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French imperialism in New Caledonia and Pacific targets China
World Socialist Web Site
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June 21, 2025
French president Emmanuel Macron chaired a Pacific-France summit on June 10, on the sidelines of the UN Oceans Conference held in Nice from June 9-13. Leaders from Papua New Guinea, Palau, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, the...
Pacific Islands need to boost women in jobs: World Bank
Taipei Times
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June 17, 2025
Less than half of working age women are employed across the Pacific Islands due to outdated laws and other barriers, the World Bank said in a new report yesterday, adding that closing the gender gap could boost economic growth. The World Bank...
Yei women embrace farming to alleviate economic hardships
Radio Tamazuj
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June 17, 2025
Women in Central Equatoria State’s Yei River County are increasingly turning to agriculture as a livelihood to mitigate economic adversities. Located about 100 miles west of the capital, Juba, Yei has long been recognized for its fertile land and...
Pacific Economic Update: Slowing Growth Highlights Need for More Inclusive Workforce
Odisha Diary
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June 17, 2025
HONIARA, June 17, 2025 — Economic growth is slowing across the Pacific as countries face weak global growth, natural hazards and climate related shocks. The World Bank’s flagship Pacific Economic Update, released today in Honiara, projects...
As economic growth slows, Pacific Islands should boost women in jobs, says World Bank
WKZO - Michigan
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June 17, 2025
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Less than half of working age women are employed across the Pacific Islands due to outdated laws and other barriers, the World Bank said in a new report on Tuesday, and said closing the gender gap could boost...
Developing Economies Cannot Afford a Fossil-Free Future Yet
The National Interest - Washington D.C.
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June 13, 2025
While the world pushes for clean energy, developing economies still rely on fossil fuels, and without major financing, the transition will remain unequal and out of reach. According to Greenpeace, one of the world’s leading environmental...
Pacific Islands Countries Push For Action at UN Ocean Conference
The Diplomat
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June 20, 2025
Last week, more than 60 world leaders convened in Nice, France, for the third – and the most-attended – United Nations Ocean Conference. There was cause for celebration: during the week-long conference, 19 countries ratified the Agreement on...
Historic OFC debut for Kiribati
Football in Oceania
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June 11, 2025
Kiribati will take part in its first ever OFC Forum in Fiji later this month. The news was announced earlier this week in a press release, and is made possible by a partnership between the brands Young Pioneer Tours, Unchartered Football, Stingz,...
‘I saw the flash’: How US nuclear tests changed life on this Pacific idyll forever
The Sydney Morning Herald
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June 20, 2025
McDiarmid and Haazen returned to Mejatto a year after the 1985 evacuation, and stayed for three months. When we land this time, there is a joyful reunion between the pair and several locals, including “aunties” now in their 40s and 50s who were...
Solomons Joins Regional Initiative to Safeguard Financial Lifelines as Pacific Banking Project Goes Live
Solomon Star
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June 5, 2025
Solomon Islands will maintain uninterrupted access to the global financial system through its participation in a World Bank project to strengthen correspondent banking relationships in the Pacific region. Solomon Islands joins Fiji, Kiribati,...
Solomon Islands joins regional initiative to safeguard financial lifelines as Pacific Banking Project goes live
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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June 5, 2025
Solomon Islands will maintain uninterrupted access to the global financial system through its participation in a World Bank project to strengthen correspondent banking relationships in the Pacific region. Solomon Islands joins Fiji, Kiribati,...
Kiribati women’s minister says kava abuse is wrecking families
Islands Business
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May 29, 2025
The Solomon Islands is on the cusp of a significant transition as it graduates from least developed country (LDC) status in 2027. To ensure a seamless transition, the nation adopted a Smooth Transition Strategy in April 2025 as a roadmap to guide...
Nauru, Metals Company revise deep sea mining agreement
RNZ
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June 5, 2025
Nauru President David Adeang at the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders' Meeting in Nuku'alofa, Tonga. 25 August 2024 Photo: RNZ Pacific / Lydia Lewis Nauru has revised its commercial agreement with Canadian mining group The Metals Company for deep...
Nauru, Metals Company announce revised deep sea mining agreement
RNZ
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June 5, 2025
Nauru President David Adeang at the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders' Meeting in Nuku'alofa, Tonga. 25 August 2024 Photo: RNZ Pacific / Lydia Lewis Nauru has announced an update to its commercial agreement with Canadian mining group The Metals...
China and Pacific Island nations strengthen trade ties
CGTN
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi co-hosts the Third China-Pacific Island Countries Foreign Ministers' Meeting with Kiribati's President and Foreign Minister Taneti Maamau in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, May 28, 2025. /China's...
Religion, finances and violence: Latter-day Saint leaders provide answers to key questions
Deseret News - Utah
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May 30, 2025
This article was first published in the ChurchBeat newsletter. Sign up to receive the newsletter in your inbox each Wednesday night. Latter-day Saint leaders recently released new resources providing additional transparency through answers to...
Wang Yi: China ready to further advance bilateral ties with Kiribati
CGTN
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China stands ready to work with Kiribati to further advance bilateral relations and enhance the well-being of the Kiribati people, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist...
China hosts Pacific Island nations in bid to bolster diplomatic, trade ties
Al Jazeera
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China is hosting a high-level meeting with 11 Pacific Island nations as it seeks to deepen ties and build what it calls a “closer” community with “a shared future” in the strategic region. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is chairing the meeting...
Pacific Tourism Organisation Partners with Papua New Guinea Tourism Promotion Authority (PNGTPA), Tourism for First Business Confidence Index Survey
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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May 26, 2025
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), in partnership with the Papua New Guinea Tourism Promotion Authority (PNGTPA), has released Papua New Guinea’s first Business Confidence Index (BCI) report. This report provides valuable insights into...
Using AI for Scalable, Accelerated Fraud Detection in Financial Services
Banking Dive
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