(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...
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...
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...
(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...
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 Solomon Islands signed and ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. at the margins of...
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...
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...
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...
The school is famous for creating captains of industry and a fair few rich listers, including the late Sir Douglas Myers and Sir Robert Fenwick, Hugh Fletcher, and David Richwhite, All Black great Ian Kirkpatrick, and more recently Jamie Beaton...
From shadowing her mother during night shifts as a child to becoming a structural engineer and a leader in Aotearoa New Zealand’s infrastructure sector, Karina Kaufusi’s journey is one of perseverance, cultural grounding, and representation. The...
Report from LDR by Mary Afemata Pasifika households are being “left out of the big decisions” in Hutt City, an election candidate warns. Although about 13,125 people in Lower Hutt identify as Pasifika, making up 12.3 per cent of the city’s 106,900...
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will leave Papua New Guinea (PNG) without finalising a high-level defence pact between the two nations after PNG's cabinet couldn't sign off on the landmark agreement in time. The defence treaty, known as the Pukpuk...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
