Korean, Pacific islands FMs discuss climate, maritime cooperation in Busan
The top diplomats of Korea and 14 Pacific Island Countries (PICs) held talks Wednesday in the southern port of Busan to discuss ways to...
Joint Statement: 5th Korea-Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
The 5th Korea-Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' Meeting, chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, was held in Busan on...
South Korea to host 5th Korea-Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
South Korean Foreign Minister Jin Park will hold the 5th Korea-Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Busan on 26 October.
The meting to be attended...
Pacific Islands increasingly used as crime transit point, experts say
The Pacific islands are increasingly being used as a transit point for transnational crime, including drug trafficking and money laundering, experts say.
Criminal organisations from...
U.S, China vie for influence over Pacific island nations including PNG
Forging a stronger presence in Papua New Guinea and other Pacific island nations has become part of the West’s strategy to counter China's security...
Australia boosts defence, Pacific diplomacy spending in budget
Australia on Tuesday pledged increased defence spending and efforts to firm up diplomatic ties with neighbouring Southeast Asian and Pacific nations as it seeks...
Why Tuvalu still chooses Taiwan
By Joel Atkinson, HUFS
In his recent visit to Taipei, Tuvalu’s new Prime Minister Kausea Natano declared that Tuvalu would ‘continue to stand firm...
Massacre on island of love, 30 killed in PNG’s Milne Bay Province
Thirty people in Papua New Guinea are reported to have been killed and many seriously injured in the worst tribal warfare on Kiriwina Island...
Taiwan not ruling out talks to win back Solomons, Kiribati
Taiwan is open to possible discussions that may lead to regaining diplomatic ties with the Solomon Islands and Kiribati, whose decisions to switch to...
Pacific power struggle between China and U.S set to escalate after Xi Jinping locks...
The Pacific looks set benefit economically, but some countries could also face “danger” to their democracies, after China's president cemented his grip on the...
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Forum SG Waqa urges Pacific climate champions to turn Pre-COP momentum into COP31 outcomes
Pacific political climate champions must turn the region’s priorities into concrete outcomes at COP31, Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa says.
Speaking at the...
COP30 President backs climate finance push and implementation drive ahead of COP31
COP30 President Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago says stronger cooperation between governments, finance ministers and development banks will be critical to turning global climate...
Bowen defends Australia’s climate role amid coal export concerns
Australian Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen says Australia’s shift towards renewable energy is central to its efforts to work with Pacific countries...