Papua New Guinea

S Korea, Pacific Islands to boost ties after first-ever summit
Inaugural Korea-Pacific Islands Summit comes amid Seoul’s concerns over China’s growing influence in Indo-Pacific.
Published On 31 May 2023
US, PNG sign defence pact as Washington aims to counter China
Blinken says defence and maritime surveillance pact was signed by both countries ‘as equals and sovereign partners’.
Published On 22 May 2023
Recorded executions rise to highest in five years: Amnesty
In annual report, rights group says ‘killing spree’ was led by countries in the Middle East and North Africa.
Published On 16 May 2023
PNG’s Tkatchenko ‘stands aside’ after ‘primitive animals’ comment
Foreign minister had faced calls to go after comments made in response to daughter’s TikTok video of lavish London trip.
Published On 12 May 2023

Announcement comes as Washington has increasingly sought to shore up influence in the Pacific to counter China.

Letter on coronation eve urges monarch to acknowledge the ‘horrific’ legacy of British colonial rule.

A group of archaeology researchers were taken hostage by heavily armed men demanding a cash ransom.

More than 200 security personnel sent to Wamena town after kidnap rumour sparks deadly riot and clashes with police.

Mohammad Shofiqul Islam and Mohammad Kaium have been held on the remote Pacific island of Nauru for nearly 10 years.

Disease surveillance by the WHO shows mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue fever are rising sharply.

Australian professor and three Papua New Guinea researchers were snatched at gunpoint early on Sunday.

West Papua National Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack on the aircraft and kidnapping of pilot.

The Bilateral Security Treaty with PNG comes after China signed a security pact with the Solomon Islands in April.

Distrust of COVID-19 vaccine in Papua New Guinea linked to reduction in children receiving more general vaccinations.

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