The government, police, and prime minister’s offices’ websites have all been compromised. About 315,000 people, spread across numerous islands, are residing in Vanuatu. It has made it difficult for them to complete basic activities like paying bills or applying for visas. After what is believed to have been a cyberattack on local servers, Vanuatu’s government … Read more
China has made advancements in the Pacific islands. It is made as a strategic objective. This objective is not able to elsewhere in the globe. According to a recent study by a think tank funded by the US Congress, China has made advancements in the Pacific islands as a strategic objective that it has not … Read more
The move comes as the US is doing a lot of shuttle diplomacy in the Pacific to strengthen alliances against China. Washington has become more vocal and visible, announcing more diplomatic operations across the region. The Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will visit the Solomon Islands on Saturday. A senior American official said Saturday … Read more
China and Pacific island countries achieved a five-point agreement at their second foreign ministers’ meeting on Monday, according to visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Wang claimed the meeting was a success and created consensus in five areas during a joint news conference with Fijian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Voreqe Bainimarama, … Read more
SUVA – Tonga on Thursday recorded two more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the death toll to four, reported Tonga’s news website Matangi Tonga Online citing official data. It reported that Siale ‘Akau’ola, chief executive of the Ministry of Health, confirmed the two more deaths while saying an investigation was going on to see whether they … Read more
SUVA – Samoa reported on Thursday four new COVID-19 positive cases in quarantine, bringing to 12 the total number of infections from a flight that arrived in the Pacific island country from New Zealand on Sunday. According to the newspaper Samoa Observer, Samoa’s National Emergency Operation Center (NEOC) confirmed on Thursday that the four new … Read more
SUVA – Fiji reported on Tuesday five more deaths from leptospirosis, bringing to 19 the total number of such deaths in the island nation this year. According to Fijivillage news website, Fiji’s Permanent Secretary for Health James Fong said on Tuesday that of the 19 deaths, 16 were recorded in the western part of Fiji, … Read more
