November 16, 2018 Key facts about APEC host Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea hosts leaders from Pacific Rim countries, including the United States, Russia and China, this weekend in a coming-out party for the jungle-clad nation that is regarded as one of the world's last frontiers for trade and investment.
November 16, 2018 French Polynesian president acknowledges nuclear test lies French Polynesian President Edouard Fritch has acknowled that the leaders of the French collectivity of islands in the South Pacific lied to the population for three decades over the dangers of nuclear testing.
November 16, 2018 Japan's Abe lays wreath in Australia city bombed in WWII Shinzo Abe became the first prime minister of Japan to visit Darwin since the northern Australian city was bombed by Japanese forces in World War II, as he and his Australian counterpart spoke Friday of strengthening defense and other ties between their countries.
November 16, 2018 Papua New Guinea's betel high defies control, convention A ubiquitous sight in Papua New Guinea's capital is men, women and children chewing betel nut combined with slaked lime and mustard bean, turning lips, teeth and tongue a dark red, and producing a mild high.
November 15, 2018 Australia, Malaysia trade words over Israel embassy shift A top Australian official seized Friday on past comments from Malaysia's prime minister seen as anti-Semitic, amid a diplomatic war of words over the possibility of Canberra moving its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
November 15, 2018 Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte defends skipping meetings for 'power naps' during summit Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte skipped four scheduled events at the annual Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit so he could take “power naps,” his spokesman said in a statement Wednesday.
November 14, 2018 Japan's Abe, Pence to visit Australia amid China concerns Regional security and the strengthening of ties with Japan and the U.S. will be high on the agenda for Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison when he meets leaders from both countries amid continuing concerns about the growing influence of China in the Asia-Pacific.
November 13, 2018 Expensive APEC summit sows division in host Papua New Guinea After three decades of promoting free trade as a panacea to poverty, the APEC grouping of nations that includes the U.S. and China is holding its lavish annual leaders meeting in the country that can least afford it.
November 13, 2018 Rain closes some polling venues as Fiji elects new leader Heavy rainfall was affecting some voting in Fiji's general election Wednesday, as two men who led different military coups battled for control of the island nation.
November 13, 2018 China says Pacific not sphere of influence of any country Islands in the South Pacific don't fall within any country's sphere of influence, a Chinese diplomat said Tuesday, amid growing resistance to Beijing's efforts to broaden its footprint in a region long dominated by the United States, Australia and their allies.
