on Australian barley after 3 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

China and Australia agreed in April to resolve their dispute over barley imports, with Canberra to suspend a case at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over Beijing's anti-dumping and countervailing duties on barley, while China promised to speed up a review into the tariffs. Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell said on Wednesday that he was expecting a positive outcome within days. The tariffs will be dropped starting on Saturday, China's Ministry of Commerce said, citing a changing situation in China's barley market without providing further details. Beijing implemented tariffs totalling 80.5% on Australian barley in May 2020, wiping out imports of the grain by the world's biggest beer market, worth as much as A$2 billion ($1.31 billion) a year. Those trade flows are likely to shift again after China drops the tariffs, with its barley buyers expected to begin purchases of the new Australian crop harvested in October for arrival by year-end.

Persons: Jonathan Barrett, Don Farrell, Dominique Patton, Kim Coghill, Jamie Freed Organizations: REUTERS, China's Ministry of Commerce, World Trade Organization, Australian Trade, Labor, WTO, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Beijing, Thomson Locations: Moree, New South Wales, Australia, BEIJING, China, Canberra, Beijing, Canada, France, Argentina

☆ NASA’s ‘shout’ restores communication with Voyager 2
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Using a long-shot “shout” maneuver, the Voyager mission team at NASA has reestablished communication with Voyager 2 after losing contact with the spacecraft, which has been operating for nearly 46 years. Commands sent to Voyager 2 on July 21 accidentally caused the spacecraft’s antenna to point 2 degrees away from Earth. One radio antenna is located at Goldstone near Barstow, California, the second near Madrid, and the third near Canberra, Australia. It’s not the first time that the aging twin probes — Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, both launched in 1977 — have experienced issues. Voyager 1, which is nearly 15 billion miles (24 billion kilometers) from Earth, continues to operate as expected and communicate with the Deep Space Network.

Persons: Suzanne Dodd, Dodd, It’s, —, ” Organizations: CNN, Voyager, NASA, “, Space Network, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Space Locations: Goldstone, Barstow , California, Madrid, Canberra, Australia, Pasadena , California

☆ Australia Will Return Looted Sculptures to Cambodia
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Natasha Frost | More About Natasha Frost | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

An ancient gilt bronze Buddhist sculpture that traveled a circuitous and legally questionable route from a rice paddy in southern Cambodia to the capital of Australia will soon be headed back to its homeland. Over about 15 years, it traveled from a rural area near the Vietnamese border to the hands of Douglas A.J. In 2011, he in turn sold it and two smaller accompanying statues to the National Gallery of Australia, where they have resided ever since. Now, after an extensive investigation into the work’s provenance, the gallery will return the sculptures in no more than three years to Cambodia, giving the government time to prepare an appropriate place for them in Phnom Penh, the capital. At a ceremony last week in Canberra, Australia’s capital, Susan Templeman, a special envoy for the arts, described the handover in terms of reparations.

Persons: ”, Douglas A.J, Susan Templeman Organizations: National Gallery of Australia Locations: Cambodia, Australia, Phnom Penh, Canberra

☆ NASA hears ‘heartbeat’ of Voyager 2 after losing communication
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The Voyager mission team at NASA has been able to detect a signal from Voyager 2 after losing contact with the spacecraft, which has been operating for nearly 46 years. One radio antenna is located at Goldstone near Barstow, California, the second near Madrid, and the third near Canberra, Australia. “We are now generating a new command to attempt to point the spacecraft antenna toward Earth,” Dodd said. Along the way, both Voyager 1 and 2 have encountered unexpected issues and dropouts, including a seven-month period where Voyager 2 and the Deep Space Network couldn’t communicate in 2020. Meanwhile, Voyager 1, which is nearly 15 billion miles (24 billion kilometers) from Earth, continues to operate as expected and communicate with the Deep Space Network.

Persons: “, ”, Suzanne Dodd, ” Dodd, ” ‘, ’, It’s Organizations: CNN, NASA, Radio Science, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Space Network, Space Locations: Pasadena , California, Goldstone, Barstow , California, Madrid, Canberra, Australia

☆ NASA accidentally lost contact with its Voyager 2 probe after sending a wrong command. It could mean the end of its 46-year-old mission.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

NASA "inadvertently" cut contact with its Voyager 2 probe after sending a wrong command. The 46-year-old probe is hurtling away from Earth at around 35,000 miles per hour. The agency said Friday it hasn't been in contact with the probe since July 21 after "inadvertently" pointing its antenna away from Earth. In the meantime, the probe is traveling 35,000 miles per hour through space and is 12 billion miles away from Earth. An artist's impression (circa 1977) of the trajectory to be taken by NASA's Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 space probes on their missions to study Jupiter and Saturn.

Persons: hasn't, Glen Nagle, Linda Spilker Organizations: NASA, Service, ABC News, ABC, NASA's, Space Frontiers, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Locations: Wall, Silicon, Canberra, NASA's, Southern California

☆ Sam Kerr: the superstar carrying Australia’s hopes on her shoulders
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —Even as a 15-year-old, Sam Kerr had the weight of a nation on her shoulders. Fast forward to 2023 and Kerr is one of best players in the game and a global star. Kerr has had to wait longer than expected for the honor at this tournament having been forced to miss Australia’s opening two games because of injury. But a surprise defeat to Nigeria in the Matildas’ second group game have left their hopes hanging by a thread. Kerr takes a selfie as she celebrates with her Chelsea teammates after winning the Women's FA Cup in 2022.

Persons: Sam Kerr, Kerr, Alyssa Mautz, ”, Tony Gustavsson, Don Arnold, Tony, it’s, I’m, ’ Kerr, Daniel, Bobby Despotovski, “, ” Despotovski, Nicola Williams, ” Williams, Williams, Mautz, ” Mautz, she’s freakin, ” Kerr, Ryan Pierse, Western New York Flash, Rich Barnes, Vanessa DiBernado, Vanessa, ‘, ’ ”, …, swag, Michael Regan, –, Eddie Keogh, she’s, She’s, soccer’s Organizations: CNN, Australia, Perth Glory, Chicago Red Stars, National Women’s Soccer League, FIFA, reining Olympic, Canada, coy, Sydney Opera House, Getty, Reuters, West Coast Eagles, Australian Football League, Glory, AFL, CNN Sport, Western New York, Sky Blue FC –, NY Gotham FC, Western New York Flash, Perth, Sky Blue, Chelsea, Super League, Red, League, – Chelsea, EA Sports Locations: Canberra, Italy, Australia, Brisbane, New Zealand, South Korea, Nigeria, Western Australia, Chelsea, NJ, Rochester , New York, Perth, Illinois, –, Chicago, London

☆ Julian Assange case has 'dragged on for too long', Australia's Wong says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SYDNEY, July 29 (Reuters) - Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Saturday the long-running case of imprisoned Wikileaks founder Julian Assange had gone on too long and needs to be completed. Assange, an Australian citizen being held in Britain, is battling extradition to the United States, where he is wanted on 18 charges over the release of confidential U.S. military records and diplomatic cables in 2010. At a press conference in Brisbane after an Australia-U.S. meeting, Wong said Canberra had made it clear that "Mr Assange's case has dragged for too long, and our desire that it be brought to a conclusion". "I understand that Mr Assange has filed a renewal of appeal application in the UK. Blinken confirmed that Assange's case had been raised in the bilateral talks, saying he understood the views of Australians on the sensitive issue.

Persons: Penny Wong, Julian Assange, Assange, Wong, Richard Marles, Antony Blinken, Lloyd Austin, Blinken, Mr Assange, Anthony Albanese, Sam McKeith, William Mallard Organizations: SYDNEY, Australia's, Defence, ., Thomson Locations: Britain, United States, Brisbane, Australia, Canberra, U.S, Sydney

☆ Australia’s $2.5 trln pension stash is one to envy
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Antony Currie | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Sure, mining giant BHP (BHP.AX) has its headquarters in Australia’s second-most populous city, it’s a self-anointed coffee capital and boasts top-notch restaurants. Two other factors have capital-hungry institutions knocking on super funds’ doors. This is especially true of so-called industry funds that are mutually owned and initially catered to specific sectors such as higher education employees or hospitality workers. Daniel Andrews, premier of Victoria, has earmarked industry super funds as minority investors in a state-run plan to build renewable energy plants. Recent ructions in real estate have prompted some super funds to reassess whether the risk and complexity are justified.

Persons: dwarfing, AustralianSuper, California’s CalPERS, London’s, Paul Schroder, Hostplus, Anthony, Daniel Andrews, Breakingviews, outsized, Peter Thal Larsen, Thomas Shum Organizations: MELBOURNE, Reuters, Australian Stock Exchange, Association, Retirement, Canada, Plan Investment Board, Prudential Regulation Authority, APRA, Coal, IFM, Vienna Airport, KPMG, Reuters Graphics, Australian, Trust, Macquarie, Victorian State Department of, UniSuper, Sydney Airport, Victoria, Blackstone, CVC, Thomson Locations: Hong Kong, Melbourne, Australia’s, it’s, Australia, Heathrow, Edinburgh, Europe, United States, Indiana, New York, London

☆ Scientists decode an ancient curry recipe
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The sandstone slab, buried 2 meters (6.5 feet) below the surface, was dug up in 2018 at the Oc Eo archaeological complex in southern Vietnam. The site was once an overseas trading hub of an ancient Southeast Asian kingdom known as Funan, according to a new study of the substances found on the slab. The findings offer clues to how curry — and the people who made it — migrated to Southeast Asia. “Nowadays, preparing curry in Vietnam has become much simpler for most families due to the widespread availability of curry powder in supermarkets. Nguyen added that the team planned to recreate the 2,000-year-old curry based on the ingredients found at the site.

Persons: ”, . Hsiao, chun Hung, ” Hung, Hung, Khanh Trung Kien, Khanh Trung Kien Nguyen, Nguyen Organizations: CNN, Australian National University, Center for Archaeology, Southern Institute of Social Sciences, Oc Eo, Eo Locations: Vietnam, Canberra, India, Southeast Asia, Ho Chi Minh City, South, Cambodia, South Asia

☆ Australia says nuclear isn't part of its energy mix. Here's why
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Charmaine Jacob | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

watch nowNuclear energy has never been part of Australia's energy mix as it has abundant renewables, according to Australia's minister for climate change and energy. Nuclear plays a role in various countries' mix, but in Australia, it never has," Chris Bowen told CNBC on the sidelines of the G20 energy ministers meeting in Goa, India. "Wherever you look, there's issues from our point of view with nuclear energy," he said, outlining problems that can come from adopting nuclear energy. Furthermore, Australia will be starting from "worse than scratch" since it never had a nuclear industry in the first place, he said. "They're not going to be replaced with coal fired power, it's just not going to happen," Bowen said.

Persons: Chris Bowen, CNBC's Sri, Liddell, Bintang, They're, it's, Bowen, Vladimir Putin, David Gray Organizations: CNBC, Liddell Power Station, Getty, Australia, Gas, country's Clean Energy Council Locations: Australia, Goa, India, CNBC's Sri Jegarajah, Europe, Ukraine, Lake George, Canberra

SYDNEY, July 24 (Reuters) - Australia Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Monday the country's first budget surplus in 15 years would be even larger than first forecast. Chalmers said the budget surplus for the financial year just past was likely to be a little over A$20 billion dollars, well up from the A$4.2 billion projected in the May budget as first flagged last month. The surplus will be short-lived, with deficits forecast this financial year and next due to rising interest bills and spending on disability care, health and defence. Chalmers reiterated forecasts for economic growth to slow this year. Barrett was an ambassador to the OECD, and, like Chalmers, served as chief of staff to former Treasurer Wayne Swan.

Persons: Jim Chalmers, Chalmers, Chris Barrett, Barrett, Wayne Swan, Lewis Jackson, Alasdair Pal, Sonali Paul Organizations: SYDNEY, Commission, OECD, Thomson Locations: Canberra, Australia, China, Sydney

☆ USS Canberra personnel parade in Australia capital amid joint war games
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SYDNEY, July 23 (Reuters) - United States Navy personnel from a newly commissioned U.S. combat ship paraded through Australia's capital on Sunday, as the two allies carry out war games amid China's military build-up in the region. "It's such an honour and a privilege to be able to do this," Captain of the USS Canberra Blue Crew, Will Ashley, told ABC television. "It's a culmination of not just the ship naming, of honouring the city, but the previous HMAS Canberra that was lost in World War Two." The Australian Capital Territory "Freedom of Entry" parade came after a commissioning ceremony for the USS Canberra on Saturday at an Australian naval base on Sydney Harbour. Under the AUKUS project announced in March, the United States and Britain have agreed to help Australia acquire a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines.

Persons: Will Ashley, Sam McKeith, Stefica Nicol, William Mallard Organizations: SYDNEY, United States Navy, Independence, Royal Australian Navy, U.S, Marine, USS Canberra Blue, ABC, Australian Capital Territory, USS Canberra, Talisman Sabre, Australia, Stefica Nicol Bikes, Thomson Locations: U.S, Guadalcanal, Canberra, Sydney Harbour, Australia, China, United States, Britain, Sydney

☆ USS Canberra: US commissions first Navy warship in foreign port
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SYDNEY, July 22 (Reuters) - The United States commissioned a warship in Sydney, Australia, on Saturday, the first time a U.S. Navy vessel joined active service at a foreign port, as the two close allies step up their military ties in response to China's expanding regional reach. "Australians can be proud that this ship, designed in Western Australia by local industry and named after HMAS Canberra, is being commissioned here for the first time in the history of the United States Navy," Australian Defence Minister Marles said in a statement. The commissioning of the U.S. ship in Australian waters reflected "our shared commitment to upholding the rules-based order", he added. Under the AUKUS project announced in March, the United States and Britain have agreed to help Australia acquire a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines. Before that, in the early 2030s, the United States is supposed to sell Australia three U.S. Virginia class nuclear-powered submarines, with an option for Australia to buy two more.

Persons: Marles, Sam McKeith, Stephen Coates Organizations: SYDNEY, United, U.S . Navy, Royal Australian Navy, U.S, Marine, Sydney Harbour, United States Navy, Australian Defence, Talisman Sabre, Australia, ., Thomson Locations: United States, Sydney, Australia, U.S, Western Australia, China, Canada, Fiji, France, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Korea, Tonga, Britain, . Virginia

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