Press Releases

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China

On October 9, 2026, Special Envoy for Pacific Island Countries Affairs of the Chinese Government Qian Bo met with the Joint Delegation of Leaders from Pacific Island Countries headed by Deputy Prime Minister of Tonga Viliami Uasike Lātū in Beijing.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia Marko Đurić and Minister for Infrastructure of the Government of the Kingdom of Tonga Tevita Fatafehi Puloka attended the signing of the Joint Statement on the Establishment of Diplomatic...

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia Marko Đurić and Minister for Infrastructure of the Government of the Kingdom of Tonga Tevita Fatafehi Puloka attended the signing of the Joint Statement on the Establishment of Diplomatic...

South African Government

Minister McKenzie congratulates Team South Africa on Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games Campaign as athletes return home The Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Mr Gayton McKenzie, has congratulated Team South Africa on its performance at the...

UNESCO

The mission included a dedicated technical training workshop for Tonga’s tsunami warning, geological service and emergency management agencies on 14 July, followed by a two-day national stakeholder workshop on 15–16 July focused on strengthening...

International Committee of the Red Cross

Representatives of Pacific States, the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, Pacific Red Cross Societies, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies participated in the 5th Pacific Islands Roundtable on International...

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China

On 15 July 2026, Ambassador Liu Weimin published an article titled “How the Communist Party of China Leads China to Prosperity and Success” on Tonga’s two major mainstream media outlets, TOT News and Independent News. The article offers an...

GlobeNewswire, Inc.

In the first contentious decisions issued by the Seabed Disputes Chamber under Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (“UNCLOS”), judges ruled unanimously to prescribe provisional measures to protect the rights of TMC’s...

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China

On June 30, 2026, Special Envoy for Pacific Island Countries Affairs of the Chinese Government Qian Bo met with Tongan Prime Minister Fatafehi Fakafanua in Suva, Fiji. The two sides had in-depth exchanges on China-Tonga relations as well as...

World Trade Organization

Under the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, a WTO member party to the Agreement is required to notify, among others, its membership of any Regional Fisheries Management Organization or Arrangement (RFMO/A), including information about the areas...

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Climateworks Centre

On November 11th 2021, the Department of Climate Change under the Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and Communications (MEIDECC) on behalf of the Government of Tonga, submitted Tonga’s...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) A powerful magnitude 7.6 earthquake jolted the waters near Neiafu, Tonga, in the early hours of Tuesday, prompting authorities to issue an urgent tsunami warning across the South Pacific island nation.

GlobeNewswire, Inc.

Beijing, China, Nov. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with visiting King Tupou VI of the Kingdom of Tonga on Tuesday, saying that China is willing to enhance the alignment of development strategies with Tonga,...

Oxfam

Global funding for the preparation and response to El Niño and the harms it will bring to millions of people is critically insufficient, Oxfam warned today.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China

On October 9, 2026, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs Wang Yi met in Beijing with the Joint Delegation of leaders from Pacific Island Countries...

International Committee of the Red Cross

Mr Chair, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Every day, around the world, staff from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) witness the devastating human cost of armed conflict: The use of heavy explosive weapons in populated areas...

U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee nomination hearing.

Governor of State of Hawaii

STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH KA ʻOIHANA OLAKINO KENNETH S. FINK, MD, MGA, MPH DIRECTOR KA LUNA HOʻOKELE DOH REPORTS DENGUE VIRUS DETECTED IN WASTEWATER SAMPLE FROM HAWAIʻI...

Governor of State of Hawaii

STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH KA ʻOIHANA OLAKINO KENNETH S. FINK, MD, MGA, MPH DIRECTOR KA LUNA HOʻOKELE DOH REPORTS ANOTHER TRAVEL-RELATED DENGUE VIRUS CASE 26-104 FOR...