カテゴリー: Palau
Foreign arrivals slowly return, but cost of living pressures and China’s zero-Covid policy weigh on visitor numbersMari Kishigawa’s family have been in the tourism business for decades. In the remote Pacific country of Palau, on an even more remote arc…
While leaders presented a picture of harmony, more vexing topics like Australia’s fossil fuel ambitions and China were kicked down the roadGet our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcastAt the close of the Pacific Islands Forum the…
Experts say Palau should be wary of entering into a programme that could leave it open to exploitation and harm its imagePalau’s new digital residency programme could leave it open to cryptoscammers and corruption, critics have warned, arguing that not…
Palau was hit by Typhoon Surigae last week, but even the typhoons that don’t claim lives or flatten cities are devastating for those who live through themMy adopted home country of Palau, in the northern Pacific, was hit by a typhoon last week. Thankfu…
Taiwan eases restrictions on travellers after bookings fall into single digits and flight is cancelledSee all our coronavirus coverageIt launched with a presidential escort and the promise of rare international travel to a postcard-perfect tropical isl…
Palau is opening up to visitors from Taiwan under strict Covid-safe measures, but locals still have doubtsSee all our coronavirus coverageOn Thursday, 110 people from Taiwan will be able to enjoy the thing so many around the world have been dreaming of…
The majority of the Pacific nation’s population won’t be immunised for another two years, government planning documents showCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDespite a tourism-dependent economy devastated by coronavirus shutdo…
Micronesia had no choice to but to abandon the Pacific Islands Forum after being ‘thoroughly and publicly disregarded’, the President of Palau writesWhat becomes of an organisation when it disregards one-third of its membership? What happens when “we” …
Exclusive: Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia and Nauru question whether to remain members amid bullying claimsLeaders of Micronesian countries are contemplating abandoning the Pacific Islands Forum altogether, after a fractious vote for a new s…
Pacific diplomacy hinges on in-person discussion but web-only meetings have fed a growing dispute over the forum’s leadership and purposeIn the Pacific, it is all about the talanoa: the conversation and the consensus.For the 50 years of the Pacific Isl…
Former senator Surangel Whipps Jr promises to stand by allies US and Taiwan when he takes office on ThursdayPalau’s president-elect has vowed to stand up to Chinese “bullying” in the Pacific, and said the small archipelago nation will stand by its alli…
The archipelago nation, whose close relationship with Taipei has angered Beijing previously, stops boat alleged to have been harvesting sea cucumber in its watersA Chinese fishing vessel and its 28 crew have been detained in Palau, authorities said, cr…
Pacific nation was one of the last on Earth without a single confirmed Covid-19 infectionCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOne of the last coronavirus-free sanctuaries in the world has been breached, with the US military impor…
Displacement is growing in the Asia-Pacific region, and a new policy paper argues migration policies must be established nowAustralia should establish a new “Pacific Access” visa category that could be used by Pacific islanders forced from their homes …
Move follows a visit by US defense secretary Mark Esper, who accused Beijing of ‘malign influence’ across the regionThe western Pacific nation of Palau has urged the United States military to build bases on its territory – in the heart of a region wher…