Fiji pushes for successful implementation of WTO’s Fisheries Subsidies Agreement
Fiji is leading the fight to ensure that the World Trade Organisation’s Fisheries Subsidies Agreement is successfully implemented.
This agreement is the first WTO agreement...
French criticism of nuclear ban treaty highlights Canberra’s dilemma
Can Australia rebuild a strategic military partnership with France at the same time as independence movements claim Pacific support?
By Nic Maclellan
On 28 September, the...
To help improve Ocean Health, WTO members must ratify Fisheries subsidies deal
Governments also must strengthen the agreement to better guard against overfishing and other ills
By Megan Jungwiwattanaporn
An agreement secured last year that could help end...
Blog: Climate action and sustainable development – Aligning the Paris Agreement and Agenda 2030
Climate action has been recognised as the most significant opportunity in the 21st century to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which guide the...
Samoa’s Ben Lam gets 3-game ban for red card against Japan at Rugby World Cup
Samoa wing Ben Lam will miss their final Rugby World Cup pool game against England after receiving a three-game ban on Monday for his...
Portugal coach fears Fijian physicality in Pool C clash
Portugal coach Patrice Lagisquet said his team continued to surprise him with the standard of their play but he feared that Fijian physicality might...
Fiji shrug off ‘outside noise’ as England World Cup clash looms on horizon
Fiji have insisted they will block out the “outside noise” surrounding the prospect of a World Cup quarter-final showdown against England, with the scrum-half...
Samoa to target England playmaker Marcus Smith in bid for major upset
Marcus Smith will be a marked man if he lines up at full-back again against Samoa next week with the Pacific islanders wary of...
Japan to release second batch of wastewater from Fukushima nuclear plant this week
Japan will begin releasing a second batch of wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant from this week, its operator has said, an exercise...
Pacific yet to receive U.S aid promised by President Biden
The Pacific island nations are hoping they will not have to wait another 12 months for “much-needed” foreign aid promised by the United States.
When...
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ADB procurement reform lifts competition and quality in Pacific infrastructure projects
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
A new procurement approach introduced by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is increasing competition, widening bidder participation,...
Fiji and Australia deepen Pacific partnership with Vuvale Union, tackle fuel crisis and security...
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ADB outlines new Pacific resilience push to counter rising external shocks
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) says its new Pacific Approach of 2026-2030 will focus heavily on building...