Story Archive
2023-04-27
Congresswoman says poor U.S. treatment of American Samoa could be win for China in the Pacific.
2023-04-19
The Pacific country is forging closer security ties to countries in the AUKUS nuclear subs pact
2023-04-18
Changes to the Pacific island country’s Crimes Act also removed marriage as a defense in rape cases.
2023-04-08
China and Taiwan also have a history of competing in the Pacific islands, where four of Taiwan's 13 diplomatic allies are located.
2023-04-04
Villagers, particularly women, shouldn’t miss out on the benefits of development, campaigner Joseph Ka’au says.
2023-04-04
Linda Rau Tule and other rights defenders deal daily with the consequences of conflict and violence.
2023-04-03
Pacific island nations face a balancing act as China and U.S. compete for regional influence.
2023-03-29
Vanuatu championed the push for an international court opinion after Pacific islands law students advanced the idea.
2023-03-29
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said cabinet had approved a repeal bill for parliament to vote on.
2023-03-23
Pacific island countries weren’t consulted about the morphing of oceans into one super region, Samoa’s prime minister says.
2023-03-21
Solomon Islands hopes it can win a record 40 gold medals at the quadrennial event.
2023-03-07
United Nations-backed pact is aimed at protecting threatened marine biodiversity.
2023-03-07
No new Chinese initiatives were announced during Qian Bo’s visits to Papua New Guinea and Micronesia.
2023-03-06
Meteorologists say La Niña can cause a higher number of cyclones in southwestern Pacific.
2023-03-01
Pacific island nations are among the countries most vulnerable to the extreme weather and sea-level rise that is projected to occur.
