Olympic qualification at stake as bumper HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2023 schedule announ
A blockbuster schedule for the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2023 has been announced today with a full roster of teams and hosts as...
Sydney Sevens to return as 2022-23 World Rugby Sevens Series calendar is confirmed
The Sydney Sevens is set to make its long-awaited return as World Rugby announces the Sevens Series for the 2022-23 calendar.
It is slated to...
Niue:Tiny Pacific island nation declares bold plan to protect 100 percent of its ocean
The Pacific island state of Niue has announced that it will protect 100 percent of the ocean in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), which...
Last election’ for Bougainville: President Toroama
Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) President Ishmael Toroama says this general election will be the final election that Bougainville will take part in.
He said Bougainville...
Natural disasters increases burden on telecom infrastructure in the Pacific: Puna
By Dionisia Tabureguci
Marked increases in the frequency and intensity of natural disasters in the Pacific region are forcing a rethink of ways to...
China shelves regional trade and security deal with Pacific island nations
China has shelved its plan to sign a regional agreement with Pacific island nations.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi has been travelling to Pacific nations and...
Fiji – China discuss global challenges
A meeting was convened Monday between Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and Chinese’s State Councillor and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wang Yi.
In his remarks...
Chinese visit not about geopolitical point-scoring: Fiji PM Bainimarama
Geopolitical point scoring means nothing to a nation whose communities are slipping beneath rising seas, whose jobs have been lost to a pandemic and...
“No one asked us” – Samoa PM Mata’afa on geopolitics and the Pacific region
Samoa’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa has criticised the manner in which regional issues had been dealt with recently...
Niue continues relations with China
Niue's Premier Dalton Tagelagi spoke with State Councillor and Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi as part of a meeting of Ministers of Foreign...
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Free trade agreements with Pacific island nations proposed to protect regional posture
U.S Rep Ed Case has proposed a presidential initiative to negotiate free trade agreements with Pacific Island countries and extend duty-free treatment to certain...
Taiwan boosts support as Palau prepares to host Pacific Islands Forum
Taiwan is helping Palau prepare to host next year's Pacific Islands Forum, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said on Saturday.
Lin, who was on a trip...
When the room says No but the Ocean says Now why Vanuatu chose a...
Op Ed by Lagi Toribau, Technical Advisor & Lead Negotiator for Vanuatu on Deep-Sea Ecosystems
When I arrived in Nairobi for UNEA-7, I carried with...