The US$490 million port at Tibar Bay near the capital Dili is expected to expand trade for Timor-Leste one of the poorest countries in the region.

Last November, a team of researchers dropped baited cameras into the depths off Dili, the capital city of Timor-Leste, to survey marine life, according to a study published March 13 in the ...

Australian explorers are being favoured over Chinese rivals to develop Timor-Leste’s fledgling mining ... take a short distance to a port and ship it to market. It’s relatively low cost.” ...