China, Pacific islands unable to reach consensus on regional pact
BEIJING, May 30, 2022, Reuters. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday urged the Pacific…
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Pacific’s Kiribati to allow fishing in vast marine park
WELLINGTON, Nov 15, 2021, The Inquirer. The Pacific nation of Kiribati on Monday defended a…
Micronesian leaders to set up permanent secretariat
NAURU, Sep 11, 2021, RNZ. The leaders from Nauru, the Federated States of Micronesia, the…
Japan to offer 3M vaccine doses to Pacific nations: PM Suga
TOKYO, Jul 2, 2021, Kyodo. Japan will provide Pacific island nations and territories with 3…
Pacific Islands Forum split could cost region’s global role
AUCKLAND, Feb 14, 2021, RNZ. Breaking up the Pacific Islands Forum would be a lost…
Micronesian nations to quit Pacific’s peak regional body, leaving it in disarray
CANBERRA, Feb 9, 2021, ABC News. Five Micronesian countries have announced they will be leaving…
Micronesian nations to withdraw from Pacific Islands Forum if concerns not heeded
NGERULMUD, Oct 4, 2020, RNZ. Leaders of five Micronesian nations say they will withdraw from…
[Analytics] China expands its island-building strategy into the mid-Pacific
The world knows the Republic of Kiribati as a very low-lying nation in the mid-Pacific…
Re-elected Kiribati president says heated election reflects democracy
TARAWA, Jun 25, 2020, RNZ. The newly re-elected president of Kiribati says the tough election…
Pro-China Taneti Maamau wins presidential re-election in Kiribati
TARAWA, Jun 23, 2020, The Guardian. Taneti Maamau was re-elected on Monday to a second…
Key info on coronavirus spread in Pacific to released in 9 languages: NZ govt
WELLINGTON, Mar 29, 2020, RNZ. New Zealand’s Ministry for Pacific Peoples has translated key messages…
Kiribati, FSM, Marshall Islands ban travellers from countries where the coronavirus has been confirmed
PALIKIR, Feb 2, 2020, RNZ. In the wake of the World Health Organization declaring the…