More than 30,000 protesters gathered in South Korea's capital in broiling heat on September 7, demanding more aggressive action by the government to combat global…
North Korea has floated hundreds more trash-filled balloons southward, Seoul's military said September 7, the latest salvo in the two countries' tit-for-tat campaigns of provocation…
Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol on September 6 for a final round of talks, hoping to cement…
The US, Japan, India and Australia will hold their Quad summit in Wilmington, Delaware, the home city of US President Joe Biden, on September 21,…
The French government is injecting a new financial aid package into New Caledonia's economy, for a total of some €130 million. The main focus of…
Jim Chalmers will visit China this month in the first trip by an Australian treasurer in seven years, as the two countries navigate geopolitical tensions…
Bali wants to temporarily halt the construction of new hotels and villas in its southern region, as the resort island works to curb overdevelopment and…
Indonesia is suffering from "long COVID" in the form of a shrinking middle class, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) has warned, as people struggle…
President Joko Widodo on September 6 appointed coordinating minister for human development and culture Muhadjir Effendy as the acting social affairs minister, replacing Tri Rismaharini,…
The central government plans to allocate Rp18.7 trillion for the construction of 220,000 subsidized housing units next year, officials said on September 5. The housing…
Two police officers were arrested on September 7 over the alleged assault of a doctor at the Gerehu Hospital in the National Capital district, Port…
Pope Francis told Papua New Guinea's leaders on September 7 that vast natural resources must benefit the entire community, a politically charged call in a…
A group of police officers allegedly assaulted a doctor at the Gerehu Hospital in National Capital district, Port Moresby in the early hours of September…
The central government has failed to pass a bill declaring Papua New Guinea a Christian nation after the attempt to garner enough support from the…
Papua New Guinea Hydro Development Company looks forward to working with more district development authorities (DDAs) and provinces to develop potential hydro power plants, managing…
Papua New Guinea is on its way to becoming the first country within the Pacific Region to have its own Maritime Search and Rescue Act…
The Wariman abattoir is set to host one of the proposed Post Entry Quarantine Facilities (PEQ) for live cattle and livestock in the country. Livestock…
The central government is planning to develop a water supply project worth 250,000 kina for communities in the Lower Bena area of Unggai-Bena district in…
The United States Agency for International Developed (USAID) has signed an agreement to grant $16 million or around 56 million kina as a part of…
A contract was signed between the National Airports Corporation (NAC) and China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) for the execution of the runway pavement strengthening,…
Prime Minister James Marape held bilateral talks with his Republic of Vanuatu counterpart Charlot Salwai in Port Moresby on September 6. The two leaders met…
Russian President Vladimir Putin said September 5 he supported Kamala Harris in November's US presidential election, an apparent wry remark a day after the United…
French President Emmanuel Macron on September 5 named the European Union's former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as new prime minister, following almost two months of…
Colombian President Gustavo Petro criticised on September 4 the purchase of Israel-made Pegasus spyware by the country's police to "intercept communications" of political leaders and…
Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, threatened with arrest for insisting he was the rightful winner of July presidential elections, urged prosecutors September 4 not…
