Taiwan boosts Palau economy ahead of Pacific leaders’ meeting
TAIWAN has started to strengthen Pacific alliances ahead of the regional leaders’ meeting scheduled for
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Taiwan and Fiji: Partnering for better health
A quiet transformation is unfolding across Fiji’s clinics. Through technology, training, and trust, Taiwan’s partnership with Fiji is helping bring the nation’s health system into the digital age – one patient
Tuvalu’s Teo tours Taiwan
TUVALU Prime Minister Feleti Teo arrived in Taiwan this week to meet President William Lai for discussions on matters of mutual
Taiwan–Fiji partnership bears fruit across key sectors
CONTINUED strengthening of partnerships between Taiwan and Fiji have had a positive impact on local
What’s in, what’s out? Forum prepares to discuss issues
AS Pacific leaders gather in Honiara, Solomon Islands, for their annual discussions, the specter of China will loom over
Tuvalu’s Forum threat
TUVALU has joined the list of countries which have threatened not to attend the Pacific Islands Forum in Solomon Islands after the hosts blocked all external partners over a rift with
China rejects pressure claims
CHINA has refuted suggestions that it pressures Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele to stop Taiwan from attending the upcoming Pacific Islands
US backs Taiwan attendance
THE United States has joined the ranks of countries who have expressed disappointment over the Solomon Islands' decision not to invite Taiwan and other dialogue and development partners to a regional meeting next
Rabuka – Taiwan snub threatens unity
THE Solomon Islands’ decision to exclude Taiwan from the upcoming Pacific Forum meeting is a threat to regional unity, Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said
Solomons widens Forum ban
SOLOMON Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has thrown 21 donor countries, including the United States and China, out of the region's top political
Taiwan hot issue as Forum looms
PACIFIC countries have been urged to show unity ahead of a regional forum in Solomon Islands later this
Taiwan, RMI ink security deal
Taiwan and its Pacific ally, the Marshall Islands, inked a pact in Taipei on Wednesday that will pave the way for both sides to deepen their security partnership amid growing hybrid threats in the region.
Palau president wants Taiwan to get a fair go at PIF
Palau's president wants to see Taiwan given full access at this year's Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders'
Pacific governments warned of ‘threat’ from Cambodia’s Prince Group
The governments of Taiwan and Palau have both been warned that offers of investment from the Cambodian conglomerate Prince Group represent threats to each nation’s security and sovereignty. Briefings to the president
Taiwan president, in Guam, says: We won’t bow to totalitarianism
Taiwan will not bow down to totalitarianism, President Lai Ching-Te said on Thursday in the U.S territory of Guam, calling Taiwan and the United States “brothers”. Lai arrived in Guam, a major U.S military base,
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
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
Pacific island Palau says China is pressing for Taiwan switch
The leader of one of Taiwan’s last diplomatic allies in the Pacific said his nation is under increasing pressure from China to end its support for
China Airlines to resume direct flights between Taipei and Guam
China Airlines, one of Taiwan's largest carriers, will resume its Taipei-Guam service from 27 November to 02 February 2025, with two weekly
Taiwan envoy says Tuvalu ties ‘rock solid’ post-election
Lawmakers in Tuvalu have selected Feleti Teo as the Pacific island nation’s new prime minister, weeks after an election that put ties with Taiwan in focus. Former Attorney General Teo secured the support of
Whose tune is sweetest in the Pacific game of musical chairs?
Soon after Australia signed the Falepili union agreement with Tuvalu at the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders meeting in December, there was chatter that Nauru was next on the list for a similar deal with the Australians.
Taiwan condemns Nauru for accepting One China principle
Taiwan has criticised Nauru for accepting China’s “One China” principle on Wednesday. Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said it expressed “deep regret and strong condemnation” after Nauru and