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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Papua New Guinea on Sunday for talks with Pacific island leaders, the first visit by an Indian premier as New Delhi seeks to counter China's growing footprint in the region. Modi landed just after 10pm local time (1200 GMT) in the capital Port Moresby, where he will co-host the Summit of the Forum...

A Pacific Islands leader on Friday called on the United States and China to not bring “adversarial competition” to the region, as the rival powers intensify their bids for influence. Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown -- invited to represent the region at a Group of 7 summit in Hiroshima -- told AFP that increased superpower interest in the Pacific...

When the U.S secretary of state travels through Papua New Guinea's capital this week to meet the leader of the South Pacific nation, it will be on a six-lane highway built by China. Antony Blinken will be dispatched to meet Pacific leaders at a summit Monday in the place of President Joe Biden, who had planned a historic visit spurred...

Fiji has been offered a 99-year land lease in the Central Business District in Port Moresby for the construction of its chancery in Papua New Guinea (PNG). This was revealed by the PNG Prime Minister James Marape during a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka in PNG. The Fiji Government will also reciprocate through making land available in Suva for...

The Quad will build undersea cable systems and fund infrastructure development and telecommunications across the Asia Pacific in an expansion of its remit designed to blunt China’s growing influence in the region. The announcement by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S President Joe Biden was coupled with a pledge to...

By Meg Keen Their standing slipped during COVID-19, but China is not vacating the space. Their meddling in political and economic affairs have raised concerns. Last year, the West was shocked when Solomon Islands signed a security pact with China, inclusive of Chinese police training. Australia and the U.S sprang into action. Australia has increased its aid and support to the region...

Two new Palau journalist anti-corruption grants were launched at a meeting between Palau Media Council journalists, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Pacific Anti-Corruption Journalists Network (PACJN) representatives in Koror on 19 May. As part of the Building the Capacity of Pacific Media to Report on Anti-Corruption project, implemented by the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA), these...

Argentina won their third gold medal of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2023, beating Fiji 35-14 in the Cup final at Twickenham on Sunday. Fiji opened the scoring in the final but lost Josese Batirerega to a second-minute red card and Los Pumas Sevens took full advantage to round off their most successful season in style. Earlier on day two,...

Aaron Mauger has resigned as head coach of Moana Pasifika after two years in the job. Mauger had signed a contract in October 2021 to coach Moana Pasifika for three years, but Stuff understands Mauger informed the Moana Pasifika board late last week that he wouldn’t be continuing in the role next season. However, Mauger will stay on as the team’s...

Young fullback Max Jorgensen showed his playmaking skills as the.NSW Waratahs maintained their late-season Super Rugby Pacific surge with a 32-18 home win over Fijian Drua In Sydney. NSW secured a fourth straight win, scoring five tries to two to consolidate sixth place. At times the Tahs appeared to produce plays out of the Fijian playbook with some sensational offloads and...