Australian deputy PM Marles questioned about evolving Indo-Pacific power struggle
Australian deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has been queried about the clashes between the People’s Republic of China and United States of America in...
What’s at stake as Brazil welcomes the COP30 climate change summit
Each COP summit picks a primary theme for the talks to focus on; at COP28 in the United Arab Emirates in 2023, the contentious...
Weaving health through learning: WHO Academy brings Pacific Open Learning Health Net back online
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced the revitalisation of the Pacific Open Learning Health Net (POLHN), which will soon be available as a...
Vanuatu Parliament passes Citizenship Amendment Bill to strengthen independence of programme
Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat told Parliament Friday that the amendment to the Citizenship Act aims to make the programme fully independent and free...
Rising from the ashes: Marshall Islands fast-tracks parliament reconstruction
Two months after a devastating fire that had razed the parliament building, the Marshall Islands promptly picked up the pieces, kicking off the reconstruction...
Pacific Defence Ministers unite on regional security, climate, and maritime threats
Defence Ministers from across the South Pacific have reaffirmed their commitment to regional security, resilience and cooperation at the 10th South Pacific Defence Ministers’...
Australia holds firm as foreign aid cuts hit Pacific
Australia remains the largest foreign aid donor in the Pacific as other Western partners including the U.S, the UK and New Zealand cut funding.
The...
China backs Fiji’s Ocean of Peace vision
Fiji’s Ocean of Peace Vision is now supported by China, the world’s largest economy by Purchasing Power Parity (PPP).
This was confirmed last Saturday to...
‘We need more knowledge’, Seabed is rich but decision a long way off: U.S scientist
Cook Islands is still a long way from being ready to mine its seafloor, says ocean scientist and executive director of the Ocean Exploration...
Japan, Palau Foreign Ministers strengthen ties ahead of PIF Chairmanship
Japan and Palau have reaffirmed their close partnership and commitment to regional stability during a Foreign Ministers’ Meeting between Japan’s Minister for Foreign Affairs,...
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Pacific UN operations ‘unaffected’ by global budget crisis despite Guterres warning
The head of the United Nations in the Pacific says UN operations across 15 countries in the region will not be affected by a...
U.S-Tonga relations remain “strong” despite new US visa bond rules, Crown Prince says
The Tongan government says bilateral relations with the United States remain robust despite new U.S visa requirements that will affect Tongan passport holders from...
Pacific at the centre of a changing global Tuna Trade, New FFA report finds
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has released a new report examining current global tuna markets and trade trends in the Western and...