China, 5 Pacific Island nations ink deal to deepen partnership; 'move boosts cooperation in marine economy and green development'

Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao meets with senior officials from five Pacific Island countries on November 4, 2025. Photo: screenshot from the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM)'s website China and five Pacific Island countries on Tuesday signed...

Respect for Pacific Island sovereignty matters more than hollow 'democracy' rhetoric

Illustration: Liu Rui/GT For years, Western media has sought to "weaponize" China-Pacific Islands cooperation, smearing mutually beneficial projects as tools of "influence expansion." An article published in Foreign Affairs on Monday once again...

China, Pacific Island nations sign economic partnership

China and five Pacific Island nations sign economic partnership, November 4, 2025. /CGTN China and five Pacific Island nations sign economic partnership, November 4, 2025. /CGTN China has signed a landmark Framework Agreement on Enhanced Economic...

China, 5 Pacific Island countries sign framework agreement to upgrade economic partnership: MOFCOM

Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao on Tuesday met with senior officials from five Pacific Island countries — the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Kiribati, the Republic of Nauru, the Republic of Vanuatu and the Republic of Fiji....

Fair recruitment key to sustainable reintegration, says PM Manele

HONIARA – Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele, says the Pacific’s labour mobility programmes have become an important pathway for employment, skills development, and economic empowerment across the region. He was speaking at the opening of the Pacific...

How politicians can make polluters pay at COP30 and the UN Tax Convention

Polluters’ Climate Bill Just five international oil and gas giants – ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, BP and TotalEnergies – are responsible for over $5 trillion in projected climate damages based on their emissions since the Paris Agreement was...

Jail for hackers tasked to probe ‘sites of interest’; laptops had info linked to foreign governments

SINGAPORE – A man engaged three foreign hackers to come to Singapore to probe “sites of interest” for vulnerabilities, conduct penetration attacks and obtain personal information from the exploited systems. Police arrested the trio – Chinese...

Kava Coalition Deepens Pacific Partnerships and Advances Global Recognition for Kava

New MOU in Fiji, scientific collaborations, and UK policy engagement mark major milestones for 2025 SUVA, Fiji, November 5, 2025 (EZ Newswire) -- The Kava Coalition announced a series of major developments this month as it continues to expand...

Pacific Partnership mission led by US Navy preps Samoa for mass rescues

Samoan first responders pull simulated casualties out of the water during a disaster-relief exercise in the island nation in late October 2025. The training was part of the annual U.S. Navy-led Pacific Partnership humanitarian mission. (Dana...

Pacific News In Brief For 5 November

Article – RNZ A round-up of news from around the region, including a conference on the future of Pacific labour mobility in the Solomon Islands. Pacific Pacific nations have been gathering in Solomon Islands to discuss the future of labour...

Pacific leaders meet in Palau to strengthen regional disaster resilience

Pacific Island leaders, ministers, and disaster officials have convened in Palau this week for the Second Pacific Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Ministers Meeting, a high-level regional dialogue aimed at strengthening political leadership and...

Vanuatu students use photography to honour their heritage and protect the ocean

A group of 12 students from Vanuatu’s Lini Memorial College have joined National Geographic’s Photo Camp, gaining hands-on storytelling experience through photography and ocean conservation. Photo Camp has spent more than two decades empowering...

Pacific celebrates Melbourne Cup as protests and drama rock Flemington

While protests and drama surrounded the 165th Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse in Australia, Pacific fans celebrated the big race day in colourful style, showing that the Cup spirit stretches far beyond Melbourne. In Fiji, hotels, clubs, and...

WHSmith's replacement is a cargo cult brand, and it's doomed to fail

To understand the branding of TGJones, the rebranded chain of newsagents and stationery/book shops replacing the WHSmith brand on the UK's high streets, we can only really start in one place. The South Pacific, in the Second World War. During and...

PNG’s Hekari United set to sign Solomon Islands Star Striker Orobulu for OFC Pro League

By Crofton Utukana Papua New Guinea’s Hekari United FC is set to sign national striker John Orobulu for the upcoming OFC Pro League, which is set to kick off in January 2026. Hekari United head coach Marcos Alves Gusmão confirmed the news in an...

List of Island Countries in the World

Island Countries: Our planet is home to many unique and fascinating countries, and among them, island nations hold a special place. An island country is a nation that is surrounded by water and does not share land borders with any other country....

Furious businessman demands compensation from climate activists

A Hunter Valley businessman is calling on climate activist group Rising Tide to compensate his business after a second cruise ship cancelled its visit to Newcastle due to safety concerns over an anti-coal protest in the harbour later this month....

NZ PM Luxon defends PACER Plus as PNG pushes for...

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says New Zealand remains dedicated to improving regional trade through the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus (PACER Plus) despite a major economy’s continued refusal to join the...

Solomon Islands to build humanitarian warehouse in Malaita

The Solomon Islands will soon establish a provincial humanitarian warehouse in Auki, Malaita Province, as part of a regional effort to boost disaster preparedness across the Pacific. The project is part of the Pacific Humanitarian Warehousing...

Ray O’Leary on comedy, travel and preparing for the Best Christmas Comedy Show

What’s been going on in your life recently? I have begun writing next year’s show, and I try to draw from real life. Unfortunately, my life has been very dull, so I’ve begun trying to draw from other people’s conversations I overhear on the bus or...