Almost all shallow-water coral reefs now face extinction risk, study warns
World authority on threatened wildlife classifies 96 percent of assessed coral reef systems as “critically endangered”.
Palau
![Surangel Whipps Jr slammed China after his reelection as president of the island nation of Palau was confirmed [AFP]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/AFP__20240615__34WV67U__v1__Preview__SwitzerlandUkraineRussiaConflictDiplomacyPeace-1731488105.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Vanuatu, one of the countries to bring the case, was hit by two Category 4 cyclones within 24 hours of each other in March last year [File: Nick Perry/AP]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/AP966446518101-1716337769.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Advertisement
Content Feed
S Korea, Pacific Islands to boost ties after first-ever summit
Inaugural Korea-Pacific Islands Summit comes amid Seoul’s concerns over China’s growing influence in Indo-Pacific.
US, Micronesia deepen political and economic ties
Deal is likely to be a blow to China, which has made a concerted effort to increase its influence in Micronesia.
Who are Taiwan’s formal diplomatic allies?
China has stepped up pressure on Taiwan since Tsai Ing-wen was first elected president of the self-ruled island in 2016.
Climate change gets ‘highest priority’ in US, Pacific agreement
Partnership deal signed by 14 nations follows historic summit at the White House and comes as China extends influence.
US has agreed Pacific Islands deal, offering ‘big dollar numbers’
The US is looking to reengage in a region where China has been steadily expanding its influence.
Pacific islands summit begins amid US-China battle for influence
Key summit comes as region grapples with the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and US-China rivalry.
Tiny Palau seeks to blaze trail with official crypto
One of the world’s smallest nations hopes to launch the first government-backed national stablecoin in 2022.
![Palau is aiming to launch a government-backed digital currency [File: Jackson Henry/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2009-10-02T120000Z_246192727_GM1E5A212EK01_RTRMADP_3_PALAU-TRAVEL.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
The Taiwan ‘prize’ and the US-China rivalry in the Pacific
China-Taiwan fistfight in Fiji raises concerns that broader US-China rivalry could destabilise the Pacific.
![Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomes Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama during a visit to Beijing [File: Andy Wong/EPA]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/h_52055965-1.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
From: The Stream
Can coronavirus threaten isolated Pacific nations?
Tourism-reliant Pacific island nations worried about economic impact of pandemic.
Published On 1 Jul 2020
Remote Pacific islands prepare for worst as coronavirus looms
People in the island nations have some of world’s highest rates of diabetes and obesity, and health systems are weak.
Loading
