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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa News has obtained photos of the 32 vehicles imported directly from China that have been sitting on the dock, after being seized by the Customs Division of Treasurer in July 2025. At the time, they were given 30 calendar days to file a complaint or appeal with the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — China has expanded its military reach in the Pacific by building dozens of ports, airports, and communication projects in key locations across a vast region that could keep the United States and its allies at bay in case of war, according to a recent report.
The projects...
Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND — A Pacific academic provides insights into the changing dynamics in the region as Samoa grapples with political instability and the Cook Islands’ recent engagement with China sparks widespread controversy.
In an interview on Pacific Mornings, Professor Steven Ratuva from...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Pacific academic provides insights into the changing dynamics in the region as Samoa grapples with political instability and the Cook Islands’ recent engagement with China sparks widespread controversy.
In an interview on Pacific Mornings, Professor Steven Ratuva from...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has announced that effective January 5, 2023, it is implementing a requirement for a negative COVID-19 test or documentation of recovery from the disease for passengers boarding flights to the United States originating from the People...
Suve, FIJI — China has given the Pacific Islands Forum secretariat an annual contribution of $US1.1 million.
In a handover ceremony, the Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum, Henry Puna, welcomed the funding, done under the Pacific Islands Forum Co-operation Fund.
Puna said China...
Honolulu, HAWAII — With China vying for greater influence in the Pacific, concerns over food security amid the current supply chain crisis and inflation, the importance of fisheries to the people of the Western Pacific Region has never been so apparent, according to information from the Western...
Wellington, NEW ZEALAND — Pacific Minister Aupito William Sio is set to travel to Fiji tomorrow, while Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta is under increased pressure over Pacific relationships.
Sio, who is also associate foreign affairs minister, will travel to Fiji from tomorrow to meet with Pacific...
Apia, SAMOA — China’s foreign minister met with the leaders of Samoa on Saturday on the third stop of an island-hopping tour aimed at deepening China’s ties with Pacific nations.
The two sides signed an economic and technical cooperation agreement, a handover certificate for an arts and culture...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — China wants 10 small Pacific nations to endorse a sweeping agreement covering everything from security to fisheries in what one leader warns is a “game-changing” bid by Beijing to wrest control of the region.
A draft of the agreement obtained by The Associated Press...