The Pacific Islands are scattered across a vast area of ocean, with some of the clearest waters in the world, and pristine beaches and rainforests.
They are a magnet for tourism, which is vital for many of the countries' economies.
But the region's (...)
Papua New Guinea's prime minister has hailed ties with "big brother" Australia in a historic and closely watched speech in Canberra.
James Marape's address to Australia's parliament — the first by a Pacific Island leader — comes as Australia and (...)
The Cabinet, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Tuesday at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah, has stated that a government entities, upon contracting with a carrier, are obliged to verify the availability of operating cards issued by (...)
Nicaragua has become the latest country to cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favour of China, BBC reported.
Taiwan said it was "deeply saddened", adding that Nicaragua had "disregarded [their] many years of friendship".
The decision was praised by (...)
Massive floods, devastating wildfires, and rising seas – along with the countless lives they take and livelihoods they upend – are realities many nations are already facing. Voices from the front lines of climate change and its impacts were center (...)
Small island nations across the world are bearing the brunt of the climate crisis, and their problems have been accentuated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has severely affected their economies, and their capacity to protect themselves from possible (...)
The Sunhak Peace Prize honors distinguished individuals or organizations that have contributed significantly to peace and to the welfare of future generations.
In particular, the committee considers three core areas of accomplishment in the (...)
The UN Secretary-General on Monday called on Asian and Pacific countries not to base their pandemic recovery strategies on "outdated and unsustainable economic models", and to ensure that the world's most populous region protects its environment and (...)
The Saudi Embassy in Australia, the Republic of Fiji and the Solomon Islands, in cooperation with the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance, has distributed food baskets in Australia, the Republic of Fiji and Solomon Islands, as well as the (...)
Temperatures in almost all parts of the world will likely rise between now and April despite the cooling influence of the latest La Niña weather phenomenon, which has passed its peak, UN climate experts said on Tuesday. "Impacts on temperatures, (...)
Despite a sharp fall in global trade in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic and lingering trade tensions, Asia and the Pacific is expected to perform relatively less badly than the rest of the world, the United Nations development arm in the region (...)
Asia is home to some of the world's richest families that have accumulated wealth across different generations. As families accumulate more wealth, they continue to dwarf poor countries with struggling economies.
Data presented by Buy Shares (...)
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NEW YORK — Facing constant threats from climate change and wary of the possible spread of COVID-19 to their shores, Pacific Island leaders on Friday touted their own environmental action (...)
The Solomon Islands government said a deal signed by one of its provinces to lease the entire island of Tulagi to a Chinese company is unlawful and should be terminated.
Details of the controversial long-term lease between Solomons' Central Province (...)
An overloaded ferry that sank near the Pacific island archipelago of Kiribati last year, killing 95 people, was not allowed to carry passengers in the open sea, and had twice run aground before its fateful journey, an inquiry has found.
Only five (...)
From its inception in 1971 up to December 2018, Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), the leading national entity for international development aid, has financed hundreds of development projects in the renewable energy sector around the world worth (...)
Tens of thousands marched across Australia on Sunday on a third day of worldwide rallies as pressure mounts on global leaders to strike a pact on cutting greenhouse gases at crucial talks in still-shaken Paris.
Some 150 leaders including US (...)
ABU DHABI — The construction of four new solar-power projects in the Pacific island countries of Kiribati, Fiji, Tuvalu and Vanuatu has started, Abu Dhabi's renewable energy company Masdar announced on Thursday.
Financed under the Abu Dhabi Fund for (...)
As many as 13 countries around the world were acknowledged by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to have made great strides in combating hunger among their people, an achievement of one of the major goals of the international (...)
GLASGOW — The Glasgow Commonwealth Games proved to be much more than just ‘Friendly' as Scottish culture, sport and six-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt combined to create a memorable 11-day event.
The success of the Games was assured with the (...)
it consists of a chain of 33 atolls and islands that stand just metres above sea level, spread over a huge expanse of otherwise empty ocean. With surrounding sea levels rising
Kiribati President Anote Tong has predicted his country will likely (...)
Germany has applied for a license to mine
raw materials in the Indian Ocean in the race for excavating valuable
minerals from under the sea-bed, according to dpa.
The license costs 500,000 dollars and would secure Germany exclusive
access for at (...)
HONOLULU — A team of researchers seeking to solve the mystery of aviator Amelia Earhart's 1937 disappearance say a sonar image taken from just beyond the shore of a remote Pacific island could be a piece of wreckage from her plane.
A forensic (...)
دعت منظمة الصحة العالمية إلى بذل المزيد من الجهود لمكافحة مرض الجذام، محذرة من تحدي هذا المرض المشوه للجهود التي تبذل للتخلص منه تماماً في دول منطقة المحيط الهادي بآسيا.
وحذر رئيس منظمة الصحة العالمية عن منطقة غرب الهادي شين يونج-سو قائلا: "لقد (...)
The World Health Organization has warned that the battle against the age-old scourge of leprosy is far from over. It says 5,000 new cases are reported yearly in the Western Pacific, where the disease was declared eliminated in 1991.
WHO regional (...)
