China seeks Pacific Islands policing, security cooperation – document
China will seek a region-wide deal with almost a dozen Pacific islands covering policing, security and data communications cooperation when Foreign Minister Wang Yi...
Solomon Islands journalists shut out of China foreign minister visit, raising secrecy concerns
Pacific journalists have raised serious concerns about secrecy surrounding the upcoming marathon tour of the Pacific by China’s foreign minister, who will be visiting...
New Australian foreign Minister Penny Wong to visit Fiji Thursday
Australia's new foreign minister, Penny Wong travels to Fiji Thursday "to discuss how we can best secure our region and help build a stronger...
Australian voters deliver strong message on climate, ending conservative government’s 9-year rule, Anthony Albanese...
Australian voters have delivered a sharp rebuke to the centrer-right government, ending nine years of conservative rule, in favor of the centre-left opposition that...
US$300 million yacht of sanctioned Russian Oligarch seized by Fiji at request of U.S
Fijian law enforcement executed a seizure warrant freezing the Motor Yacht Amadea (the Amadea), a 348-foot luxury vessel owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Suleiman...
Fiji High Court grants order to seize Russian superyacht
The Fiji High Court has granted an application to seize Russian superyacht Amadea berthed at the Lautoka wharf.
The Office of the Director of Public...
Pacific nations walk geopolitical tightrope over Ukraine war, as nuclear legacy looms
Some Pacific island nations have been left walking a geopolitical tightrope in their response to the war in Ukraine, as they try to balance...
Fiji’s Opposition MP Nawaikula convicted of giving false information and obtaining a financial advantage
Fiji's Opposition MP Niko Nawaikula has been found guilty of one count of giving false information to a public servant and one count of...
Issue of writs on 12 May: PNG Electoral Commissioner Sinai
The writs for this year’s general election will be issued on 12 May, says Papua New Guinea Electoral Commissioner Simon Sinai.
He told The National...
New U.S ambassador Kennedy warns on Solomon Islands
America’s next ambassador to Australia, Caroline Kennedy, said she was committed to taking a stronger stance against China’s coercion in the Indo-Pacific once she...
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Scientific evidence shows that plastics and associated chemicals, including some bio-based plastics, are destabilising the biosphere, harming the natural environment and living organisms including...
Fiji undertakes first national consultation on key regional initiatives for 2024
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs convened National Consultations for Fiji on the key regional initiatives...
New Zealand Defence Force wraps up raft of Solomon Islands support
More than 200 New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel have completed a successful deployment to assist with Solomon Islands' general election, and provide other...