Australia signs grant agreement with the PIF to improve e-commerce data and accessibility in the Pacific
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIF) and Australia have signed a grant agreement to improve E-commerce Statistics in the Pacific.
The funding agreement worth AUD$84,000(US$56,505)...
Sea of Western flags in Oceania?
By Greg Fry and Terence Wesley-Smith
In his recently published article “Sea of many flags”, the Head of the ANU National Security College Rory Medcalf...
Pools revealed for Hong Kong Rugby Sevens 2023
The pools for the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens 2023 were revealed on Monday, with 28 teams to compete at the Hong Kong Stadium from...
Argentina celebrate successful gold hunt at HSBC Canada Sevens
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Victorious Argentina captain Matthias Osadczuk...
Appointment of Baron Waqa to PIF leadership subject to ‘more review and considerations’, says FSM president
The president of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) has defended Micronesian leaders' controversial choice for head of the Pacific Islands Forum, but said...
Back-to-back cyclones in Vanuatu – Stories of survival emerge
People in Vanuatu remain optimistic about their future after two destructive cyclones in two days left parts of the Pacific nation in ruins.
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High seas treaty: historic deal to protect international waters finally reached at UN
It has been almost two decades in the making but on Saturday night in New York, after days of gruelling round-the-clock talks, UN member...
PNG Fisheries Minister Wong opposes discharge of nukewater into the Pacific Ocean
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Fiji on high alert over Japan’s plan to discharge nuclear-contaminated wastewater
Fiji's Acting Prime Minister Manoa Kamikamica said on Friday that Fiji has been on very high alert after Japan planned to discharge the Fukushima...
NZ sending cyclone relief to Vanuatu
New Zealand is sending humanitarian supplies to Vanuatu after the nation was hit by two cyclones within days of each other.
Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia...
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