China is using the Pacific islands to squeeze out Taiwan

Beijing does not even have to show up to the Pacific Islands Forum to achieve its goals China might not be attending a key Pacific islands gathering that started on Monday, but that is not stopping it from wielding influence to isolate Taiwan...

Pacific Games Medal Winners Ready For Upcoming Season At New Mexico Highlands

The Pacific Mini Games concluded earlier this month in Koror, Palau, and a pair of incoming players for New Mexico Highlands Volleyball were part of the competition. The event, held from June 29 to July 9, featured nearly 1,500 athletes,...

China 'Elephant In The Room' At Fraught Pacific Islands Summit

Pacific Islands leaders are meeting in the Solomons this week for an influential summit clouded by differences over China's mounting influence in the region that risks scuppering regional cooperation. Alongside its 18 member states including key...

Case proposal advances to further strengthen US-Pacific Islands partnerships

File PC: (June 12, 2024) Office of Congressman Ed Case via YouTube US Rep. Ed Case announced that the US House of Representatives has passed a bipartisan foreign policy measure that included a provision of his Pacific Partnership Act to strengthen...

Nauru Airlines starts flights to Clark in Philippines

Nauru Airlines has announced a further network expansion with the addition of services to Clark in the Philippines. “Adding the Republic of the Philippines to our network is a key development for us,” said Robert Eoe, CEO of Nauru Airlines. “Clark...

PM Rabuka’s Visit Adds New Momentum to India-Fiji Relations

India and Fiji’s bilateral relations are deeply rooted in shared history, cultural ties, and a strong diaspora presence. Overlapping strategic concerns, shared economic interests, and efforts to integrate with the Indo-Pacific economic...

Taiwan Foreign Minister Pushes Global Partnership Ahead of UN General Assembly

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Foreign Minister of the Republic of China (ROC), or Taiwan, Lin Chia-lung, has urged the international community to cooperate with Taiwan for global peace and prosperity. He made the statement ahead of the 80th United...

Global push grows for fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty before COP30

A growing coalition of 17 countries is leading an unprecedented global campaign in support of a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, and this is a landmark movement in global climate negotiations as we head to COP30. This is the first initiative...

Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Sep 04, 2025 Morning

Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Sep 04, 2025 Morning 📌📌 1. Rakhine Rapper Arrested by Military It has been reported that Rakhine ethnic rapper Zwe Pyay Paing (aka Mg Alpha), who resides in Kyaukmyaung Ward, Tamwe Township, Yangon, was arrested at...

The India-Fiji story: In the next chapter, the three key areas of focus

Last week, Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka led a high-level delegation to India, marking his first official visit to the country since assuming office in December 2022. This visit came against the backdrop of a Foreign Office Consultation...

The $1 Trillion Question: Can the Middle East Afford a 7-Month Tourism Year?

The Middle East is building the world’s boldest tourism dreams—but will rising heat rewrite the rules of ROI, resilience, and reputation? From 50 °C “death zone” summers to exploding cooling costs and stranded giga-assets, the risks are no longer...

Take Control of Your Cash Flow: Proven Strategies for AR Leaders

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Smaller island states call for unity, boldness in facing vulnerabilities

HONIARA, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- Kiribati took over the helm as Chair of the Smaller Island States (SIS) grouping in the Pacific on Monday, reaffirming the collective commitment of the region's most vulnerable nations to tackle shared challenges. "If...

Myanmar Military News Updates – Sep 05, 2025 Evening

Myanmar Military News Updates – Sep 05, 2025 Evening 🚩🚩 1. Resistance forces ambushed a military column of nearly 100 troops in Paungde, killing 6 soldiers September 5 In Paungde Township, Pyay District, western Bago Region, resistance forces...

Deadly threat of unexploded bombs in the Pacific persists 80 years on

Eighty years after WWII, Solomon Islanders face the ongoing threat of death and injury from hidden, unexploded bombs, writes Catherine Wilson. THIS YEAR is the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, but in some countries, the trail...

FAST Party secures 30 seats to form a new Government

By Lagi Keresoma/ Apia, Samoa – 04 September 2025 – The Fa’atuatua I le Atua Samoa ua Tasi – FAST has secured 30 seats at the final count this afternoon clearing the way to from a new government. In the election timeline, the official result...

The Digital Shift: Redefining Insurance with Smarter Payments

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Polynesian Anglican woman joins traditional voyage to voice youth concerns at Pacific Islands Forum

The Most Revd Sione Uluilakepa, Archbishop and Primate of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia blessed the voyage Uto ni Yalo Trust / Anglican Diocese of Polynesia A traditional canoe carrying young Pacific activists sailed...

India, Fiji Discuss Bilateral Ties And Ways To Strengthen Cooperation

(MENAFN- IANS) Suva, July 30 (IANS) India and Fiji held the 6th Foreign Office Consultations in Suva on Tuesday and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in health, education, capacity building, trade, investment, agriculture,...

States must ax transgender references from sex ed or risk losing funds, HHS says

The Trump administration directed 40 states, five territories and Washington, D.C., to remove references to transgender people from their sex education programs or risk losing federal funding. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), a...