Pence says ’empire and aggression’ have no place in Indo-Pacific
US Vice President Mike Pence told leaders of Southeast Asian nations on Thursday that there is no place for…
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Australia revamps Pacific strategy as China looms
Canberra/ TAIPEI - With an eye on China’s growing role in the Pacific, Australia on Thursday announced Aus$3…
Pacific trade pact shunned by Trump cleared for launch
A massive trans-Pacific trade deal cleared a final hurdle Wednesday allowing it to enter into force this year, a…
The Ocean Cleanup project sails out to sweep Pacific plastic
A supply ship towing a long floating boom designed to corral ocean plastic has set sail from San Francisco for a…
Pacific islands unscathed after tsunami scare
SYDNEY:- Small tsunami waves lapped New Caledonia, Fiji and Vanuatu Wednesday after a strong earthquake in the…
Storms halt Pacific swim record attempt
TOKYO - Powerful storms have forced a Frenchman attempting to become the first person to swim cross the Pacific…
Media muzzled for Pacific summit at ‘Australia’s Guantanamo’
Neil SANDS - The tiny Pacific island of Nauru - home to a Canberra-funded refugee…
The strength behind the ‘Indo-Pacific’
It is absolutely confirmed that the “Indo-Pacific” has raised concerns in China and Russia - the…
US touts Pacific presence as carrier visits Manila
ABOARD THE USS RONALD REAGAN, Philippines - A US aircraft carrier visited the Philippines on Tuesday, the third…
Pacific Rim dethrones Black Panther in box office
LOS ANGELES-Smash-’em up blockbuster “Pacific Rim: Uprising” sent shockwaves through the North…
Pacific plastic dump far larger than feared: study
The vast dump of plastic waste swirling in the Pacific ocean is now bigger than France, Germany and Spain combined…
Aerial search for Pacific ferry survivors suspended
WELLINGTON - An aerial search for survivors from a ferry that sank in the remote Pacific two weeks ago was…
Over 80 on sunken Pacific ferry
WELLINGTON - More than 80 people were aboard a ferry that sank in the remote Pacific, officials confirmed…