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China extends reach in South Pacific with Cook Islands deal
No details have been released, but analysts and environmentalists fear it will pave the way for closer security ties and the ...
China says a visit by Cook Islands’ prime minister isn’t meant to antagonize others in South Pacific
China says a visit this week by the Cook Islands' prime minister to Beijing was not meant to conspire against anyone in the ...
Asian and Pacific Islanders mixer held at Westwood High School
The mixer took about 2.5 months to plan. It was spearheaded by Kinnunen, TV6s Noel Navarro, who emceed the event, Alex Conklin, Ludy Johnson, and Laurel Capobianco, a commissioner with the Michigan ...
China sees 'in-depth' Cook Islands talks, partnership deal expected
China acknowledged a visit by the Cook Islands leader for the first time on Thursday, amid exasperation in New Zealand that ...
Where is the Cook Islands and what is its relationship with New Zealand?
The Cook Islands lie halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii and are made up of 15 islands and atolls spread over 700 square ...
Get to this idyllic but overlooked South Pacific island before the crowds do
For decades, Norfolk Island was regarded as a place suitable only for the “newly wed or the nearly dead”. Meanwhile, its ...
Pacific Islands beauty pageant turns ugly
Tie-break vote in contest leads to claims of rigging, death threats and judges being prevented from leaving the Solomon ...
Miss Pacific Islands pageant sparks diplomatic dispute after judges stopped at border
Leiataualesa Jerry Brunt, head judge of Miss Pacific Islands, who is from Samoa, and judge Jane Glen Canas, from Vanuatu, ...
China ready for 'in-depth' talks as Premier Li Qiang set to meet Cook Islands leader
China stood ready for "in-depth" talks with the Cook Islands, Beijing said on Thursday, a day before a meeting between ...
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China says Cook Islands' PM visit won't antagonize others in South Pacific
BEIJING (AP) -- China insisted on Monday that a visit this week by the prime minister of the Cook Islands to Beijing is not ...
Hawaii Public Radio2d
Pacific News Minute: New Zealand is wary of relations between Cook Islands, China
China is insisting that a visit this week by the prime minister of the Cook Islands to Beijing is not meant to conspire ...