Palau president hits out at China as re-election confirmed
Pro-US President Surangel Whipps Jr, whose nation recognises Taiwan, joins complaints over Beijing’s maritime claims.
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Pacific islands summit begins amid US-China battle for influence
Key summit comes as region grapples with the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and US-China rivalry.
Tiny Palau seeks to blaze trail with official crypto
One of the world’s smallest nations hopes to launch the first government-backed national stablecoin in 2022.
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The Taiwan ‘prize’ and the US-China rivalry in the Pacific
China-Taiwan fistfight in Fiji raises concerns that broader US-China rivalry could destabilise the Pacific.
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Can coronavirus threaten isolated Pacific nations?
Tourism-reliant Pacific island nations worried about economic impact of pandemic.
Published On 1 Jul 2020
Remote Pacific islands prepare for worst as coronavirus looms
People in the island nations have some of world’s highest rates of diabetes and obesity, and health systems are weak.
Japan searches for WWII soldiers’ remains on Peleliu
Seventy-five years on, Japan is still battling to find remains of its soldiers killed in battle on remote Pacific island.
Published On 27 Nov 2019
Could ‘Super Corals’ help save the world’s reefs?
Corals of Palau in the western Pacific are proving to be resilient to heat and acidity, as more reefs around the globe die from effects of climate change.
Published On 24 Nov 2019
Palau corals ‘may hold answer’ to facing climate change threat
How climate change is affecting a world heritage site in the western Pacific.
Published On 24 Nov 2019
From: Planet SOS
Planet SOS: Where will climate refugees go when the tide rises?
We travel to the island nation of Palau to explore the impact of rising seas and warming waters due to climate change.
Published On 23 Nov 2019
UN urges end of US embargo on Cuba
General Assembly overwhelmingly votes for an end of US economic embargo on Cuba, whose FM says it amounts to genocide.
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