Cook Islands strikes deal with China on seabed minerals
The Cook Islands said Saturday it has struck a five-year agreement with China to cooperate in exploring and researching the ...
Cook Islands Says It Has Signed Cooperation Pacts With China
The Cook Islands said it has formalized cooperation pacts with China, including an action plan for a comprehensive strategic ...
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Cook Islands’ China Shock: A ‘Frog in the Pot’ Moment for Pacific Security
Cook Islands deal has implications for Pacific security, but particularly for New Zealand, the United States, and Australia.
Cook Islands signs strategic agreement with China
The tiny Pacific nation’s partnership agreement with China was signed amid a furious diplomatic row with New Zealand, its ...
New Zealand must ‘reset’ Cook Islands ties after China pact, foreign minister says
(Reuters) - New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said on Wednesday his country must “reset” its relationship with the ...
What is the Cook Islands deal with China and what has worried NZ?
Growing ties between Cook Islands and China, including a new comprehensive partnership agreement action plan detailed this ...
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Cook Islands PM aims to boost trade ties during China visit
SYDNEY - Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown will visit China next week, the first visit by a leader of the small South Pacific state in a decade, to help improve ties ranging from trade ...
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Religious debate heats up in Cook Islands
The newly-formed Cook Islands Christian Movement intends to challenge ... country's first mosque and three pending applications from religious bodies seeking registration in the Cook Islands. In a ...
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Parvati Shallow slams ‘pathetic’ Dr. Will Kirby during ‘Deal or No Deal Island’ showdown
Reality TV veterans Parvati Shallow and Dr. Will Kirby have never been chummy on “Deal or No Deal Island,” but they had their first showdown during the Tuesday, Feb. 4, episode. Kirby wanted ...