Australia minister asks Solomon Islands not to sign China security pact
An Australian minister met with the leader of the Solomon Islands on Wednesday and asked him not to sign a proposed security agreement between...
U.S military leader warns Chinese security deal with Solomon Islands sounds ‘too good to...
A senior U.S military general has warned during a visit to Australia that China’s offer to deepen security ties with Solomon Islands will come...
Morrison hits out at ‘heavy-handed’ approach to Pacific Islands
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says any suggestion that the Solomon Islands is “under the control of Australia” is “offensive” and risks a “heavy-handed”...
MP Kenilorea raises concern over leaked documents to arm Chinese embassy personnel
The Chairman for Solomon Islands Parliamentary Foreign Relations Committee Peter Kenilorea Junior says the ‘leaked’ diplomatic note on arming Chinese embassy personnel in Solomon...
Australian PM Morrison will ‘continue to press’ Solomon Islands over China influence
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he will continue to press the Solomon Islands amid its security pact with China if the Coalition is...
China requested heavily armed security team be sent to Solomon Islands, leaked documents reveal
China requested that a plainclothes 10-person security detail armed with pistols, rifles, two machine guns and a sniper rifle be dispatched to Solomon Islands...
Australia, Vanuatu sign Pacific Fusion Centre MOU
The Australian Government and the Government of the Republic of Vanuatu have reached an important milestone, signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the...
Djibouti shows what Sogavare’s deal with China really means
By Michael Shoebridge
Why shouldn’t we believe Beijing’s claims that its security agreement with Honiara won’t result in a base or place to operate...
Fiji votes against Russia, Helen Clark in disbelief 58 countries abstained including Vanuatu
Fiji has voted alongside 93 other countries to suspend Russia from the United Nations Human Rights Council.
The resolution to strip Russia of its seat...
Solomon Islands PM ‘clear’ no Chinese military base in talks with Australian intelligence
-Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton says he does not expect the Solomon Islands will allow China to establish a military base in the Pacific...
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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...