The Cook Islands said it has formalized cooperation pacts with China, including an action plan for a comprehensive strategic ...

The Cook Islands said Saturday it has struck a five-year agreement with China to cooperate in exploring and researching the ...

Growing ties between Cook Islands and China, including a new comprehensive partnership agreement action plan detailed this ...

The South Pacific country of Cook Islands has unveiled the details of a deal with China to boost cooperation after the pact ...

A strategic partnership deal between China and the Cook Islands spans areas from deep-sea mining to education scholarships ...

China will be able to establish a “significant strategic presence” in the Pacific following its new agreement with the Cook ...

Cook Islands deal has implications for Pacific security, but particularly for New Zealand, the United States, and Australia.

So, the weekend has been spent watching the Chinese Navy use the Tasman Sea as a firing range.   They’ve never done this so ...

"The public deserves to know if there are any debt obligations, resource access clauses, or strategic commitments involved." ...

China stood ready for "in-depth" talks with the Cook Islands, Beijing said on Thursday, a day before a meeting between ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown speaks during a plenary ...