The two consecutive declines are the first since the great famine of 1959-1961, and the trend is accelerating.

It’s timely to ask what Australia is really seeking to secure if we are restricting the development of technologies that are critical for our country?

One after another, they are rolling out big-ticket initiatives to improve their reputations and relationships in the region.

Fiji’s education exports are small which peaked at $F48 million in 2016 and generated receipts of just under $F40m in 2022.

Many analysts believe that because of China’s growing assertiveness and ambition, the U.S. expects and is preparing for a possible showdown. 

In August 2020, she was arrested and has been held since largely without access to Australian consular services

Details of the deal caused a stir, especially the Solomon Star’s pledges to promote “China’s goodwill” and its role as the country’s “most generous and trusted development partner.”

To make a more just and equitable world, India and the US must get past their differences. They owe this to the world.

The accounts were created by the criminal syndicate using the details of Samoan nationals on temporary working visas.

July has already seen Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare visit China, French President Emmanuel Macron visit Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia, and United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken visit Tonga (Australia and New Zealand).