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

A copy of the deal shows it covers cooperation - but does not involve any agreement to give a license for mining, or exploration. The Cook Islands also signed a Joint Plan for Comprehensive Strategic ...

The Cook Islands said it has formalized cooperation pacts with China, including an action plan for a comprehensive strategic ...

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

New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters has called for a reset in government-to-government relations with the Cook ...

The tiny Pacific nation’s partnership agreement with China was signed amid a furious diplomatic row with New Zealand, its ...

New Zealand's Foreign Minister, Winston Peters, calls for a 'reset' in relations with the Cook Islands following agreements ...

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 Cook Islands has announced a controversial deal with China focusing on seabed mineral cooperation, stirring tensions with ...

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