Nikumaroro Island has been at the center of decades of efforts to solve the disappearance of Amelia Earhart. Learn why ...

A white-sand beach on Upolu, Samoa—where monthly living costs can run as low as $1,018, a fraction of what many Americans spend on housing alone. It's possible to enjoy the sea, nature, good weather, ...

Hydrology experts are calling for urgent investigations into the operation of bore-fields that access fresh groundwater on Pacific islands, including Kiribati, where rising sea levels are already ...

The United States has traditionally provided significant assistance to Pacific island countries. Many of these countries and regions still use the U.S. dollar as their currency and, absent their own ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the Kuril Islands for the first time, sparking a protest from Japan ...

From policing assistance to digital infrastructure, strategic competition has led to better terms and more options for the Pacific Island nations. The 53rd Pacific Island Forum (PIF) convened recently ...

No corner of the world has escaped the oil crisis caused by repeated closures of the Strait of Hormuz, but few economies are as exposed as the smaller, import-dependent Pacific Island countries (PICs) ...

Brisbane, Australia - The 5th Pacific Islands Roundtable on International Humanitarian Law (IHL), co-hosted by the ...

President Joe Biden is hosting the first ever US-Pacific Island Country Summit this week, a multi-day event in Washington focused on cooperation with the United States’ countries in the Pacific region ...

China's foreign minister recently wrapped up a visit to eight Pacific island nations, raising alarm in the U.S. and its allies. Palm trees and beaches and turquoise seas - that's what the islands of ...