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US names envoy to lead Pacific Island talks to counter China
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 23 (ANI): The United States has named former senior diplomat Joseph Yun to lead stalled talks with three strategically important Pacific Island nations -- Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau.
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India sends medical supplies to Kiribati to deal with first COVID-19 outbr
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 12 (ANI): India has sent a consignment of medical supplies containing PPEs and medications to Kiribati after the Pacific island nation appealed for help to deal with the first outbreak of COVID-19, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Saturday.
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Australia partners with US, Japan to help improve internet for Pacific nat
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], December 13 (ANI): In a bid to counter China in the Pacific region, Australia has partnered with the United States and Japan to help improve internet access in three Pacific Island nations.
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China quietly developing military bases in Pacific islands
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tarawa [Kiribati], November 25 (ANI): China, which wishes to expand its maritime and economic profile has started to court the Pacific island nations.
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Pacific island nation Nauru rejects Chinese undersea cable network due to
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Honiara, [Solomon Islands], July 5 (ANI): The Pacific island nation of Nauru rejected a low bid of undersea communications network amid security concerns.
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Japan offers vaccines to Taiwan-friendly islands in the Pacific
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 3 (ANI): Aiming to curb Chinese expansionism jointly with the US, Japan has urged leaders from Pacific island nations to unite against the authoritarianism of China by promising COVID-19 vaccine doses and economic assistance to the region.
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China-backed airstrip upgrade in Kiribati fuels political divisions
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 21 (ANI): A China-backed plan to upgrade an airstrip in Kiribati has led to intense political divisions in the Pacific Island nation, with several opposition figures questioning Beijing's intentions and the purpose of the project.
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1 dead, 5 missing in Fiji due to tropical cyclone Ana
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Suva [Fiji], February 1 (ANI/Xinhua): One person died and five others went missing in Fiji as tropical cyclone Ana hit the South Pacific island nation.
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Japan, Australia sign defence pact to counter China's influence
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 17 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his Australian counterpart, Scott Morrison, on Tuesday signed a landmark defence pact in a bid to counter China's growing influence in the South China Sea and over the Pacific island nations.
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Japan and Australia poised to sign defence pact to counter China
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 16 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his Australian counterpart, Scott Morrison, may agree to sign a defence agreement on Tuesday in a bid to counter China’s growing influence in the South China Sea and over the Pacific island nations.
5.9 magnitude quake jolts Vanuatu
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Port Vila [Vanuatu], Aug 7 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter Scale struck near the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Wednesday.
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6.6 magnitude earthquake strikes Vanuatu
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Port Vila [Vanuatu], Aug 1 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale struck near the Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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