Former NZ foreign Minister Peters says Pacific security concerns ‘avoidable’, U.S warned years ago...
-Former Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has said “serious security concerns” in the Pacific were “avoidable” in a speech where he advocated for New...
Solomon Islands says China’s foreign minister to arrive this week to sign pacts
China's foreign minister Wang Yi will visit the Solomon Islands this week and sign key agreements, expected to include a security pact criticised by...
Labor leader Anthony Albanese to be sworn in as Australia’s new prime minister
Anthony Albanese will today be sworn in as Australia's 31st prime minister, as his incoming Labor government takes power after almost a decade of...
China seeks more island security pacts to boost clout in Pacific
China is intensifying its drive for influence in the Pacific by negotiating security deals with two additional island nations following a pact with the...
Nuclear expert reaffirms harm of dumping nuclear-contaminated water into ocean, calls on Japan to...
Experts have reaffirmed the inevitable radioactive pollution to be caused by the dumping of nuclear-contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific...
‘Quad’ security group plans system to track illegal fishing by China
The U.S, Japan, Australia and India will on Tuesday unveil a maritime initiative aimed at curbing illegal fishing in the Indo-Pacific, a U.S official...
National Security Committee rejected Payne’s proposal to double funding in the Pacific to reduce...
A proposal to double funding in the Pacific to reduce the Chinese infiltration in the region was knocked back by the Cabinet's National Security...
U.S to boost Pacific spending to counter China, but no ‘real number’ yet
The U.S has announced it will boost military spending in the Pacific to counter China.
The White House’s Indo-Pacific Strategy announcement didn’t include any money...
PNG Guns amnesty ends: Police Commissioner
Papua New Guinea Police Commissioner David Manning says anyone found to be in possession of an unlicensed and homemade firearm will be arrested and...
EU to step up Indo-Pacific defence presence over China fears and Ukraine example
The European Union has resolved to step up its defence strategy in the Indo-Pacific region in light of fears about China’s growing presence and...
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Solomon Islands media boycott Chinese foreign minister’s visit to Honiara
Media Association of Solomon Islands (MASI) has issued a boycott notice to its members for the PRC Press event scheduled for Thursday.
MASI President, Georgina...
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...