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Cook Islands gives some detail of its China deal that has upset close partner New Zealand

The South Pacific country of Cook Islands has unveiled the details of a deal with China to boost cooperation after the pact provoked a rare diplomatic clash with the nation’s chief benefactor, New Zealand, and protests at home

The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2025

Why a deal with China has strained New Zealand’s ties with the Cook Islands

Beijing’s growing influence in the South Pacific has hit the close relationship between Wellington and the Cook Islands

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2025

Vanuatu holds snap election a month after destructive earthquake

Vanuatu has voted in a snap election amidst the upheaval of a destructive earthquake that struck this South Pacific island nation last month

The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2025

Papua New Guinea gains a team in Australian rugby league in diplomatic push aimed at curbing China

Papua New Guinea will gain its own team in Australia’s rugby league in a soft diplomacy deal linked to limiting Chinese influence in the South Pacific

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2024

Taiwan President's South Pacific Trip Amid U.S.-China Tensions

President of Taiwan's trip to South Pacific amid tensions with China and U.S. raises global concerns.

Top News · Nov 30, 2024

Taiwan president will visit allies in South Pacific as rival China seeks inroads

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te will visit the self-governing island’s allies in the South Pacific, where rival China has been seeking diplomatic inroads

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2024

Is Kava good for you? The ancient drink that King Charles was seen sipping

As King Charles was seen enjoying Kava, the traditional drink popular in South Pacific islands, during his visit to Samoa, internet searches and curiosity about the drink naturally surged.

The Times of India · Oct 25, 2024

Mitzi Gaynor obituary

American actor, singer and dancer who played Nellie Forbush in the 1958 film musical South Pacific

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2024

Pacific Island Nations Swamped By Global Drug Trade

A surge of drugs is engulfing the paradisal South Pacific, as cartels and triads use far-flung island nations to channel narcotics across the globe, top police and UN officials have told AFP. Pacific islands such as Fiji and Tonga sit at the crossroads of largely unpatrolled ocean-trafficking routes used to…

International Business Times · Oct 9, 2024

South Pacific nations back PNG NRL bid, PM gives update

The PNG NRL bid has strategic support of South Pacific nations as Anthony Albanese said "the final details" of government funding for the bid has been reached.

AAP · Sep 18, 2024