Climate change is robbing Pacific islands of another resource: Tuna
Fourteen Pacific island nations will receive $107 million to adapt their tuna-dependent economies as climate change pushes ...
A tiny island nation is selling passports. Its main USP? The visa-free access it opens up to the world
Foreigners can buy Nauruan passports for at least $140,500, gaining visa-free access to countries like the UK and Singapore, ...
Whose nerve is touched by China’s enhanced cooperation with Pacific Island countries?
On Sunday, Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown concluded his visit to China.
A US ally is reconsidering aid to a strategic Pacific nation. Will China move in?
A rare dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the Pacific island nation, highlighting the existential ...
Cook Islands signs strategic agreement with China
The tiny Pacific nation’s partnership agreement with China was signed amid a furious diplomatic row with New Zealand, its ...
Explainer-What Is the Cook Islands Deal With China and What Has Worried NZ?
The country’s Seabed Minerals Authority estimates there are 6.7 billion tonnes of mineral-rich nodules on its sea floor, ...
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3 Pacific Island Nations Deploy Aquaculture and Agriculture Microgrids
The Palau, Tuvalu and Marshall Island solar and energy storage microgrids will provide more than 50% of the power needed for ...
Cook Islands deal with China on economy, seabed mining spurs protest
A strategic partnership deal between China and the Cook Islands spans areas from deep-sea mining to education scholarships ...
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Cook Islands’ China Shock: A ‘Frog in the Pot’ Moment for Pacific Security
Cook Islands deal has implications for Pacific security, but particularly for New Zealand, the United States, and Australia.
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Japan, Australia to bolster IT personnel of Pacific island nations
TOKYO -- Japan and Australia are partnering to foster the development of IT personnel in Pacific island nations, looking to counter China's growing presence in the region. Japan's Ministry of ...
Cook Islands gives some detail of its China deal that has upset close partner New Zealand
The public quarrel between New Zealand and the Cook Islands — which share a passport, a military and constitutional ties — is ...
Cook Islands PM pledges to release details of China deal
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown said he would release soon the full details of a comprehensive strategic partnership ...