Sea levels will continue to rise in the Pacific Ocean off the coasts of the Philippines and northeastern Australia as humans continue to alter the climate, a new study on Wednesday revealed.
The New Zealand government on Thursday appointed its first ever Ambassador for Pacific Economic Development charged with helping small island developing states in the Pacific and Indian oceans.
Vietnam has always attached importance to deepening the comprehensive partnership with the United States, said Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.
The South-South Steering Committee for Sustainable Development (SS-SCSD) launched two Asia- Pacific regional organizations here on Sunday in fresh move to mobilize adequate resources for enhancing South-South and triangular cooperation.
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Monday reiterated importance of the country's rebalance strategy in Asia-Pacific region.
Five military ships and about 600 military personnel from 13 nations will join New Zealand forces this month in an exercise to test New Zealand's readiness to help its Pacific neighbors after a natural disaster, the New Zealand Defence Force announced Wednesday.
Thirty-nine films from 21 Asia Pacific countries and areas have been nominated for the Seventh Asia-Pacific Screen Awards (APSA), one of the most significant film awards in the region, APSA said on Tuesday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will address the 21st economic leaders' meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum and expound on China's economic situation and reform measures, the Foreign Ministry has announced.
New Zealand Trade Minister Tim Groser will be exploring opportunities for trade with Japan under the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement in talks in Japan this week.
Pacific island nations are on track to having half of their energy produced by renewable resources in the next five years, New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully said here Friday.
The 44th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting ended here Thursday by adopting the Majuro Declaration for Climate Leadership.
Leaders from the Pacific Islands Forum member countries on Thursday welcomed the release of Fiji's new Constitution on Aug. 22, saying it was an "important step" toward free and fair elections.
The New Zealand government on Wednesday announced an initiative to improve management of drinking water in five low-lying Pacific island countries.
More than 20 journalists from the Pacific including Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu will attend a four-day workshop that will enhance their skills to produce informed media reports on urbanization and informal settlements, the United Nations Development Programme's ( UNDP) Pacific Center said Friday.
New Zealand Defense Minister Jonathan Coleman is to hold talks on Asia-Pacific security issues with U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel when he attends the three- day Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore from Friday.
Pacific Islanders are being encouraged to get healthy and active through sport, with a 14 million AUD (13.5 million U.S. dollars) competitive grants program funded by Australian government agency AusAID.
Although Japan continues to lead the Asia-Pacific region in research output, it could be overtaken by China soon, a scientific journal Nature said in a report published on Wednesday.
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