A case for Pacific products in the Australian market
Op-ed by Jeremy Grennell, PTI Australia's General Manager of Exports
Having recently returned from exhibiting a number of premium Pacific products at Fine Food...
South Korea to host 5th Korea-Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
South Korean Foreign Minister Jin Park will hold the 5th Korea-Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Busan on 26 October.
The meting to be attended...
Pacific Islands increasingly used as crime transit point, experts say
The Pacific islands are increasingly being used as a transit point for transnational crime, including drug trafficking and money laundering, experts say.
Criminal organisations from...
Vanuatu Parliament summoned
Vanuatu Clerk of Parliament, Raymond Manuake, has summoned Parliament to convene on Friday, 04 November 2022.
The summons instrument was signed by Manuake Tuesday and...
U.S, China vie for influence over Pacific island nations including PNG
Forging a stronger presence in Papua New Guinea and other Pacific island nations has become part of the West’s strategy to counter China's security...
Australia boosts defence, Pacific diplomacy spending in budget
Australia on Tuesday pledged increased defence spending and efforts to firm up diplomatic ties with neighbouring Southeast Asian and Pacific nations as it seeks...
Pacific nations double down on their green demands
-As is customary in the run up to any gathering of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) predicable...
Independent Adjudicator’s ruling on MSC Certified PNA Tuna Fishery
Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) and Tokelau welcome the decision of the MSC Independent Adjudicator, in respect of the objection raised against the...
Why Tuvalu still chooses Taiwan
By Joel Atkinson, HUFS
In his recent visit to Taipei, Tuvalu’s new Prime Minister Kausea Natano declared that Tuvalu would ‘continue to stand firm...
PNG Kumuls overcome Kukis 32-16 in dominant second half
A brave Cook Islands outfit handed Papua New Guinea an early scare before the Kumuls powered away in the second half to win 32-16...
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