NASA mission finds Tonga volcanic eruption effects reached space
When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted on 15 January, 2022, it sent atmospheric shock waves, sonic booms, and tsunami waves around the world....
Asia-Pacific countries keen to promote ‘One Country One Priority Product’ to showcase their best agricultural products
Countries across Asia and the Pacific are joining an initiative to promote and showcase the 'best of the best' of their special agricultural products...
Fijian Drua vs Moana Pasifika square offf in clash of the Pacific
It’s the reason the competition has been renamed ‘Super Rugby Pacific’.
After decades of lobbying, the Pacific finally has two sides in the world’s best...
Nauru sports great and politician, and Tongan sport administrator join ONOC Executive
Nauru Speaker of Parliament and President of the Nauru National Olympic Committee (NNOC) Marcus Stephen and Takitoa Taumoepeau, Secretary-General of the Tongan Association of...
Climate: World getting ‘measurably closer’ to 1.5-degree threshold
There is a 50:50 chance of average global temperature reaching 1.5 degrees Celcius above pre-industrial levels in the next five years, and the likelihood...
China says it is a ‘direct stakeholder’ in Pacific security
China has defended its Solomon Islands security pact in a formal response to a meeting last week with Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and...
2022: The Year to Stop the Decline of the Ocean’s Health
OP-ED by Ambassador Peter Thomson, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean
With every breath we take, we are connected to the ocean. The ocean...
Fisheries experts give inspiration to Pacific youth on World Tuna Day
The tuna that 'feeds the world' was acknowledged in a week of activities celebrating the Pacific Tuna which contributes a third of the world's...
Australia snubs China and Russia at major maritime conference
The Chinese and Russian militaries have been banned from attending a major military trade show in Sydney, as concerns heighten about the recently signed...
Bid to stay new electorates in PNG election
Papua New Guinea Supreme Court will hear an application by opposition leader Belden Namah on whether Parliament’s decision to create 13 new electorates as...
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OACPS SG Batraki pushes shift from talk to action at Malabo Summit
The 11th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS) opened on Saturday with Secretary-General...
‘GNUT is a minority government’ as Solomon Islands Opposition claims numbers to govern
Solomon Islands Opposition MP Peter Kenilorea says the current government has lost its majority, insisting a coalition of 28 MPs is ready to take...
UN appoints Jean Arnault as envoy, warns Middle East conflict ‘out of control’
The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has named veteran French diplomat Jean Arnault as his personal envoy to lead UN efforts on the Middle East...