The Diplomat16h
The Nansei Islands: Japan’s Frontline in a Taiwan Emergency
China is ramping up its military actions and raising tensions in the Nansei Islands. Japan is bolstering its presence in ...
Map Shows US and Chinese Aircraft Carriers in Pacific This Week
Newsweek's weekly update maps the locations of 12 aircraft carriers in the Indo-Pacific region as of February 21.
Japan finance minister to skip G20 meeting as state budget talks continue
Japan Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Friday that he would skip next week's meeting of finance leaders from the Group of 20 major economies in Cape Town, South Africa, to focus on ...
The Pacific diving paradise of Palau wants travelers to explore its cultural depths, too
Palau, a tiny island nation in Micronesia, is famous for its mushroom-shaped Rock Islands and spectacular diving.
Gabbard’s intelligence role will be tested immediately
NATHAN HOWARD / REUTERS President Donald Trump, left, stood with National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard and her husband, Abraham Williams, during her swearing-in ceremony Wednesday at the White ...
ArtReview9d
Rindon Johnson Maps the Pacific Ocean
How does a Black American, raised on the edge of the Pacific, move through the ocean to reach Shanghai?’, the artist asks in ...
A rare diplomatic spat exposes growing pressures in the Pacific as US, China vie for influence
A rare dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the Pacific island nation, highlighting the existential ...
Flight Map Shows US Spy Planes Doubling Up Against China and North Korea
The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said on May 30, 2023, of China's unprofessional intercept of U.S. aircraft over the South China ...
The Straits Times16d
Fiji leader raises concern in Washington over deportation of Pacific Islanders
Hundreds of Pacific Islanders with convictions are expected to be deported from the U.S., newspapers in Fiji, Tonga, Papua New Guinea and Marshall Islands have reported, prompting concern over the ...
The Straits Times16d
Cook Islands PM aims to boost trade ties during China visit
SYDNEY - Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown will visit China next week, the first visit by a leader of the small South Pacific state in a decade, to help improve ties ranging from trade ...
unep.org16d
National Capacity Building for Plastic Pollution in the Pacific Island Countries
UNEP is dedicated to supporting the Pacific Island Countries in their efforts to address plastic pollution. With funding from the Government of Japan, UNEP has initiated the project “Strengthening ...