Pacific civil society denounce Fiji PM’s alarming stance on fossil fuels
Pacific civil society, representing the voices and concerns of communities deeply impacted by the climate crisis is disappointed with the recent remarks made by...
Cooks to host international conference as it steps up seabed minerals investigation
Cook Islands is stepping up its seabed minerals bid as it will host international agencies at the annual Underwater Minerals Conference (UMC) on Rarotonga...
Pacific delegates urged to make their voices heard in the latest global plastics treaty negotiations next month
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Relations with China ‘solid and inclusive,’ says Fiji deputy PM
The relations between China and Fiji are “solid and inclusive,” and the two countries are “relating to each other as families,” Fiji's Deputy Prime...
China to help PNG
China has offered to assist Papua New Guinea in its modernisation, urbanisation, and industrialisation efforts.
China’s President Xi Jinping during a meeting with Prime Minister...
Pacific ‘realistic’ on call for Australia to stop fossil fuels
Fiji’s Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, has signalled a more “realistic” tone from the Pacific over Australian coal mining and gas production, saying fossil fuel...
Abandon fossil fuels: UN SG told world leaders
UN Secretary General António GuterresGuterres has urged leaders “to ensure that projects deliver the green, sustainable infrastructure countries need to support people and ecosystems...
Fiji embassy opening in Israel faces potential delay amid war
Fiji could delay opening its embassy in Israel, the Pacific Island nation's deputy prime minister said on Wednesday, amid fears the war between Israel...
More Australians, Solomons, Vanuatu, return from Israel
About 200 Australians and their family members are back in the country after leaving Israel and arriving on a government-assisted flight.
A Qantas flight landed...
Pacific Trade Invest Network Independent Advisory Board commemorate key milestone
The Pacific Trade Invest (PTI) Network Independent Advisory Board met for its fifth meeting this week in Auckland, New Zealand.
The meeting was chaired by...
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HIV cases could reach 9,000 – Fiji Assistant Health Minister tells Parliament
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NZ PM Christopher Luxon to visit Samoa, Tonga to meet new PMs
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