MANILA, March 19 (Reuters) - The Philippines is exploring the possibility of converting two islands that were once part of a U.S. navy base into a military reservation, its defence department said ...

FOR most people there is a strange glamour about the South Sea Islands and their inhabitants, due in part, no doubt, to the works of such visitors as R. L. Stevenson and Gauguin. But few people ...

The first-ever Asia Pacific Postal Leaders Forum commenced today in Jaipur, with Ms. Vandita Kaul, Secretary (Posts), inaugurating the event. The three-day forum, running from March 19 to 21, serves ...

The chief of the Pacific Islands Forum has stressed the importance of its members building relations with various countries, saying, "we don't want to take sides." The forum is a group of ...

the tiny Pacific country of Niue has sent its nearly 2,000 residents and Musk a strong alert of its own: Starlink is illegal on the island, and operating it comes with penalties including a three ...

The past few years have seen growing maritime security challenges intersect with rising geopolitical competition in the world in general and the Indo-Pacific in particular. China’s gray zone coercion ...

Despite this Tuvalu joined other Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) members in calling out Australia for its ‘immoral and hypocritical’ position on exporting fossil fuels and not setting a deadline for a ...

The PRF Treaty is earmarked to be signed at the Pacific Island Forum Leaders Meeting in Solomon Islands in September, and they are set to start approving grants by the end of next year. The Green ...

PIF Secretary General Baron Divavesi Waqa [right] with Japan’s Foreign Minister, Hon. Iwaya Takeshi [Source: Pacific Islands Forum/Facebook] Japan has committed 417 million Japanese Yen, approximately ...

Vanuatu, a tiny island nation in the South Pacific, has recently drawn international attention after its Prime Minister, Jotham Napat, ordered the cancellation of fugitive businessman Lalit Modi ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan announced on Monday that Tokyo will establish a framework for dialogue with the Pacific Islands ... of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Baron Devavesi ...