The Pacific Islands bring to mind images of beautiful beaches, resorts by the ocean, crystal clear skies, and breathtaking views. While this is all true of the Pacific, it also only covers a small ...

A major earthquake has rattled Tonga, an archipelago nation in the South Pacific Ocean that comprises some 170 islands. The U.S. Geological Survey estimated the 7.0 magnitude quake struck roughly ...

WASHINGTON -- On his first trip to the Indo-Pacific as U.S. defense secretary last week, Pete Hegseth embraced America's alliances and reaffirmed its commitment to sustaining robust deterrence in the ...

Eleven Pacific Island countries are members of the World Bank and have a combined population of about 2.3 million people, scattered across an area equivalent to 15% of the globe’s surface.

Diminishing Growth amid Global Uncertainty: Ramping up Investment in the Pacific (October 2024) The World Bank’s October 2024 Pacific Economic Update provides an assessment of the economies of the ...

A new study tracks down where native iguanas in Fiji and an extinct species from Tonga came from, offering clues about the ecosystems of volcanic islands.

Researchers have long wondered how iguanas got to Fiji, a collection of remote islands in the South Pacific ... related to desert iguanas from North America, and that the two groups split off ...

The nonprofit will have its second concert of the year, "Music of Asia and the Pacific Islands," at 3:30 p.m ... of their journey coming here to America, establishing their roots in leaving ...

A Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting is also scheduled ... The South Pacific region is a key sea lane linking Asia, Australia, North America and South America. Chinese President Xi Jinping has ...