Japan to provide fishery research vessel to PNG, strengthen bilateral ties
Japan Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has announced the Asian nation's commitment to provide a fishery research vessel to Papua New Guinea during a bilateral...
Japan commits fishery support to Vanuatu
Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has announced Japan's decision to provide a fishery research vessel and equipment to enhance Vanuatu's fishing industry and address...
Pacific Leaders travel to Japan to build collaboration at PALM10
Three years on from their virtual PALM9 in 2021, Japan's PM and Pacific Leaders are meeting in Tokyo for PALM10.
Pacific Islands Forum Leaders will...
Australia PM to meet Tuvalu counterpart with security top of mind
Australia is strengthening security ties with Tuvalu as leaders build on a recent, landmark treaty.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will host Feleti Teo in Brisbane...
New Pacific Islands Forum SG Baron Waqa wants U.S-China contest out of region’s ‘backyard’
The new Pacific Islands Forum secretary general has expressed concerns about the U.S-China rivalry in his first open press conference since starting the role.
Baron...
Solomon Islands PM in Australia for bilateral talks, visit China to ‘reaffirm’ ties
Solomon Islands new Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele is in Australia on his first state visit since taking office.
A meeting with Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese...
Solomons PM to discuss security ties in Australia
- The new leader of Solomon Islands is in Australia to discuss security ties, government officials said -- a sensitive area since the Pacific...
Solomon Islands and Vanuatu signs ‘Tirvau’ agreement
The Prime Ministers of Solomon Islands and Vanuatu have signed the ‘Tirvau’ agreement Friday in Honiara.
The Tirvau basic border Agreement is the overarching framework...
New Pacific Islands Forum leader calls on island nations to strengthen bond
Taking the helm of the Pacific Islands Forum as its new secretary general, former Nauru President Baron Waqa has called on island nations to...
Blue Pacific unity the focus as SG Waqa leads first mission to Solomon Islands
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa has met with Prime Minister of Solomon Islands, Jeremiah Manele in Honiara.
The opportunities and challenges faced by...
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By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) says its new Pacific Approach of 2026-2030 will focus heavily on building...
Tonga’s Queen Sālote Wharf upgrade showcases ADB merit-based procurement success
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
The redevelopment of Tonga’s Queen Sālote International Wharf is being highlighted as a major success story of...
Pacific faces brutal energy truth
If we’re not at the table, we’re not on the menu.
It is a sharp line that captures the urgency Pacific leaders are feeling as...