The mice that roared: how eight tiny countries took on foreign fishing fleets

By Christopher Pala It has been described as “the most remarkable achievement of the Pacific island countries in the last 50 years”. In 1982, eight, mostly minuscule Pacific island countries in whose waters much of the world’s skipjack tuna was...

The Seminar On Sustainable Development Of Marine Economy Of 21St-Century Maritime Cooperation Committee Successfully Held In Fuzhou

(MENAFN- TimesNewswire ) On November 15, the seminar on Sustainable Development of Marine Economy hosted by 21st-Century Maritime Cooperation Committee (“21CMCC”) kicked off at the Fuzhou Strait International conference and exhibition Center....

New World Bank Research Outlines Adaptation Pathways For Pacific Atoll Countries

Thursday, 14 November 2024, 6:13 pm Press Release: World Bank SYDNEY, November 14, 2024 — Climate change is endangering ecosystems, economies, and livelihoods in Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, and Tuvalu, in which the highest points are only...

Pacific atolls face $13.5 billion cost of rising sea levels, says World Bank

SYDNEY – Adapting to a sea level rise of up to 50cm will cost the three most vulnerable Pacific atoll nations nearly US$10 billion (S$13.5 billion), equivalent to about 20 years of their gross domestic product (GDP), the World Bank said in a...

Pacific atolls face $10 billion cost of rising sea, says World Bank

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Adapting to a sea level rise of up to 0.5 metres (1.64 feet) will cost the three most vulnerable Pacific atoll nations nearly $10 billion – equivalent to about 20 years of gross domestic product – the World Bank said in a report...

Top visa-free destinations for Indians: Updated list

Angola Barbados Bhutan Bolivia British Virgin Islands Burundi Cambodia Cape Verde Islands Comoro Islands Cook Islands Djibouti Dominica Ethiopia Fiji Grenada Guinea-Bissau Haiti Indonesia Iran Jamaica Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Laos Macao...

'Oceans on Fire': Pacific face rising heat and climate changes

As heatwaves in the ocean become stronger across the Pacific, island nations like Tuvalu and Kiribati, along with New Zealand and Australia, are facing serious challenges from a warming sea. The changes are leading to declining fish populations,...

AUSTRAC and Pacific financial intelligence units gather in Brisbane to tackle financial crime in the region

Identifying ways to combat serious financial crime will be a key focus when financial intelligence units (FIUs) from across the Pacific meet in Brisbane today. Representatives from 13 Pacific nations are gathering for the Pacific Financial...

Fiji Host Inaugural Oceania Boxing Confederation Congress

Suva, Fiji — On 11 October 2025, member nations of World Boxing from across the Oceania region—Aotearoa, Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, Tahiti, and Tuvalu—gathered in Fiji for the inaugural Oceania Boxing Confederation Congress. The landmark...

The Metals Company Announces Third Quarter 2024 Corporate Update Conference Call for Thursday, November 14, 2024

NEW YORK, Nov. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Metals Company (Nasdaq: TMC) (“TMC” or “the Company”), an explorer of lower-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules, today announced that it will host a conference call on Thursday,...

Investing in Resilience: Blue Carbon Ecosystems, Communities, and Finance for the Indo-Pacific

USAID’s “Investing in Resilience” report brings together the evidence and analyses that can help guide USAID Mission staff, partners, host country governments, and communities to advance local, regional, national, and international blue carbon...

Researchers 90% positive they will find Amelia Earhart’s doomed plane on remote Pacific island

Amelia Earhart was a superstar long before the term was ever coined. The famed aviator set multiple flying records, serving as a model of independence for girls and women in a male-dominated world. She was a 1930s-era influencer, starring in radio...

Pacific, African leaders urge investors rethink risk and reward

The session “Looking at the Glass Half Full – The Comparative Advantage of SIDS, LLDCs, and LDCs” moderated by Dushyant Thakor, Deputy Executive Director of World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA), underscored how new policy...

Pacific Growth to Accelerate in 2025 on Resource Strength — ADB

Economic growth in the Pacific is expected to pick up next year, buoyed by strong resource output in Papua New Guinea (PNG), according to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) September 2025, released on 6 October by the Asian Development Bank...

9 Countries Where Tourists Rarely Return for a Second Visit

Tourism rarely provides the perfect vacation experience that compels travelers to book return trips to the same destination. While some nations build thriving repeat visitor bases, others struggle to encourage tourists to come back for more. The...

Urgent action needed to reduce Kiribati’s mortality rates: Nunn

Pacific leaders have extended congratulations to President-elect Donald Trump on his electoral victory, signaling their commitment to enhancing ties with the U.S and addressing shared goals in the Indo-Pacific region. Fiji’s Prime Minister...

Covid-free Pacific islands look to rejoin the world

Two of the last four remaining Covid-free nations in the world are preparing to open their borders to re-join the Covid world. The Federated States of Micronesia has announced its plan to open its borders without quarantine beginning 01 August....

Africa Is The World's 'Youngest' Region, Asia The 'Oldest'

The world’s population is aging, but not evenly. While some regions are growing older at an alarming pace, others remain remarkably young. In this graphic, Visual Capitalist's Marcus Lu maps the median age in every country, showing where...

Pacific, African leaders at SIF: WIC 2025 urge investors to rethink global risk, reward

SHARJAH: Pacific and African representatives at the Sharjah Investment Forum–World Investment Conference (SIF–WIC 2025) called for a global shift in how investors assess risk and reward, urging greater recognition of the untapped potential in...

A new addiction

When Cameron McLeod drank his first half coconut shell of muddy brown earthy-smelling kava in 2002, he knew it would taste bad. “But it tasted way worse than I thought it was going to taste,” he said, with a laugh. However, “the effect was almost...