Pacific countries convene to align National Biodiversity targets to global biodiversity framework
A historical agreement which sets out an ambitious agenda towards the vision of living in harmony with nature, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, was...
New Zealand wants China to engage Pacific through PIF
New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has reminded China of the regional primacy of the Pacific Islands Forum as Foreign Minister Wang Yi...
IMO to open regional office in Fiji to serve the Pacific
International Maritime Organisation (IMO) will open its seventh Regional Presence Office, in Suva, Fiji, to serve countries and territories in the Pacific Islands region.
IMO...
Fourth discharge of treated Fukushima water completed
The release of the fourth batch of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the sea concluded Sunday,...
Magistrate Puamau acknowledges High Court findings on former Fiji PM and suspended Police Commissioner
Magistrate Seini Puamau did not pronounce former Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and suspended Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho guilty this morning as directed by...
U.S helping Taiwan consolidate ties with Pacific allies: Official
The United States has been working to help Taiwan consolidate its formal diplomatic ties with countries in the Pacific island region and prevent them...
Cook Islands migrant workers welcome High Court ruling on residency threshold
The Cook Islands High Court has found that the country's immigration law that offers preferential treatment to New Zealand citizens over those from other...
Tuvalu prime minister calls on Australia for sovereignty ‘guarantees’ over treaty
Tuvalu’s new prime minister, Feleti Teo, wants “guarantees” from Canberra that a landmark treaty with Australia will not undermine his country’s sovereignty.
Teo, who was...
Fiji to stick with China police deal after review, home affairs minister says
Fiji will uphold a policing cooperation agreement with China after reviewing the deal, the country’s home affairs minister, Pio Tikoduadua, has confirmed, despite earlier...
U.S deputy Secretary Campbell’s meeting with Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown
U.S deputy secretary of State Kurt Campbell has met with Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown Friday.
The deputy secretary highlighted the growing partnership between...
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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...