In the far reaches of the Pacific, scattered east of Papua New Guinea, lies an archipelago that ...

PRESIDENT Donald Trump has announced it will withdraw support for the South Pacific Regional Environment Program. This is ...

HONIARA, June 5 2025 — Solomon Islands will maintain uninterrupted access to the global financial system through its participation in a World Bank project to strengthen correspondent banking ...

Descendants of the island’s former inhabitants struggle to balance environmental conservation with sustaining their community’s livelihoods Zach Theiler The island of Tetepare hasn’t held a permanent ...

From September 8 to 12, leaders from across the Pacific Islands region gathered in Honiara, Solomon Islands, for the 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM). This annual gathering convenes ...

The governments of the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu have announced their commitment to create a massive multinational Melanesian Ocean Reserve. If implemented as envisioned, the reserve would become ...

While not groundbreaking, the meeting indicated steady progress towards China’s goal of a “shared future” with Pacific Island countries – including using them as strategic outposts. Solomon Islands’ ...

As the strategic rivalry between China and the United States intensifies across the Indo-Pacific, the Taiwan Strait is often seen as the key flash point. Yet whether the regional balance holds or tips ...

A few weeks ago, commercial flights over the Tasman Sea — located between Australia and New Zealand — were forced to divert after they were warned by the Chinese navy that its warships were about to ...

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