Vanuatu PM down under after inking security pact
Vanuatu's prime minister is in Canberra for discussions just months after signing a security agreement with Australia.
Prime Minister Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau will meet with...
Experts warn of U.S ‘weaponising’ Pacific Island countries as Washington declares progress on defence...
The U.S is weaponising the Pacific Island Countries (PICs) and trying to set up an anti-China front to serve America's adventurism, experts warned on...
PNG-Australia on bilateral Security Treaty talks
Papua New Guinea and Australia will go into discussions finalising the Bilateral Security Treaty between the two countries this week when they meet for...
French Senate committee questions Indo-Pacific Strategy
By Nic Maclellan
The French Senate in Paris has issued a report sharply critiquing France’s official Indo-Pacific Strategy, highlighting the lack of capacity of...
Fiji Home Affairs Minister Tikoduadua labels Bainimarama’s statement treasonous
Fiji's Minister for Home Affairs has condemned the statement delivered by Opposition Leader Voreqe Bainimarama and even described it treasonous.
Bainimarama in his response to...
Pacific Islands Forum mission completes visit to Japan
Commitments to further engage in “intensive dialogue” and information sharing on the proposed Fukushima ALPS treated nuclear wastewater discharge into the Pacific are the...
Taiwan-China factor puts Indo-Pacific region on knife edge
A U.S Air Force general has warned of the likelihood of a war with China saying: “I hope I am wrong. My gut tells...
The U.S Indo-Pacific Strategy’s weakest link
By Guy C. Charlton and Xiang Gao
In May 2022, with the launch of the “Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity,” the Biden administration sought...
Japan promises Pacific countries ‘transparency’ over Fukushima water dump
Japan’s government promised to provide “transparent communication” with Pacific countries before dumping treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean,...
With China looming, U.S signs assistance deal with Micronesia
The United States said on Friday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Federated States of Micronesia, reflecting a shared understanding on...
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West Papua issue likely to be on agenda in Palau – PNG foreign minister
Papua New Guinea's foreign minister says he expects the issue of West Papua will be discussed at the upcoming Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders...
Pacific Civil Society calls for Ocean protection, demilitarisation and regional control
Pacific civil society and regional leaders have called for stronger Pacific control over decisions affecting the ocean, rejecting deep-sea mining and warning against growing...
CNMI leader urges caution as U.S advances Pacific seabed mining plan
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Governor David Apatang says protecting Pacific waters and island communities must come first as the United...