UN-Sahara: Micronesia Reiterates Support for Morocco’s Autonomy Initiative

Micronesia reaffirmed, on Tuesday in New York, its support for the Autonomy Initiative presented by Morocco in order to resolve the regional dispute over the Sahara. “Micronesia reaffirms its principled support for Morocco’s Autonomy proposal” as...

Nauru President re-elected amid China controversy and plans for deep sea mining

Just a few months after explaining his government's decision to rekindle diplomatic ties with China, Nauru President David Adeang has been re-elected unopposed in the country's recent election. Nauru's parliament met on Tuesday to discuss the...

Archaeologist explores a hidden homeland

Easter Island — or Rapa Nui in the native language — is known around the world for its massive moai statues. While the physical origins of the statues can be traced to a quarry on the remote island, where did the idea behind them come from? To...

Respect for Pacific Island sovereignty matters more than hollow 'democracy' rhetoric

Illustration: Liu Rui/GT For years, Western media has sought to "weaponize" China-Pacific Islands cooperation, smearing mutually beneficial projects as tools of "influence expansion." An article published in Foreign Affairs on Monday once again...

China, Pacific Island nations sign economic partnership

China and five Pacific Island nations sign economic partnership, November 4, 2025. /CGTN China and five Pacific Island nations sign economic partnership, November 4, 2025. /CGTN China has signed a landmark Framework Agreement on Enhanced Economic...

$38.6M Public Health laboratory construction in Mangilao makes major progress

Construction of the $38.6 million Guam Public Health Training and Biosafety Laboratory marked a major milestone on Thursday with a topping off ceremony, and its completion is set for June 2026. The event marks the completion of the Double T...

Experts warn biofuels not a long-term solution for shipping

Experts advising Pacific states at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) warn that biofuels are not a long-term solution for decarbonising shipping, highlighting threats to food security, supply constraints, and rising costs for vulnerable...

Slowing climate change by using aerosols to block sunlight? Maybe not such a good idea

Holy sun-repellant spray, Batman! Could injecting billions of kilograms of sunlight-dimming aerosols into the atmosphere save the planet from industrial climate destruction? Or is that just Joker-level insanity? A new Columbia Climate School...

Pacific Partnership mission led by US Navy preps Samoa for mass rescues

Samoan first responders pull simulated casualties out of the water during a disaster-relief exercise in the island nation in late October 2025. The training was part of the annual U.S. Navy-led Pacific Partnership humanitarian mission. (Dana...

Solomon Islands to build humanitarian warehouse in Malaita

The Solomon Islands will soon establish a provincial humanitarian warehouse in Auki, Malaita Province, as part of a regional effort to boost disaster preparedness across the Pacific. The project is part of the Pacific Humanitarian Warehousing...

Press Play! 2025 Con: 'Spread the love of our hobby'

Bioshock's Big Daddy lights up the room with his cosplay artillery designed by Mekka Cosplayz.Mikaela Rae Atoigue/For Pacific Daily News ”I was depressed before and cosplay, art and designing saved me,” cosplay designer Florence Cayanan said....

ADF strengthens disaster management across the Pacific

Department of Defence The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has joined Pacific partners in Samoa to strengthen disaster preparedness across the region, as part of the United States-led Exercise Pacific Partnership 2025. Exercise Pacific Partnership...

Pacific Gender Outlook reveals women’s representation in parliaments one third of global average, and major gaps in meeting other SDGs

A new publication produced jointly by UN Women and the Pacific Community (SPC) highlights gender gaps in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals across the Pacific. Launched today at the 7th Regional Conference of Heads of Planning...

The Pacific Islands Challenge

As the strategic rivalry between China and the United States intensifies across the Indo-Pacific, the Taiwan Strait is often seen as the key flash point. Yet whether the regional balance holds or tips into conflict will also be shaped by choices...

Inside the country with visa-free entry for almost everyone - and the most beautiful beaches in the world

Tucked in the western Pacific Ocean is a country made up of more than 600 islands scattered across an expanse of ocean - five times the size of France. The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is an archipelago composed of both high volcanic...

Guam’s port modernization: Building a smarter, more resilient Pacific gateway 

Frontlien Pacific By Chirag M. Bhojwani Last month’s Maritime Resilience and Innovation Summit at the Port Authority of Guam offered a timely reminder that the island’s maritime infrastructure is more than a logistical necessity. It is a strategic...

'We're not alone': FSM community celebrates 39 years of independence

Residents celebrate the Federated States of Micronesia's 39th year of independence at Ypao Beach Park on Nov. 1, 2025. Uriah Aguon/Pacific Daily News For all the progress made in the nearly 40 years since the Federated States of Micronesia gained...

Guam eyes transformation into Pacific tech hub as GAMMA facility advances

Progress at Astro America's additive manufacturing facility is fueling a broader vision among local officials and educators: transforming Guam into a regional technology center that rivals established innovation corridors like North Carolina's...

The shipwrecked vessels posing an environmental risk to Maltese seas

In 2001, the Micronesian state of Yap declared a state of emergency when oil was discovered leaking into an environmentally sensitive lagoon. The culprit? A World War II oil tanker, the USS Mississinewa, which had sunk in 1944 after being struck...

U.S. to Modernize Harbor in Palau

OCTOBER 30, 2025 – U.S. military and Republic of Palau government representatives hosted a public meeting at Koror State Constitution Hall, Oct. 29, to share information about the Malakal Port and Harbor Improvement Project Environmental Impact...