Story Archive
2023-12-22
The $886 billion bill includes $16 billion to deter China’s sovereignty claims and approves key parts of the AUKUS submarine pact.
2023-12-19
Cooperation could improve Papua New Guinea’s capacity to respond to frequent natural disasters.
2023-12-18
Rugby has a fanatical following in Papua New Guinea and other Pacific island nations but is little known in Indonesia.
2023-12-13
The State Department said the pair accepted bribes to support a proposed semi-autonomous region in their country.
2023-12-12
The Pacific island nation says building its land up is the only way to survive sea-level rise.
2023-12-12
Dorosday Kenneth Watson (1964-2023), the first female head of a government department in Vanuatu, championed gender equality.
2023-12-11
The mine operator is promising a windfall of billions of dollars for the Pacific nation under new majority local ownership.
2023-12-07
The agreement underlines Australia’s security role in the Pacific at a time of China-U.S. rivalry in the region.
2023-12-06
Some Pacific island nations are concerned U.S.-China rivalry will militarize their region.
2023-12-05
The pact will allow for Australian police to work closely with Papua New Guinea’s police.
2023-12-01
Small island nations in the region are hoping to tap into a multibillion-dollar global market.
2023-11-29
Finance minister who took part in unauthorized launch of cryptocurrency exchange was replaced in September.
2023-11-28
Ash fall in West New Britain province has destroyed subsistence crops and an oil palm plantation.
2023-11-21
Honiara is hosting several thousand athletes and officials for the 2023 Pacific Games.
2023-11-17
The province’s police commander said clashes resulted in one death and three injuries.
