Pacific

Biden promises more spending for Pacific island nations

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, who has forged close ties with Beijing, didn’t attend the summit

Niue, a Pacific atoll, seeks sponsors to protect its vast ocean territory

The waters are a breeding ground for humpback whales and have more than 100 species of coral.

Pacific island leaders hope for less rhetoric, more substance from US summit

The United States is continuing a charm offensive toward Pacific island nations in a belated response to China’s inroads.

Pride and struggles in Papua New Guinea as independence day nears

National anniversary also stirs criticism of the failure of successive governments to fix the country’s biggest problems.

China builds roads, provisions its research ships – in US ally Micronesia

Beijing calls attention to its Micronesia projects with ubiquitous China Aid signs but rejects scrutiny.

Pride and struggles in Papua New Guinea as independence day nears

National anniversary also stirs criticism of the failure of successive governments to fix the country’s biggest problems.