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Global Times: How China-PICs climate cooperation implements GGI to bridge North-South development gap
Beijing, China, Sept. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A refreshing early autumn breeze arrives as expected in September. Inside a classroom in Liaocheng, East China's Shandong Province, a miniature "United Nations" has taken shape. From Samoa in the...
Moderate Quake Hits Pacific Island Nation of Tonga
(MENAFN) A moderate earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale struck the Pacific island nation of Tonga on Thursday, with no immediate tsunami warnings reported, according to the German Research Center for Geosciences (GEOFON). The seismic...
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TMC and Tonga Announce Updated Sponsorship Agreement for Tonga Offshore Mining Ltd (TOML)
The Kingdom of Tonga and TMC’s subsidiary, Tonga Offshore Mining Ltd (TOML), signed a revised Sponsorship Agreement, updating the terms of their agreement signed in 2021 The Government of the Kingdom of Tonga welcomes the new agreement which will...
Experts: Tonga Volcano Eruption Triggers Unprecedented Climate Impacts
(MENAFN) The 2022 Hunga volcano eruption in Tonga unleashed an extraordinary steam plume, causing unprecedented climate effects, primarily driven by water vapor rather than sulfur, according to New Zealand and Tongan scientists. In a collaborative...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
RexoSwap Promotes Bitcoin Payment Pilot in Tonga, Strengthening Global Compliance Development
New York, Jan. 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Recently, the leading digital asset trading platform RexoSwap announced its formal support for Tonga's Bitcoin payment pilot project, helping the country establish a more modern digital payment...
Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Hon. Peter Shanel Agovaka signed and ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapon
Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Hon. Peter Shanel Agovaka signed and ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapon Solomon Islands signed and ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. at the margins of...
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Critical Minerals Market Expected to Reach $586 Billion by 2032 as Demand Grows for Supply of Essential Minerals
PALM BEACH, Fla., Sept. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FN Media Group News Commentary - Industry experts project that the global critical minerals market will continue maintaining substantial growth as it has in recent years. The global critical...
Championing Disaster Resilience in Tonga
In 2017, Luisa – still new to the disaster management field – joined the second cycle of the UNITAR Women’s Leadership in Tsunami-based Disaster Risk Reduction Training Programme. Since 2016, the programme has been implemented with the support of...
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ADB, Solomon Islands, Tonga Sign Agreements for Sustainable Energy Transition Projects at COP29
BAKU, AZERBAIJAN (20 November 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the governments of Solomon Islands and Tonga have signed grant and loan agreements for energy projects on the sidelines of COP29. The ADB-supported projects will help the...
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Zambia’s 2026 election: How Hichilema is tilting the playing field against opponents
In a bid to secure another term, Zambia’s Hakainde Hichilema is controlling the judiciary, tampering with legislation and limiting activities by the opposition ahead of next year’s elections. Photo: Supplied Zambia’s enviable record of 35 years of...
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Zambia’s 2026 election: How Hichilema is tilting the playing field against opponents- Sishuwa Sishuwa
Zambia’s 2026 election: How Hichilema is tilting the playing field against opponents By Sishuwa Sishuwa Zambia’s enviable record of 35 years of peaceful democratic elections appears to be under threat. With less than a year remaining before the...
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Tonga to host SPC high level meetings in October
HRH Crown Prince Tupouto'a 'Ulukalala. Photo: SPC/Facebook. Tonga will host the next Pacific Community (SPC) Governing Meeting and 14th Ministerial Conference in Nuku’alofa, from 13-17 October. Welcoming SPC member countries ahead of the meeting,...
Owner: Fonua Family
PM Manele meets French envoy to Pacific
Port Moresby – Prime Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele met with the French Ambassador to the Pacific and Permanent Representative to the Pacific Community, Her Excellency Ms. Veronique Roger-Lacan, for bilateral talks on the margins of regional...
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MoS Pabitra Margherita Calls On Papua New Guinea PM James Marape
Port Moresby: Union Minister of State for External Affairs (MoS) Pabitra Margherita called on Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape on Monday, conveying greetings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and people of India on the occasion of...
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PM says ‘proof’ of corruption submitted against former government
Prime Minister Dr ‘Aisake Eke says he has submitted claims of corruption against his predecessor’s administration to the country’s anti-corruption agency. Dr Eke was elected to office in December last year, after former Prime Minister...
Owner: Kalafi Moala
Prime Minister welcomes Duke of Edinburgh and Global Leaders at 50th Independence Gala
PRIME Minister James Marape hosted a 50th Independence Gala Dinner for the Duke of Edinburgh and all the important dignitaries that came to PNG today, yesterday and a few days ago to celebrate the country’s golden jubilee. Tonight, accompanying...
Owner: Murdoch Family
Women practice parliamentary debates in Tonga’s Legislative Assembly
Members of the 2025 Practice Parliament for Women with Speaker, Lord Fakafanua. Nuku'alofa, Tonga. 15 September 2025. Photo: Matangi Tonga. By Katalina Siasau Thirty women from across the country have taken their seats in Tonga’s Legislative...
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Australian Prime Minister Press Conference – Henderson
Prime Minister Today I am pleased to announce my Government will provide $12 billion in new funding to the Henderson Defence Precinct right here in Western Australia. This brings our additional investment in defence over the next decade to $70...
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Defence Minister Richard Marles hasn’t ruled out stationing troops in PNG as China’s influence grows
The Albanese Government hasn’t ruled out stationing Australian troops in the Pacific in an effort to boost security ties with our closest neighbours. The Prime Minister and other key cabinet ministers will travel to Papua New Guinea on Monday for...
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