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Visa-free travel between China, Fiji expected to attract more Chinese tourists

​From March 14, 2015 on, nationals of China and Fiji can enter each other's country without a visa, as agreed by both governments.

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Aussie bank Westpac sells 5 Pacific Island operations

​Australian bank Westapc will offload its banking operations in Samoa, Cook Islands, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Tonga as it looks to sharpen its focus on the more lucrative Fiji and Papua New Guinea markets.

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More Indian movie makers to enter Fiji

​More movie makers from India will enter Fiji in 2015 as local audio visual agents continue to promote Fiji as an ideal location for film shoots.

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Fiji begins journey of new democracy: president

​Fiji's 2014 parliament sitting, the first ever in at least eight years, opened Tuesday, a move seen by Fijian President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau as the beginning of a journey of new democracy for the South Pacific island nation.

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2014 General Election, a day of difference in Fiji

​Fiji's 2014 General Election, the first ever since the South Pacifc island nation's 2006 military coup, kicked off on Wednesday.

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Fijian volunteer teachers bound for Marshall Islands

​A group of volunteer Fijian teachers to teach in the Marshall Islands were reminded of their role on Thursday in strengthening relations between the two Pacific neighbors.

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Fiji re-elected to council of International Seabed Authority

Fiji was re-elected on Friday to the council of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) for a four- year period starting from Jan. 1, 2015, the Fijian government announced.

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Pacific Islands leaders welcomes release of Fiji's new constitution

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.

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Fiji's first case of parental negligence reaches court

A 26-year-old Fijian mother has been charged with two counts of manslaughter arising from negligence and duty of care of parents for the deaths of her two children in Taveuni, Fiji.

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Fiji mulls national flag redesign

Fiji's new national flag which will be designed this year will focus on uniting the island nation, the prime minister's office Thursday.