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.

Cook Islands’ shift towards China however has stirred political tensions in the country. Recently, protests broke out in ...

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown had already released details of a broader partnership agreement signed during his state visit to China this month. On Saturday, his office also published three ...

The South Pacific country of Cook Islands has unveiled the details of a deal with China to boost cooperation after the pact provoked a rare diplomatic clash with the nation’s chief benefactor, New ...

The agreement is being denounced as a threat to New Zealand and used to justify its ongoing integration into US-led plans for ...

The Cook Islands may be small but the ambitions of its leader are mighty. A range of deals Prime Minister Mark Brown signed ...

The Cook Islands' prime minister survived a no-confidence vote on ... The parliament voted 13-to-9 against the motion of no-confidence in Prime Minister Mark Brown's government, sparked by a ...

WELLINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Cook Islands' Prime Minister Mark Brown said on Thursday he had held discussions with institutions on marine science, climate resilience and economic cooperation so ...

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown and Chinese Premier Li Qiang signed the deal in Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang province, Brown's office said in a statement.

China seeks to increase "political trust" and belt and road cooperation with the Cook Islands, Premier Li Qiang told his visiting counterpart Mark Brown as they met on Friday. Multiple cooperation ...