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S Korea, Pacific Islands to boost ties after first-ever summit
Inaugural Korea-Pacific Islands Summit comes amid Seoul’s concerns over China’s growing influence in Indo-Pacific.
Published On 31 May 2023
US, Micronesia deepen political and economic ties
Deal is likely to be a blow to China, which has made a concerted effort to increase its influence in Micronesia.
Published On 24 May 2023
Who are Taiwan’s formal diplomatic allies?
China has stepped up pressure on Taiwan since Tsai Ing-wen was first elected president of the self-ruled island in 2016.
Published On 15 Mar 2023
Climate change gets ‘highest priority’ in US, Pacific agreement
Partnership deal signed by 14 nations follows historic summit at the White House and comes as China extends influence.
Published On 30 Sep 2022

The US is looking to reengage in a region where China has been steadily expanding its influence.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken greets dignitaries from Pacific Island countries at their summit in Washington, DC.

Key summit comes as region grapples with the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and US-China rivalry.

One of the world’s smallest nations hopes to launch the first government-backed national stablecoin in 2022.

China-Taiwan fistfight in Fiji raises concerns that broader US-China rivalry could destabilise the Pacific.

Tourism-reliant Pacific island nations worried about economic impact of pandemic.

Palau - Planet SOS - Where will climate refugees go when the tide rises?

People in the island nations have some of world’s highest rates of diabetes and obesity, and health systems are weak.

Seventy-five years on, Japan is still battling to find remains of its soldiers killed in battle on remote Pacific island.

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.

How climate change is affecting a world heritage site in the western Pacific.

We travel to the island nation of Palau to explore the impact of rising seas and warming waters due to climate change.

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S Korea, Pacific Islands to boost ties after first-ever summit

US, Micronesia deepen political and economic ties

Who are Taiwan’s formal diplomatic allies?

Climate change gets ‘highest priority’ in US, Pacific agreement

US has agreed Pacific Islands deal, offering ‘big dollar numbers’

Pacific islands summit begins amid US-China battle for influence

Tiny Palau seeks to blaze trail with official crypto

The Taiwan ‘prize’ and the US-China rivalry in the Pacific

Can coronavirus threaten isolated Pacific nations?

Remote Pacific islands prepare for worst as coronavirus looms

Japan searches for WWII soldiers’ remains on Peleliu

Could ‘Super Corals’ help save the world’s reefs?

Palau corals ‘may hold answer’ to facing climate change threat

Planet SOS: Where will climate refugees go when the tide rises?

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