Unlocking Opportunities: Trade Show Inspires Innovation For SAFE MSMEs

23 March 2025 For years, Fine Food Australia has continued to serve as a vital platform for networking, business growth, and knowledge sharing amongst food industry professionals, manufacturers, suppliers, and innovators from around the world,...

SHIPPING TIMES | Green maritime industry

Fiji Ports Corporation Limited recently participated in an inception workshop on the Feasibility Assessment of Energy-Efficient Technologies for Fiji’s Government Shipping Services (GSS) Fleet. Held on October 3, 2025, the workshop was hosted by...

Economic crisis triggers concerns over state of Sovereign Wealth Fund

Obvious weak resistance of Nigeria’s economy to the global oil price volatility is raising concerns about the growth and deployment of the nation’s Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) managed by the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA). It seems...

We can’t fight a trade war with United States” – Fiji Islands responds to Donald Trump’s 32% tariff

Fiji, the Pacific nation hardest hit by US President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariff announcement, has said it lacks the means to respond. The country was slapped with a 32% tariff, the highest among Pacific nations, while Vanuatu received...

Trump slaps higher tariffs on Fiji and Pacific nations in response to unfair trade practices

Fiji and other Pacific countries will now face higher export charges to the US under newly introduced reciprocal tariffs. Under the new policy, Fiji will face a 32 per cent tariff on its exports to the United States of America. This in response to...

I care about the climate crisis but what can I actually do?

From small daily adjustments to influencing national policy, doctors can make a difference, Elisabeth Mahase hears Make realistic suggestions Veena Aggarwal, co-chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners’ climate and sustainability group,...

Kiribati judicial crisis: The President vs the High Court Judge

Kiribati High Court Judge David Lambourne has faced significant challenges from a government determined to keep him out of the country. The 57-year-old Australian-born judge was forced to leave Kiribati in May after losing a legal battle against...

'Defence is interested': Mining company and campaigners clash over deep sea mining's role

Cook Islands nodule field - photo taken within Cook Islands EEZ. Photo: Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Authority A deep sea mining company leading the charge for the budding future industry is being accused by environmental groups of changing its...

PHL a top climber in trade facilitation rankings

THE PHILIPPINES was among the “lead reformers” in the Asia-Pacific region on trade facilitation, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said in a report. Trade facilitation refers to measures that streamline and simplify...

Australia's aid reach in the Pacific outstrips other countries by a long way

Australia has cemented its position as the Pacific's largest aid donor by far as other countries pull back on lending and prepare to cut development assistance. The latest version of the Lowy Institute's Pacific Aid Map captures the flow of...

Amelia Earhart made Maryland her runway — even with the First Lady aboard

Amelia Earhart was attending a formal dinner at the White House the night of April 20, 1933, when she decided it was time to do something more stimulating than talk to politicians. With her friend, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, in tow, she...

India Delivers Dialysis Unit to Kiribati, Fulfilling FIPIC III Summit Commitment

March 23 – India has reaffirmed its commitment to Pacific Island nations by dispatching a six-bedded container-based dialysis unit to Kiribati. The consignment departed from Mundra Port and is en route to Tarawa, further strengthening the...

Unlocking opportunities: Trade show inspires innovation for SAFE MSMEs

For years, Fine Food Australia has continued to serve as a vital platform for networking, business growth, and knowledge sharing amongst food industry professionals, manufacturers, suppliers, and innovators from around the world, providing...

India Ships 6-Bed Dialysis Unit to Kiribati Following Summit Pledge

New Delhi, March 22: India has once again fulfilled its commitment made at the FIPIC III Summit by dispatching a critical healthcare facility to Kiribati. A 6-bedded container-based Dialysis Unit has been shipped from Mundra Port and is headed to...

Kiribati launches PACER Plus partnership to boost agricultural exports

Kiribati is set to benefit from technical support and sustainable economic development opportunities arising from participation in the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER Plus). This is after the Government of Kiribati launched...

MHMS Technical Officials Provide Training to Kiribati Counterparts

The Ministry of Health’s National Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Progamme Manager, Mr. Oliver Sokana said he and two of the NTD staffs are pleased to be invited and are grateful for the opportunity to provide their MDA technical and operational...

World Bank Pacific Economic update: Recovering in the miidst of uncertainty

The World Bank’s Pacific Economic Update provides a twice-yearly assessment of 11 Pacific Island economies: the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), Samoa, Solomon Islands,...

Over $2 billion lifeline for Pacific banks amid rising challenges

Big banks operating in the Pacific will receive a decade-long loan guarantee of more than A$2 billion (NZ$2.19b) to maintain their operations and avoid relying on China. The Australian government announced last week that it will give ANZ Bank an...

Peter Lewis: Asia Business Correspondent on potential US visit for Xi Jingping, positive news for exporters, and Kiribati’s Chinese deep-sea mining deal

Donald Trump is hinting that China’s President Xi Jingping might be visiting the United States soon. This comes as the two nations are deep into a trade war. Asia Business Correspondent Peter Lewis talks to Ryan Bridge about the potential meeting,...

Pacific nation of Kiribati explores deep sea mining deal with China

The company at the vanguard of plans to mine deep sea metals used in electric vehicle batteries has surrendered a third of its Pacific Ocean exploration area after a breakdown in cooperation with the island nation of Kiribati, paving the way for...