Cook Islands releases plan for pact signed with China Deal spans seabed mining, disaster relief and cultural ties Protesters support existing ties with New Zealand New Zealand calls for release of ...

The Cook Islands, a self-governing Pacific country which ... he said in a Facebook post on Thursday. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.

WELLINGTON, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The Cook Islands lie halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii and are made up of 15 islands and atolls spread over 700 square miles (1.9 million square kilometres ...

China and the Cook Islands on Friday signed a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement, but the lack of transparency around the details has alarmed New Zealand, the South Pacific state’s ...

SYDNEY - The Cook Islands said on Feb 15 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.

The Cook Islands is the latest Pacific country to strengthen its ties with China New Zealand has accused the Cook Islands government of a lack of transparency over its plans to strike a ...

The Cook Islands and China signed a partnership agreement on February 15, further strengthening China's position in the Pacific. The agreement emerged despite the concern of some stakeholders about ...

Factbox-Where Is the Cook Islands and What Is Its Relationship With New Zealand? WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The Cook Islands lie halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii and are made up of 15 islands ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Cook Islands will this week sign a strategic agreement with China, in a move that has rattled the south ...