The Cook Islands' prime minister survived a no-confidence vote on Wednesday, blaming "misinformation" from former colonial ruler New Zealand for destabilising his Pacific country. The parliament voted ...

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown survived on Wednesday a vote of no confidence in parliament brought by the opposition over deals he struck with China that strained relations with New Zealand.

The Cook Islands said Saturday it has struck a five-year agreement with China to cooperate in exploring and researching the Pacific nation's seabed mineral riches. A copy of the deal -- signed during ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The South Pacific country of Cook Islands on Tuesday unveiled the details of a deal with China to boost cooperation on matters including mining seabed minerals after ...

SYDNEY, Feb 15 (Reuters) - The Cook Islands said on Saturday that it signed a comprehensive strategic partnership deal with China, a move expected to raise concerns in New Zealand with which it ...

SYDNEY: Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown said he would release soon the full details of a comprehensive strategic partnership deal signed between China and his country, which has raised ...

Cook Islands Says Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Deal Signed With China SYDNEY (Reuters) -The Cook Islands said on Saturday that it signed a comprehensive strategic partnership deal with ...

“The relationship between China and the Cook Islands is not directed against any third party and should not be subject to or disrupted by any third party,” Chinese Foreign Ministry ...

Cook Islands Prime Minister Discusses Marine, Climate and Economics in China Visit By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) -Cook Islands' Prime Minister Mark Brown said on Thursday he had held ...

FILE - Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown speaks during a plenary session at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, on Dec. 2, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File) ...