China'sbolsteringofdefensesontheNanshaIslandsintheSouthChinaSeawillensureregionalpeaceandsecurityanddoesnottargetanycountry,theMinistryofNationalDefensesaidonTu
AstudyofancientDNAhasshedlightontheepicjourneysthatledtothesettlementofthePacificbyhumans.TheregionwasoneofthelastonEarthtobepermanentlysettledbyhumanswhousedca
AustraliadispatchedanavalvesseltoVanuatuonSaturdaytohelptheSouthPacificnationevacuateall11,000inhabitantsfromthenorthernislandofAmbaeasaneruptingvolcanothreaten
Morethan6,000peoplehavebeenmovedtoemergencysheltersonVanuatu’snorthernislandAmbaeintheSouthPacificasavolcanothreatenstoerupt,officialssaidonTuesday.Thevolcano,k
New Zealand's national carrier said on Friday that it will only resume services to Vanuatu once safety concerns over the Pacific island nation's main airstrip have been permanently resolved.
Qantas Airways and Air New Zealand have suspended flights to the pacific island Vanuatu over ongoing runway safety concerns as the country looks to tourism to aid recovery follow last year's cyclone.
The tiny Pacific island nation of Vanuatu -- still recovering from last year's Cyclone Pam -- suffered another blow Friday when New Zealand's national carrier announced it will stop flying to the capital due to safety concerns.
The New Zealand navy has stepped in to help cyclone-battered Southwest Pacific island nations in patrolling their territorial waters for illegal commercial fishing, the New Zealand Defence Force said Wednesday.