Taiwan says President Lai to visit Pacific allies
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te will visit three Pacific Island nation allies from the end of this month in his first overseas trip since taking office, the presidential office said Friday. Presidential spokeswoman Karen
Pacific education: Backsliding outcomes and a financing freefall
Education outcomes in the Pacific are faltering. Across much of the region, participation in formal education is declining, along with graduation rates and academic performance. Both domestic and international funding
Trump, 1.5 C breach weigh on UN COP climate finance talks
Pacific delegates fear the implications of a Trump presidency and breach of the 1.5-degree Celsius warming target will overshadow negotiations on climate
U.S fires Minuteman III missile in nuclear drills after adversaries
The United States military test-launched an unarmed, but nuclear-capable, intercontinental ballistic missile from California over the Pacific Ocean
Nauru Airlines receive support to continue weekly flights
The Australian Government has extended its support to Nauru Airlines until October 2025 as the national carrier builds its Australia-North Pacific Connector
My missile is bigger than your missile
For the first time in more than 40 years, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has fired an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile across the Pacific, to splash down in waters near French
Briefs
News in brief from American Samoa, Fiji, and around the Pacific Islands region in the month of October
Movers and Shakers
Sir Jerry Mateparae has been appointed as an independent moderator to work with the Government of Papua New Guinea and the Autonomous Bougainville Government in resolving outstanding issues on Bougainville’s
$25.9million donation to advance cervical cancer elimination in the Pacific
The funds will allow Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney to screen thousands of women in seven Pacific countries for cervical
Kiribati elects President Maamau for third term
New Zealand congratulated Kiribati's Taneti Maamau after the president was elected on Saturday to a third term in charge of the Pacific Island
Island nations to lead ocean protection conference in Samoa
The upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, or CHOGM, set to take place in Samoa from 21 – 26 October, is a significant moment for the
