Japan's government and private sector will offer support for communications infrastructure in Pacific island countries, starting with a data center and telecom project in Palau,…
The United States House of Representatives has passed a bill which would require US presidents to develop a Pacific Partnership strategy. The bill, if eventually…
A local consortium in New Caledonia is reported to have made an eleventh-hour offer to take over and restart activity for the now moth-balled Koniambo…
The Pacific Islands Forum has been hit by a "malicious" hack, the New Zealand government said September 12, revealing an attack detected ahead of a…
King Charles III will make a slimmed-down nine-day tour of Australia and Samoa in October, Buckingham Palace said September 10, in his first trip as…
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,…
A referendum in Niue has supported two bills for name changes only. Niue's government has announced the official results of a referendum to make changes…
An alliance of parties seeking independence for New Caledonia has nominated as chief a prominent opposition leader currently jailed in France over a wave of…
A joint declaration by Pacific leaders was reissued August 31 morning with mentions of Taiwan removed after China slammed an earlier version as a "mistake"…
Polls opened in the Pacific nation of Kiribati on August 14 after a campaign dominated by the increasing cost of living, rising sea levels, and…
The Five Eyes countries are considering whether they can run checks on each other’s criminal databases. The New Zealand government says the proposal is in…
The Marshall Islands decided to agree with other Pacific leaders to support Japan’s release of treated nuclear wastewater, despite its president raising concerns. In August…
The Pacific Islands Forum is set to welcome Guam and American Samoa as Associate Members, following a strong recommendation from the Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting…
Pacific nation Kiribati will begin voting in a general election this week, a poll that will test the strengthening ties between China and the government…
The governments of New Zealand and Australia will assist with the establishment of humanitarian relief warehouses worth almost NZ$50 million across the Pacific The foreign…
New Caledonia's curfew, which was imposed days after violent unrest broke out on May 13, has been extended until 19 August, the French High Commission…
Guam's Governor views missile testing and housing nuclear weapons on the US territory as a way of deterring aggression to maintain peace in the region.…
The EU Ambassador to the Pacific, Barbara Plinkert, has reaffirmed the European Union’s commitment to the region during this week’s Pacific ACP (PACP) official meeting.…
China and democratic countries, including Australia and Japan, have increased their efforts to deepen engagement with Pacific Island countries in recent weeks, intensifying what some…
Planned missile tests in Guam are dividing residents as an unprecedented military build-up in the US territory continues in response to geo-political tensions in the…
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has urged regional customs agencies to innovate and collaborate across the Oceania region at the 26th Annual Oceania Customs…
Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders have endorsed a high-level mission to New Caledonia. This is in response to the request from New Caledonia to support…
Cook Islands Prime Minister and Forum Chair Mark Brown has emphasized the importance of collaborative efforts with various development partners in supporting Pacific Island countries.…
Cook Islands Prime Minister and Forum Chairman Mark Brown has confirmed that Japan’s discharge of treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean does not violate…
A bloc of Pacific island leaders on July 17 condemned France’s “illegitimate” handling of the UN-mandated decolonization of its Pacific territory New Caledonia and called…
