Papua New Guinea will gain its own team in Australia’s rugby league in a soft diplomacy deal linked to limiting Chinese ...

In separate agreements with Nauru, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, Australia is attempting to edge out China’s ...

A team from the Pacific nation will join Australia’s National Rugby League in a $400 million deal that deepens ties while ...

The Australian government has signed a confidential agreement with Papua New Guinea, its second security pact in the Pacific ...

Australia is banking on sports diplomacy to lure Papua New Guinea away from China’s sphere of influence. It has signed an ...

The "soft power" aspect to this sports diplomacy initiative has never been a secret. But in the game of regional politics, ...

SYDNEY: Australia will spend US$385 million to establish a team from Papua New Guinea in its rugby league competition, Prime ...

China has pursued its own bilateral security pact on policing with Papua New Guinea and with other South Pacific island nations which U.S. allies, including Australia, fear could undermine ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Papua New Guinea will gain its own team in Australia’s rugby league in a soft diplomacy deal announced Thursday linked to limiting Chinese influence in the South Pacific.

Papua New Guinea Gains a Team in Australian Rugby League in Diplomatic Push Aimed at Curbing China MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Papua New Guinea will gain its own team in Australia’s rugby ...