Palau
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Paradise paused: Asia-Pacific tourism continues to lag after the Covid induced freeze
Foreign arrivals slowly return, but cost of living pressures and China’s zero-Covid policy weigh on visitor nu…
- Anthony Albanese, Asia Pacific, Australia news, China, Fiji, French Polynesia, Jacinda Ardern, Micronesia, New Zealand, Pacific islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Penny Wong, Scott Morrison, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu
Smiles and unity at the Pacific Islands Forum mask tough questions shelved for another day
While leaders presented a picture of harmony, more vexing topics like Australia’s fossil fuel ambitions and Ch…
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‘Trojan horse’: Palau’s bid to become global crypto hub could turn it into scammers paradise, critics warn
Experts say Palau should be wary of entering into a programme that could leave it open to exploitation and har…
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The typhoon that hit my island didn’t make the news. This is what the climate crisis looks like
Palau was hit by Typhoon Surigae last week, but even the typhoons that don’t claim lives or flatten cities are…
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Paradise cost: high prices and strict rules deflate Palau-Taiwan travel bubble
Taiwan eases restrictions on travellers after bookings fall into single digits and flight is cancelledSee all …
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Palau to welcome first tourists in a year with presidential escort
Palau is opening up to visitors from Taiwan under strict Covid-safe measures, but locals still have doubtsSee …
- Asia Pacific, Coronavirus, Infectious diseases, Marshall Islands, Pacific islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, South Pacific, Vaccines and immunisation, Vanuatu
Vanuatu coronavirus vaccine rollout to take until end of 2023
The majority of the Pacific nation’s population won’t be immunised for another two years, government planning …
- Asia Pacific, Australia news, Fiji, Micronesia, New Zealand, Pacific islands, Pacific Islands Forum, Palau, World news
‘Marginalising our own brothers and sisters’: the disrespect Micronesia has been shown is a tragedy for the Pacific | Surangel Whipps Jr, President of Palau
Micronesia had no choice to but to abandon the Pacific Islands Forum after being ‘thoroughly and publicly disr…
- Asia Pacific, Cook Islands, Pacific islands, Pacific Islands Forum, Palau, South Pacific, Vanuatu, World news
Future of Pacific Islands Forum in doubt as north-south rift emerges
Exclusive: Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia and Nauru question whether to remain members amid bullyin…
- Asia Pacific, Climate change, Fiji, Marshall Islands, Pacific islands, Pacific Islands Forum, Palau, Solomon Islands, Tonga, World news
Zoomed to fail? Cracks appear in Pacific Islands Forum as Covid pulls nations apart
Pacific diplomacy hinges on in-person discussion but web-only meetings have fed a growing dispute over the for…
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Palau’s new president vows to stand up to ‘bully’ China
Former senator Surangel Whipps Jr promises to stand by allies US and Taiwan when he takes office on ThursdayPa…
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Tiny Pacific nation of Palau detains ‘illegal’ Chinese fishing vessel
The archipelago nation, whose close relationship with Taipei has angered Beijing previously, stops boat allege…
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Remote Marshall Islands records its first coronavirus cases
Pacific nation was one of the last on Earth without a single confirmed Covid-19 infectionCoronavirus – latest …
- Asia Pacific, Australia news, Australian foreign policy, Australian immigration and asylum, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Migration, New Zealand, Pacific islands, Palau, Tonga, Tuvalu, World news
Australia should create ‘Pacific visa’ to reduce impact of climate change and disaster on islanders
Displacement is growing in the Asia-Pacific region, and a new policy paper argues migration policies must be e…
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Pacific nation of Palau invites US to build a military base to counter China
Move follows a visit by US defense secretary Mark Esper, who accused Beijing of ‘malign influence’ across the …