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Cook Islands, China sign comprehensive strategic partnership deal raising concerns in New Zealand

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Cook Islands, China sign comprehensive strategic partnership deal raising concerns in New Zealand

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown. File | Photo Credit: AP The Cook Islands said on Saturday (February 15, 2025) that it signed a comprehensive strategic partnership deal with China, a move expected to raise concerns in New Zealand with which it has constitutional ties. Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown and Chinese Premier Li … Read more

ADB trims Asia growth forecasts as Omicron threatens economy

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ADB trims Asia growth forecasts as Omicron threatens economy

The Asian Development Bank warned Tuesday that the highly mutated Omicron coronavirus variant could have a “substantial” economic impact, as it trimmed its 2021 and 2022 growth forecasts for developing Asia. Despite a sharp drop in infections and increased vaccination across the region stretching from the Cook Islands in the Pacific to Kazakhstan in Central … Read more