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The People's Republic of China and Papua New Guinea on Tuesday issued a joint statement. At the invitation of the People's Republic of China, Prime Minister James Marape, of Papua New Guinea attended the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, and also embarked on an official visit to the People's Republic of China from 16-19 October, 2023. During the...

Health ministers in the Western Pacific nominated a surgeon from Tonga, Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala, to lead the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) regional office at a meeting in Manila on Tuesday. Piukala’s nomination for WHO’s top job in the Western Pacific comes months after the UN health agency fired its previous director, Dr Takeshi Kasai, following allegations of racism and...

Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has expressed alarm over the “intensifying” rivalry between the United States and China and risk to global peace, warning that the Pacific doesn’t want to be forced to choose between the two superpowers. Visiting Canberra this week for talks with Anthony Albanese, Rabuka pledged to make the Pacific an “Ocean of Peace”, saying a region...

Fiji’s prime minister says he will reject help from nations who donate aid and expect compliance as he works to gain support for a Pacific-centric peace plan. Sitiveni Rabuka used a speech to call for a Pacific “peace zone”, saying his nation should not be forced to choose a side in any conflict or competition between the United States and...

Fiji and Australia have committed to strengthening their defence and security cooperation. This was revealed during a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles Tuesday. Prime Minister Rabuka thanked Marles for visiting the Blackrock Camp Facility in Nadi, the culmination of a joint effort by Fiji and Australia on the...

The Republic of the Marshall Islands and the U.S signed agreements Monday that will give Washington a stronger presence in the Western Pacific and the right to deny China and other nations access to the islands’ territorial waters. The agreements put in place Washington’s offer to provide US$2.3 billion in economic assistance to the Marshall Islands over 20 years. In...

The Cook Islands Government as current Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and host of the 52nd PIF Leaders Meeting (PIFLM52), is pleased to promote the Pacific Partnerships for Prosperity (PPfP) Pavilion to be held from 07 – 09 November 2023 at the Punanga Nui Market in Rarotonga. In keeping with the theme for PIFLM52 of “Our Voices, Our...

Opinion piece by Caleb Jarvis, PTI Australia's Trade and Investment Commissioner The global thrust towards sustainability is irrefutable. From the vantage point of Pacific Island Countries (PICs), we're poised at the forefront of a market with vast potential: the carbon credit market. As the world grapples with the impacts of climate change, this emergent market represents both an immense opportunity...

Simon Raiwalui said on Tuesday he will leave the role of Fiji head coach at the end of the year after the Pacific Islanders were beaten by England in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals. Raiwalui's swashbuckling team impressed at the tournament, memorably beating Australia and eventually relegating the Wallabies to a historic elimination in the group phase. “I will not be...

The 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia is still a possibility for Semi Radradra. Radradra revealed to FBC Sports that the game against England may not have been the last we saw him at a World Cup. The 31-year-old believes he can still be there in 2027 if he continues to work hard. “It’s a good question you know, but you never...