Story Archive
2023-01-30
Kiribati’s exit from the Pacific Islands Forum last year had suggested it might tighten ties with China.
2023-01-27
A regional leader says a Pacific islands delegation will meet Japan’s prime minister to voice its concerns.
2023-01-11
The United States is responsible for Palau’s defense but has not had forces stationed there in recent decades.
2023-01-10
The country’s foreign minister denied the closure is in response to pressure from Beijing.
2023-01-09
High crime rates, corruption, inadequate infrastructure and lack of competition increase the cost of doing business.
2023-01-06
Ukraine’s battlefield success with the HIMARS system has led to a surge in global demand.
2023-01-05
Police say government’s drugs task force has not produced solutions after six years.
2023-01-04
The chief executive of the country’s main hospital says its facilities haven’t kept up with population growth.
2023-01-03
The Liaoning conducted 320 take-offs and landings in the last two weeks of December.
2022-12-30
The Liaoning sailed less than 400 miles from the island, which hosts American bases.
2022-12-24
Sitiveni Rabuka replaces Frank Bainimarama, who governed the island nation for 16 years.
2022-12-21
Police have not given details of the threats but a previous statement indicated that stones had been thrown at homes and businesses.
2022-12-21
The Electoral Commissioner and his deputy got a court order preventing a police search of their offices.
2022-12-20
Papua New Guinea’s government has ambitious plans to connect the country with roads by 2040.
2022-12-20
Prime Minister-elect Sitiveni Rabuka said he hoped the government would accept the result.
