Chinese hospital ship to visit Pacific to boost ‘responsible’ image
China is sending a military-run hospital ship to the Pacific to where it will call in at Kiribati, Tonga, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands and...
PNG Parliament to decide on Bougainville referendum results
Bougainville Affairs Minister Manasseh Makiba says the Bougainville Peace Agreement and the Constitution allows for Parliament to make a decision on the 2019 Bougainville...
Australia sides with China, Russia in bid to sink Pacific nations’ climate plan
Australia has been criticised for siding with China and Russia to oppose a popular plan from a group of Pacific Island nations to tackle...
Warning of more cyclones for parts of Pacific as El Niño threatens
The Pacific is due to get a dramatic shift in weather over the next 12 months as it moves from a triple dip La...
Changes suggested in appointment of Fiji PM
Election of a prime minister on the floor of Parliament will be done by voice and not secret ballot, the Standing Orders Committee has...
Australia appoints first special envoy for the Pacific
A new special envoy role will help Australia strengthen its already strong bond with the Pacific, the federal government says.
Ewen McDonald, a senior foreign...
UN Nuclear Agency chief to visit Fukushima Plant to see final preparations for release...
The chief of the UN nuclear agency will visit Japan this week to meet with Japanese leaders and see final preparations for the release...
Polluting shipping to face climate reckoning
Nations are under pressure to agree ambitious emission reduction targets and consider a tax on pollution by the sector at a key meeting of...
Congressmen angry that Bikini islanders’ nuclear trust fund may have been ‘squandered’
Following widespread media coverage of the collapse of what was a more than US$70 million trust fund for Bikini islanders displaced by American nuclear...
Fiji Military true to its role: Commander Kalouniwai
Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Major General Ro Jone Kalouniwai has dispelled widely circulated rumours that the RFMF will take “unconstitutional” steps...
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Free trade agreements with Pacific island nations proposed to protect regional posture
U.S Rep Ed Case has proposed a presidential initiative to negotiate free trade agreements with Pacific Island countries and extend duty-free treatment to certain...
Taiwan boosts support as Palau prepares to host Pacific Islands Forum
Taiwan is helping Palau prepare to host next year's Pacific Islands Forum, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said on Saturday.
Lin, who was on a trip...
When the room says No but the Ocean says Now why Vanuatu chose a...
Op Ed by Lagi Toribau, Technical Advisor & Lead Negotiator for Vanuatu on Deep-Sea Ecosystems
When I arrived in Nairobi for UNEA-7, I carried with...