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Tonga has always worked with China – Hu’akavameiliku
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Documents show Tonga criticised Australia and NZ’s response to China-Solomon security pact
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PNG Foreign Affairs Minister Justin Tkatchenko announce plan to grant visa-on-arrival for Filipinos
Papua New Guinea Government will soon offer visa-on-arrival for Philippine passport holders.
Foreign Affairs Minister Justin Tkatchenko made this announcement at a joint press conference...
Facility to boost Maritime surveillance and search training
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Japan Ambassador to Fiji warns of meth epidemic
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Project which ‘eliminates’ dengue extended to Pacific
An Australian project which “all but eliminated dengue fever” in Far North Queensland has been successfully extended to Fiji, Kiribati and Vanuatu.
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Deportations raise alarm in Marshall Islands
Majuro Mayor Ladie Jack is raising the alarm about criminal behavior involving Marshallese deported from the United States, saying the “impact of these deportees...
Aukus weighs expanding security pact to deter China in South Pacific
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King tides cause new levels of devastation in Tuvalu, as nation weighs up Falepili...
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