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Pacific faces "fight for our lives" from triple planetary crisis: SPREP DG

Fiji, Aug. 12 -- Pacific communities face a growing threat from climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution despite contributing only 0.01 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, SPREP Directo... Read More


Tonga needs faster end-of-year reporting, Tighter budget control: U.S State Department

Fiji, Aug. 12 -- The Tongan government has made significant fiscal information available to the public but needs to improve the timeliness of its financial reporting and ensure actual spending and rev... Read More


Fiji reopens Kuala Lumpur mission, eyes trade, energy and Asean opportunities: Foreign Minister Ditoka

Fiji, Aug. 12 -- Fiji has formally reopened its High Commission in Kuala Lumpur, restoring its permanent diplomatic presence in Malaysia and positioning the mission to strengthen cooperation on trade,... Read More


Fiji eyes Malaysia partnership to strengthen fuel security

Fiji, Aug. 12 -- Fiji is exploring strategic cooperation with Malaysia and PETRONAS to strengthen fuel security, build strategic reserves and reduce the country's vulnerability to disruptions in globa... Read More


MSG reaffirms commitment to Indigenous rights across Melanesia

Fiji, Aug. 11 -- The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Secretariat has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting Indigenous rights, languages, cultures and traditional knowledge across Melanesia as the r... Read More


PNA opens search for new CEO to lead Tuna Fisheries office

Fiji, Aug. 11 -- The Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) has opened applications for a new Chief Executive Officer to lead its office and strengthen the organisation's role in sustainable tuna fisher... Read More


5G service to begin in urban areas this year, nationwide by 2035

Nepal, Aug. 11 -- Nepal is preparing to launch 5G mobile broadband services in major urban areas this year, with a long-term target of expanding the technology across the country by 2035. The Nepal T... Read More


Australia maintains $5.2b Aid Programme as Pacific takes priority

Fiji, Aug. 10 -- Australia will invest $5.2 billion (US$2.67 billion) in official development assistance in 2026-27, with more than three-quarters directed to the Pacific and Southeast Asia as Canberr... Read More


Solomon Islands begins review of security agreement with China

Fiji, Aug. 10 -- Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale says there will be "no more secrecy" over agreements that bind the nation, as the government begins a review of the country's 2022 security... Read More


Vanuatu PM to meet President over controversial pardon

Fiji, Aug. 10 -- Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat will meet President Nikenike Vurobaravu this week to raise concerns over the recent pardon of a convicted rapist. The pardon was among those grant... Read More