U.S opens Embassy in Tonga in new pushback against China in Pacific
The United States has opened a new Embassy in Tonga, the State Department said on Wednesday, part of efforts to step up the U.S...
PNG Security measures set for Biden visit: PM Marape
Parts of Port Moresby and the airspace over the Jackson International Airport will be closed on 22 May when United States President Joe Biden...
Australian Defence Force to expand Pacific links in $1.9bn budget package to boost Australia’s...
The military and police will expand links with Pacific Island countries as part of a nearly $2bn (US$1.3 billion) budget package aimed at boosting...
Australia invests to counter China’s influence in the Pacific
Australia will spend almost $2 billion(US$1.3 million) on improving relations with Pacific island nations as it seeks to counter China’s growing influence in the...
Biden to visit Papua New Guinea in a presidential first after G7 in Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden will become the first U.S sitting president to visit Papua New Guinea this month with a trip following the G7...
PNG Immigration ready for VIP visits
Papua New Guinea Immigration is 99.9 per cent ready for the VIP visits this month, Chief Migration Officer Stanis Hulahau has assured.
He told the...
China accuses Australia of trying to sabotage its relationships in Pacific region
China has accused Australia of attempting to sabotage its relationships in the Pacific, saying Australia has a “cold war mentality” and is blinded by...
French military ship visits Fiji
Over 500 French naval crew members and officials on the military vessel F734 Vendemiaire paid a goodwill port call in Suva Tuesday
Captain Mocard Emmanuel...
Vanuatu PM urges Pacific Island nations to commit to fossil fuel free Pacific
By Elenoa Dimaira
Vanuatu’s Prime Minister Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau has urged other Pacific Island nations to join his country, Fiji, Tonga, Tuvalu, Niue, and Solomon...
Transition to carbon neutral Pacific must be just and equitable
By Elenoa Dimaira
The transition of the Pacific to be carbon neutral must be just and equitable to ensure that livelihoods are not lost, says...
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Forum struggles with missile dilemma
By Nic Maclellan in Koror, Palau
AS they gather in Palau this week for the 55th Pacific Islands Forum, regional leaders want development partners to...
Forum SG Waqa urges regional media to put Pacific voices at the centre
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific media must ensure the region’s stories are told by Pacific voices and from a Pacific perspective, Forum...
Pacific Leaders face longer agenda as geopolitical pressures mount
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific Islands Forum leaders will meet next week against a more challenging regional backdrop, with geopolitics, transnational crime, economic...