The US worked hard over the past seven years to rebuild relationships in the Pacific and counter the influence of China.

Learn how the recovery and analysis of ancient genomes is helping to answer questions about the early seafarers of the ...

The South Pacific island nation of Samoa will hold a snap election on Aug. 29 after Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa’s government collapsed following a budget defeat. The vote sets ...

From May 28 to 29, 2025, the People’s Republic of China and Pacific Island Countries having diplomatic relations with China (hereinafter referred to as “All parties”) held the third China ...

Fiamē has drawn attention outside Samoa for urging larger powers, such as Australia, to do more to curb the effects of climate change, which have been ruinous for low-lying Pacific island nations.

The Chinese military has accused foreign navies' transits of "undermining peace and stability" across the Taiwan Strait.

Fiamē holds a chiefly rank as a village leader, rare for women in Samoa. She remains an outlier, too, in Pacific island politics, where only 8% of parliamentarians are women, according to January ...

A new study reveals the significance of regional dispersals and local interactions in coastal Papua New Guinea ...

In short: A Lowy Institute report has found that China's role for the world's developing countries — including Pacific nations — has changed from capital provider to debt collector.

The Pacific Islands were well represented at the conference, with the Federated States of Micronesia, French Polynesia, Fiji, ...

The lieutenant governors of Guam and American Samoa are participating in high-level discussions to advocate greater membership in the Pacific Islands Forum. American Samoa Lt. Gov. La’apui ...

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar congratulated Samoa on Independence Day, emphasising the commitment to enhance Pacific Islands partnerships. Samoa, the first Pacific nation to gain ...