Papua New Guinea highlights Australia ties after China security deal report
Papua New Guinea’s foreign minister has reaffirmed close security ties with Australia following a report that the Pacific island country – recently rocked by...
Australia the ‘Security Partner of Choice’ in South Pacific – PM Albanese
Australia is the “security partner of choice”for neighbouring Papua New Guinea (PNG), Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday, after the biggest Pacific Island...
Pacific’s poor showing in global anti-corruption index
Transparency International says the latest Corruption Perception Index shows another year of "little to no meaningful progress" towards curbing corruption in the Asia-Pacific region.
Transparency...
Vanuatu Opposition disputes Government of National Unity status
Vanuatu leader of Opposition and Member of Parliament for Port Vila, Ishmael Kalsakau, has raised concerns, stating that the Government of National Unity (GNU)...
Fiji PM to attend 3rd EU Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum
Fiji's Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Sitiveni Rabuka will participate in the 3rd EU Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum in Brussels, Belgium this week.
At...
Atoll nations, predicted to sink, have kept pace with sea-level rise
For an attention-grabbing speech to the 2022 UN climate conference, a Tuvalu cabinet minister stood on one of atoll nation’s smallest islands and predicted...
Japan to host Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting in July; plans to offer Climate support,...
The Japanese government has begun final arrangements to host the Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM) in mid-July, inviting the leaders of all 18 Pacific...
Samoa becomes the first Pacific nation to host the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting
This year in October, Samoa will make history by becoming the first small island developing state from the Pacific to host the Commonwealth Heads...
Tuvalu general election: Eight newcomers in parliament
Eight of Tuvalu's 16-member parliament are newcomers following the 2024 general election which saw former Prime Minister Kausea Natano ousted.
The country went to the...
Tuvalu’s pro-Taiwan prime minister Kausea Natano loses seat in partial election results
The pro-Taiwan leader of the Pacific islands nation of Tuvalu, Kausea Natano, has lost his seat according to partial election results.
The vote is being...
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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...