China issued a warning Friday of potential "live fire" naval drills in international waters off Australia's eastern coast but gave little prior notice, disrupting commercial flights, the Australian ...

A Chinese navy guided-missile destroyer takes part in a maritime interdiction event with the American guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale during Rim of the Pacific naval drills on July 21, 2016.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Leaders in Australia and New Zealand say China should have given them more warning before its navy conducted an unusual series of live fire exercises in the seas between the ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — The leaders of New Zealand and Australia on Saturday discussed closer cooperation between their expanding militaries against the backdrop of a recent extraordinary Chinese ...

SYDNEY/WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A Virgin Australia pilot alerted Australian authorities about a live-fire drill by Chinese naval ships last week in the Tasman Sea that forced 49 flights to change their ...

The vessels were sailing in the Tasman Sea, and their announced intent to perform exercises prompted a call for commercial flights to divert course. By Victoria Kim Reporting from Sydney, Australia ...

The announcement yesterday of a live-fire exercise by Chinese warships in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand has triggered an outburst of nationalism and militarism, amid hyperbolic ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — The Australian and New Zealand militaries were monitoring three Chinese warships moving unusually far south along Australia’s east coast on an unknown mission, officials said ...