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Australia moves to speed up third country deportation of non-citizens
Reuters, Published on 03/09/2025
» SYDNEY — Australia is expected to pass a law on Thursday making it easier to deport non-citizens to third countries, reviving criticism from human rights groups that it was "dumping" refugees in small island states and drawing comparisons with policies of US President Donald Trump.
Pacific microstate sells passports to fund climate action
AFP, Published on 07/08/2025
» SYDNEY - A remote Pacific nation has started selling passports to fund climate action, but is so far struggling to attract new citizens to the low-lying, largely barren island.
China demonstrates coast guard capability to Pacific nations, step towards high seas patrols
Published on 06/06/2025
» SYDNEY - China is taking further steps towards high seas boarding of fishing boats in the Pacific for the first time, risking tensions with Taiwanese fleets and US Coast Guard vessels that ply the region, Pacific Islands officials told Reuters.
This is how Asia Pacific is responding to US reciprocal tariffs
Published on 07/04/2025
» President Donald Trump’s 10% baseline tariffs on US trading partners around the world came into effect on Saturday.
Chinese media rush to new ally Nauru
Published on 17/01/2024
» BEIJING - A reporter from the state news agency Xinhua landed on Nauru on Wednesday, two days after the remote Pacific island nation ditched Taiwan for China.
China steps up Taiwan isolation, peeling off tiny ally Nauru
Published on 15/01/2024
» One of Taiwan’s last diplomatic allies severed relations with the island and switched its alliance to China, after the global chip hub elected a new leader Beijing views as “separatist.”
AITU ATC 2023: Advancing Digital Tech Knowledge for Resilience
Published on 06/10/2023
» The Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), in collaboration with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), successfully hosted the ITU Academy Training Center 2023 (ITU ATC 2023) under the theme "Emerging Technologies for Resilient Digital Transformation." Mr. Notachard Chintakanond, Executive Director of the International Affairs Bureau at the Office of the NBTC, and Mr. Puji Pujiono, Senior Programme Manager of ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, delivered opening remarks, highlighting the significance of this training event.
Growing opposition to China's plan to strip-mine seabed
Business, Published on 02/08/2023
» BERKELEY: In an international showdown that is pitting China against dozens of other nations, one company's quest to strip-mine the seabed for valuable metals has hit a roadblock.
Critical negotiations on deep sea mining kick off in Jamaica
AFP, Published on 11/07/2023
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - Critical negotiations concerning the future of deep sea mining and mineral extraction kicked off Monday in Jamaica, as conservationists aim to rein in a nascent industry that so far lacks meaningful guardrails.
Australia to spend millions on empty refugee hub
Published on 24/06/2023
» Australia will continue funding its controversial offshore detention processing centre on the Pacific island of Nauru even as the facility’s remaining refugees leave, in an effort to dissuade people-smugglers from sending boats to the country, according to local media.