Pacific island nations at the centre of a strategic rivalry between the U.S. and China that brought infrastructure and ...

Nauru, one of the smallest countries, with an area of 21sq km and a population of 13,000, is not the first Pacific Islands state to do a deal with Australia aimed at “China-proofing” it against ...

Papua New Guinea's prime minister pledged on Tuesday to crack down on lawlessness in the country's troubled highlands, saying police would be empowered to fight "fire with fire".