Scientists say they have found the world's largest coral near the Pacific's Solomon Islands, announcing Thursday a major discovery "pulsing with life and color." The coral is so immense that ...

Pacific Island governments on March 4, 2026 launched the world’s first regional guide to address climate-related relocation grounded in human rights principles.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Solomon Islands lawmakers elected former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as prime minister Thursday in a development that suggests the South Pacific island nation will maintain ...

China has made it clear who it wants to win Solomon Islands’ upcoming election, and there is little surprise it is the pro-Beijing candidate Manasseh Sogavare. The increase in Chinese investment in ...

Recently, concerns have arisen regarding Chinese ambitions to establish overseas military bases. These concerns hold particular validity in certain regions, such as Cambodia and Pakistan, where ...

BEIJING (AP) — Leaders of the Solomon Islands and China promised Monday to expand relations that have fueled unease in Washington and Australia about Beijing’s influence in the South Pacific. Prime ...

There is no shortage of significant elections taking place in 2024, including in India, Indonesia, the United States, and even Russia—although Russian elections are hardly democratic. Yet another, ...

As Honiara denies its new security pact with China poses a threat to the Pacific, it would behoove the West to consider what it is the Solomons want and need from their partners. Prime Minister ...

MANILA, Philippines — A new deal on police cooperation is just one of the many agreements signed between the Solomon Islands and China this week, as the two countries seek to establish a ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The U.S. opened an embassy in the Solomon Islands on Thursday in its latest move to counter China’s push in the Pacific. The embassy in the capital, Honiara, is starting ...

BEIJING — Leaders of the Solomon Islands and China promised Monday to expand relations that have fueled unease in Washington and Australia about Beijing’s influence in the South Pacific. Prime ...