Australia and Samoa discuss the bilateral partnership arrangement
Australia’s visiting Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Pat Conroy will discuss with the Samoan government this week the progress of the Australia-Samoa...
PNG Quake kills eight, injures 17 and damages 800 homes
At least eight people are dead, 17 recovering in hospital with injuries and 800 houses destroyed in Papua New Guinea by the 7.0-magnitude earthquake...
Pacific Islands Forum chairman ‘reassured’ over massive nuclear submarine deal
The Pacific Islands Forum chairman has been assured by the United States that the AUKUS agreement will honour the Treaty of Rarotonga after initially...
French Polynesia election voting begins on Sunday
Campaigning for French Polynesia's territorial elections has entered its final week.
Dressed in their parties' respective colours, supporters of several parties held small rallies at...
Senior Chinese diplomat heads to Australia and Fiji to pave way for Xi-Albanese talks...
China’s vice-foreign minister Ma Zhaoxu will visit Australia and Fiji this week, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday.
The visit by Ma, a former...
Samoa PM leads delegation for Atoa o Samoa
Samoa's Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa will lead Samoa's delegation to the Atoa o Samoa meeting in American Samoa this week.
The Samoan Cabinet at...
Tougher anti-human trafficking bill passed in Palau
Palau's House of Delegates passed on its third and final reading a Senate bill 11-73 to expand, update and strengthen the anti-human smuggling and...
Marshall Islands enjoys new leverage
The leaders of the Marshall Islands, a collection of 29 coral atolls lying halfway between Hawaii and Australia, know exactly why the United States...
Tuvalu’s Fight to Exist: Interview with Minister Simon Kofe
Simon Kofe currently serves as the Minister of Justice, Communications and Foreign Affairs of Tuvalu. He previously contributed to constitutional reform projects as Senior...
Federated States of Micronesia reaffirm diplomatic ties to China
The Micronesian Congress has reaffirmed the Federated States of Micronesia’s (FSM)diplomatic ties with China after outgoing President David Panuelo had urged a switch to...
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Dr Aqorau questions whether military expansion fits Pacific’s Ocean of Peace vision
Solomon Islands National University (SINU) Vice Chancellor Dr Transform Aqorau has questioned whether the Pacific can maintain its vision of becoming an Ocean of...
The ocean wealth that keeps leaving Micronesia
By Joyce McClure
More than 50 percent of the world’s tuna supply comes from the western and central Pacific Ocean, making it the most...
Australia’s Assistant Minister for Pacific Island Affairs says China missile test was ‘destabilising’ as...
Australia says China's recent ballistic missile test over the Pacific was “destabilising”, citing strong condemnation from Pacific leaders alongside Australia's response.
Speaking in an interview...