Chinese FM spokesperson addresses question regarding Vanuatu reportedly seeking policing agreement with China, stresses co-op based on mutual respect

Guo Jiakun When responding to a question regarding report that Vanuatu's Minister of Internal Affairs Andrew Napuat stating that Vanuatu is seeking a formal policing and security agreement with China, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo...

World record broken in 'intense' eight-hour shearing marathon

A world record for sheep shearing has been set in southern New South Wales by a team of five shearers. Their tally of 2,301 merino lambs is the first official record in the five-stand, eight-hour category. The team included Kiwi shearers Cameron...

NUS HOSTS REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL DELEGATION FOR EU-FUNDED AGRI-TOURISM PROJECT

(Apia, Samoa – Oct 10th, 2025) – The National University of Samoa welcomes a visiting delegation from Slovakia, Italy, Vanuatu and Fiji today as part of an ongoing EU funded research project on Agritourism Research Project. The AGRI-TOUR...

Steep and icy slopes no barrier for legally-blind skier

Georgia Gunew is all too familiar with the combination of adrenaline, excitement and nerves that come with skiing at high speeds down mountains. The fact she has a blind spot in the centre of her vision and sees in "low resolution" makes it all...

Oman Hosts Asia/East Asia-Pacific T20 Qualifier for World Cup 2024

Al-Amarat, Oman — The T20 qualifying drama unfolds as nine teams compete for three spots in the 2024 T20 World Cup at the Asia/East Asia-Pacific Qualifier in Oman, which kicks off from October 8-17. This year’s tournament holds significant...

Trump's tariffs: What's in effect and what could be in store?

US President Donald Trump | Photo Credit: EVELYN HOCKSTEIN US President Donald Trump has launched a global trade war with an array of tariffs that target individual products and countries. Trump has set a baseline tariff of 10 per cent on all...

Alternative Nobel’ goes to activists who made climate change a matter of international law

Pacific Islanders behind landmark ICJ advisory opinion win Right Livelihood Award SUVA (CBC)—For Vishal Prasad, climate change became a lot more than just an idea when Cyclone Winston devastated his home country of Fiji in 2016. The storm hit the...

‘We don’t want to disappear’: Tuvalu fights for climate action and survival

Tuvalu’s Minister of Climate Change Maina Talia has told Al Jazeera that his country is fighting to stay above rising sea levels and needs “real commitments” from other countries that will allow Tuvaluans to “stay in Tuvalu” as the climate crisis...

Moses rushed in as duo ruled out of PM’s XIII vs PNG — Full teams for four-game blockbuster

Mitchell Moses has been rushed into the Australian Prime Minister’s XIII team for their clash with Papua New Guinea after two players were ruled out due to injury. Code Sports reported Moses, who was picked for the Kangaroos Ashes squad, will come...

EU votes to make visa-free travel suspension easier for high-risk countries: Explained

The European Parliament has approved a significant reform aimed at tightening visa-free access to the EU for countries that pose security risks or violate human rights, as per the latest press release by europa.eu. In a vote held recently, Members...

An inspiring and engaging ocean: stories of arts, culture and science

The Pacific Islands Ocean Conference panel “An engaging and inspiring ocean, the ocean in us” highlighted how the ocean is a source of inspiration, identity, and knowledge for Pacific peoples, shaping their art, culture, and science. Through...

Mangrove species from Timor-Leste to make Singapore debut in Bay East Garden from 2027

DILI, Timor Leste - When Bay East Garden at Gardens by the Bay opens in 2027, around a tenth of the estimated 100 mangrove plants in its 5,148 sq m wetland habitat could come from Timor-Leste and be planted in their new home by members of the...

A local’s guide to Vanuatu

Vanuatu resident and Australian expat Joel Slattery has been living on Moso Island for a decade, running his boutique resort The Moso along with co-owner Antoun Jabbour. After packing up his life in Sydney to become a hotelier in paradise,...

‘Oceans on Fire’

WELLINGTON (PMN) — As heatwaves in the ocean become stronger across the Pacific, island nations like Tuvalu and Kiribati, along with New Zealand and Australia, are facing serious challenges from a warming sea. The changes are leading to declining...

Environmental defenders are being killed for protecting our future – the law needs to catch up

Three environmental defenders – people who take action against the exploitation of natural resources – are murdered or disappeared somewhere in the world every week. The latest report by Global Witness, an NGO that investigates environmental and...

Small island nations face $476 billion climate risk by 2050, urgent $12 billion annual investment needed, says new report

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) — among the least responsible for climate change — face losses of up to $476 billion by 2050 if adaptation measures are not accelerated, a new report by the Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA) has warned....

Over a dozen universities are using AI to catch AI — and getting it wrong

It was nearing the end of semester and results had just been released for final law assessments. "Mary", a pseudonym to protect her identity as a student, sat at her computer, refreshing the browser, wondering why her grades would not load. An...

New Zealand at higher than normal risk for cyclones from November to April season

New Caledonia, Vanuatu and northern New Zealand are at a normal to elevated risk of tropical cyclones. Fiji is forecast to see normal activity, while the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Tuvalu, Tokelau, and Wallis and Futuna are expected...

Vanuatu open to signing deal with Australia but will not be…

Vanuatu remains open to signing a wide-ranging deal with Australia but must assert its sovereignty and will not be subject to pressure or “bullying” from larger countries, the country’s internal affairs minister, Andrew Napuat, said. Australia...

Jetstar announces in-app passport scanning for international flights

Jetstar has announced that customers flying overseas will now be able to check in for flights by scanning their passport details directly into the company’s app. Under the new capability, customers travelling on most international routes can use...