Papua New Guinea wants its own ‘Gurkhas’ as U.S-China tensions rise
Papua New Guinea wants to create the equivalent of Britain’s Gurkha regiment as it struggles to strengthen its armed forces at a time of...
China rejects IAEA report on Japan’s Fukushima ocean discharge policy
Chinese diplomats in the Pacific are critical of a decision by the Japanese government to dispose of nuclear-contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant...
New China-Solomon Islands Police deal trigger concerns
Solomon Islands prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare kicked off his trip to China this week with a clear goal — to deepen bilateral ties with...
No more coups, do not use the RFMF: Fiji Home Affairs Minister
Fiji's Minister for Home Affairs, Pio Tikoduadua claims some people, including politicians who have failed to earn power legitimately at the polls, have continually...
Bougainville opens Office of the Missing to help reconnect families displaced by the crisis
It's been more than 30 years since the Bougainville crisis ended, but for many families on the island, the conflict's impacts show no sign...
FSM rescues diplomacy with China
A few days before he left office in May, former Micronesian president David Panuelo unleashed his displeasure with China, divulging a list of the...
Solomon Islands Opposition leader calls for transparency into newly signed agreements with China
Solomon Islands leader of Opposition Matthew Wale says the Prime Minister and his Government must clarify the recently signed agreements with China.
In a statement,...
First ICJ submissions on climate change expected in October
-Following the adoption of the resolution seeking an Advisory Opinion (AO) on climate change by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) by consensus, legal...
UN debates deep sea mining as countries and companies now allowed to seek provisional...
A UN agency tasked with regulating the deep sea is debating whether to open the Earth’s watery depths to countries and companies that as...
Australia calls on China, Solomon Islands to ‘immediately’ publish new policing deal, as Sogavare...
-The Australian government has called on Solomon Islands and China to “immediately” publish a new policing plan between the two countries, saying it is...
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Pacific Trade Ministers back new five-year Aid-for-Trade strategy
Pacific Islands Forum Trade Ministers have endorsed a new five-year Pacific Aid-for-Trade Strategy, reaffirming the region’s commitment to using trade to drive economic development...
Renewable power generation records its fastest growth ever
The Renewable Energy Statistics 2026 released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Tuesday shows that renewable electricity generation grew by 9.8 percent in...
Ocean of peace requires one standard for all
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape’s call for the Pacific to remain “an Ocean of Peace” deserves widespread support.
Few regions have suffered the...