The $3bn bargain: how China dominates Pacific mining, logging and fishing
By Josh Nicholas
One country dominates the Pacific’s resources extraction.
Guardian analysis of trade data has revealed that China received more than half the total...
Fiji businesses to operate under relevant COVID safe measures
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Scott Morrison hints at Pacific travel bubble during New Zealand trip
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Fiji Airways receives third Boeing 737 Max aircraft
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