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WASHINGTON, United States (Agence France-Press)—The United States plans to propose a new initiative to address Pacific island issues next week as it scrambles to offset China’s thrust into the region, a top White House official said Thursday. Washington is “stepping up across the board” its…
WELLINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) – Pacific security issues can and should be dealt with by regional nations, Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa said on Friday, while adding that China’s size made it an attractive economic partner. China’s growing influence in the Pacific and the…
TOKYO (Kyodo News)—Japan has dispatched a Maritime Self-Defense Force flotilla on a deployment to 11 Indo-Pacific countries and one foreign territory as part of joint naval exercises with the United States and other countries undertaken to counter a more assertive China. In the annual deployment…
Pohnpei Acting Governor Christina Elnei; Norleen Oliver-DeOrio, chair, Pohnpei State COVID-19 Task Force; Patrick Carl, director, Department of Public Safety; Patrick Pedrus, Pohnpei State Public Information Officer; Peter Sam, commissioner, Pohnpei Public Broadcasting Corporation were arrested on Thursday for over 200 counts of breaches of…
MAJURO (Radio New Zealand)—The United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) leaders said after completing the first round of talks last week that they hope to complete negotiations to renew provisions of an economic and security treaty by the end of this…
PALIKIR, Pohnpei—On June 15th, 2022, His Excellency David W. Panuelo—President of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)—telephonically received the Honorable Anthony Blinken, Secretary of the Department of State of the United States of America, so as to discuss matters of mutual importance and interest, with…
A house divided against itself cannot stand; hence, the Pacific Islands Forum and the Micronesian bloc have mended their fences as the body has advanced significant reforms, among which is the rotation of leadership of the secretary general seat. In a two-day dialogue between the…
PALIKIR, Pohnpei (PRESS RELEASE) — Under the leadership of His Excellency David W. Panuelo, president of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), the Department of Education, the Department ofTransportation, Communication & Infrastructure, the Department of Resources & Development, and the Department of Finance & Administration…
PORT MORESBY, June 3 (Xinhua) — The sound relations between China and Papua New Guinea (PNG) will boost regional peace and development, visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here Friday. Wang, who held talks here with Soroi Eoe, minister of foreign…
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Taiwan’s COVID-19 containment strategy utilizing innovative technology and universal health coverage
Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 510 million confirmed cases and more than 6.25 million deaths have been reported around the world. As nations continue to battle the pandemic, Taiwan’s achievements have been widely recognized.…
