Australia warned international airlines flying between Australian airports and New Zealand to beware of Chinese warships conducting a live-fire exercise in the Tasman Sea, Foreign Minister Penny ...

“They have not deigned to advise us on what they are doing in the middle of the Tasman Sea,” Collins said. She added that China had only given New Zealand 24 hours' warning it would fire an ...

SYDNEY -- Commercial airlines adjusted their routes to avoid airspace over the Tasman Sea on Friday, as Chinese warships conducted potential "live fire exercises" in the area. The three People's ...

Australia warned airlines flying between Australian airports and New Zealand to beware of Chinese warships potentially conducting a live-fire exercise in the Tasman Sea MELBOURNE, Australia ...

By Victoria Kim Reporting from Sydney A group of Chinese navy vessels, including a formidable warship, sailing legally in the Tasman Sea have raised alarm in Australia and New Zealand because they ...

Airlines modified flight paths between Australia and New Zealand on Friday after China notified Australia that the People’s Liberation Army Navy would hold live-fire exercises off the New South ...

At least two more services operated by other airlines were warned mid-flight to adjust their position over the Tasman Sea, which typically sees as many as 140 commercial flights a day. Virgin ...

Australia warned airlines flying between Australian airports and New Zealand to beware of Chinese warships conducting a live-fire exercise in the Tasman Sea, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Friday.

Three Chinese navy vessels have entered the Tasman Sea, off of Australia's coast. The New Zealand Defence Force is monitoring the vessels - which are about 280 kilometres east of Sydney.

Commercial airlines have changed their flight paths over the Tasman Sea to avoid a Chinese military exercise involving live firing up to 50,000 feet, as tensions in the Pacific continue to rise.