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HONG KONG/TAIPEI (Reuters) — Several former colleagues of Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai at the Apple Daily newspaper reacted with dismay at his national security conviction, fearing Lai and other former staffers may be given a heavy sentence but saying he remains an inspiration.

SYDNEY (Reuters) — Two alleged gunmen who attacked a Hanukkah event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach had travelled to the Philippines before the assault which killed 15 people and appeared to be inspired by Islamic State, police said on Tuesday.

SYDNEY (Reuters) — Two gunmen who killed 15 people at a Jewish celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach were a father and son, police said on Monday, as Australia began mourning victims of its worst gun violence in almost 30 years.

MANILA (Reuters) — The Philippine coast guard said on Saturday that three Filipino fishermen had been wounded and two fishing vessels suffered “significant damage” when Chinese coast guard ships fired water cannon in a disputed South China Sea shoal.

TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) — Taiwan expressed thanks and China was upset on Wednesday after President Donald Trump signed into law legislation requiring the U.S. State Department to regularly review and update guidelines on how the United States officially interacts with Taipei.

(The Nature Conservancy) — Researchers from the Palau International Coral Reef Center have completed a new round of coral restoration work in Ngaraard State, in northern Palau. The team identified and planted corals that naturally tolerate higher temperatures, aiming to help reefs recover and bette…

MAJURO — Every December, fisheries officials from the Marshall Islands and Forum Fisheries Agency countries troop off to the annual Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission — often for battles with distant water fishing nations over policies that impact tuna fishing on the high seas in the …

(TNC) — The Nature Conservancy, Micronesia and Polynesia, is working with local organizations across Micronesia to fill critical gaps in fisheries data and support sustainable reef management. Through ongoing studies in Palau and the Marshall Islands, scientists are collecting detailed information …

HONG KONG (Reuters) — Revenues at China’s giant military firms fell last year as corruption purges slowed arms contracts and procurement, according to a study released on Monday by a leading conflict think tank.

MAJURO — The Marshall Islands launched a world-first universal basic income program this week that is providing a quarterly payment to every citizen in this western Pacific nation.