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 ...

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

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

The country’s Seabed Minerals Authority estimates there are 6.7 billion tonnes of mineral-rich nodules on its sea floor, ...

(Reuters) - New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said on Wednesday his country must “reset” its relationship with the ...

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

China will be able to establish a "significant strategic presence" in the Pacific, a security studies professor says.

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

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

The Cook Islands has announced five-year agreement with China for the exploration of seabed minerals. New Zealand has urged ...