China seeks Pacific Islands policing, security cooperation – document
China will seek a region-wide deal with almost a dozen Pacific islands covering policing, security and data communications cooperation when Foreign Minister Wang Yi...
Solomon Islands journalists shut out of China foreign minister visit, raising secrecy concerns
Pacific journalists have raised serious concerns about secrecy surrounding the upcoming marathon tour of the Pacific by China’s foreign minister, who will be visiting...
New Australian foreign Minister Penny Wong to visit Fiji Thursday
Australia's new foreign minister, Penny Wong travels to Fiji Thursday "to discuss how we can best secure our region and help build a stronger...
NZ PM Ardern cautious over China’s tour through ‘contested’ Pacific
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has urged China to be transparent as it sends a high-level delegation through the “contested” Pacific.
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Monkeypox outbreak can still be contained, insists UN health agency
The monkeypox outbreak that has been reported in 16 countries and several regions of the world can still be contained and the overall risk...
Quad vows $50 billion investment in Indo-Pacific to counter China clout
The leaders of Japan, the United States, Australia and India on Tuesday vowed to extend more than US$50 billion in infrastructure aid and investment...
Island states back Vanuatu’s quest for climate justice at the UN
Pacific and Caribbean nations have joined Vanuatu in calling for an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on countries’ legal obligations...
Top level Chinese delegation headed to Kiribati
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is to visit Kiribati on Friday for four hours as part of a Pacific tour to strengthen security ties...
Vanuatu to stop exporting kava to Fiji
Vanuatu appears ready to stop exporting dried kava roots to Fiji after years of Fijian producers failing to acknowledge that their exports contain imported...
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus re-elected to lead the World Health Organisation
The Member States of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday, re-elected Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to serve a second five-year term as Director-General of...
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U.S to link Pacific drug investigations with South Asia crime networks
The United States is looking to connect its law enforcement operations in the Pacific with expertise and investigations in South Asia as criminal networks...
Fiji should retain immunity for 1987 and 2006 coups says Deputy DPP Rabuku
Fiji should retain the immunity provisions covering the 1987 and 2006 coups because they were guarantees made to the coup leaders in exchange for...
U.S links Pacific drug trade to Latin American networks
The United States says Latin American drug trafficking networks are increasingly using contacts and distributors in Pacific Island countries to move and sell illicit...