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Capital

Suva

Head of State

President Wiliame Katonivere

Head of Government

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka

A new report from an Australian think tank suggests Australia and other Pacific nations form a network to help plug intelligence gaps, particularly amid what it called China’s “unprecedented security inroads” in the region. Photo: Australian Defence Force/AFP

China-Australia relations

Call for ‘Pacific Eyes’ intelligence body to offset China’s growing presence

Think tank proposes dedicated alliance – initially with Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Fiji – to avoid being ‘blindsided’.

21 Oct 2025 - 10:08PMvideocam

Australia

Australia’s Jetstar prepares to fly with cargo door open, sparking outrage

9 Oct 2025 - 1:46PM

Pacific nations

Pacific Islands leaders call for ‘ocean of peace’ but face rough seas at summit

10 Sep 2025 - 5:18PM

International Criminal Court

My Take | World must stand up to US bullying of International Criminal Court

Washington’s latest sanctions of ICC judges continue its direct assault on international law and is a slap in the face of the global community.

24 Aug 2025 - 9:00PM

International Criminal Court

US sanctions ICC judges for probes into alleged American, Israeli war crimes

The sanctions, announced by Secretary of State Rubio, are the latest steps the US has taken against the international war crimes tribunal.

21 Aug 2025 - 8:58AMvideocam

Climate change

Opinion | World Court’s ruling opens the door wider for climate justice

The court’s decision could result in legal action against countries that fail to honour their climate commitments.

29 Jul 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

Climate change

World’s top court just changed the game for climate action

The landmarks ruling holds that countries and big corporations have a legal duty to shield people from environmental harm.

24 Jul 2025 - 5:00PMvideocam

People make their way through floodwaters on a wooden boat the town of Kawit, Cavite province, Philippines, on Thursday. Photo: EPA

Climate change

World Court states ‘clean environment’ is a human right

The more than 500-page non-binding opinion from the UN’s highest court is seen as a potential turning point in international climate law.

24 Jul 2025 - 1:57AM

Pacific nations

Australia, US push Pacific deterrence amid China’s security overtures

Analysts note the significance of Papua New Guinea and Fiji’s unprecedented involvement in this year’s ‘Olympics of war games’.

23 Jul 2025 - 2:52PM

Pacific nations

Fiji rejects idea of Chinese military bases in Pacific islands

‘If they want to come, who would welcome them?’ Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said on Wednesday. ‘Not Fiji’.

2 Jul 2025 - 2:37PMvideocam

Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of an Apec summit in San Francisco in 2023. Photo: Xinhua

Pacific nations

Tiny Pacific nations fear US travel bans. Why?

Tuvalu, Tonga and Vanuatu all appeared on a list of nations facing new visa curbs. A US official says Washington has ‘valid concerns’.

2 Jul 2025 - 4:38PMvideocam

A man sat in a hammock drinks coconut milk on Funafuti Atoll, Tuvalu. Photo: AFP

Pacific nations

Most Pacific island women don’t work. The World Bank wants to change that

Outdated laws and social norms keep 57 per cent of working-age women across the Pacific out of the labour force, the bank says.

17 Jun 2025 - 12:03PM

Luxury travel

Review | Looking for a luxury eco-resort in Fiji? Try Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort

Where better to celebrate World Oceans Day than at this luxury Fijian resort, where Scuba inventor Jacques Cousteau’s son works with its owners through his Ocean Futures Society.

13 Jun 2025 - 2:22PM

US-China trade war

My Take | The United States, not China, turns out to be the real bogeyman

The significance of Trump’s tariffs is that they have destroyed the credibility of America on which its global alliances have long depended.

6 Apr 2025 - 9:00PM

A screen showing stock prices at the end of the trading day on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on April 4, 2025. World financial markets are continuing to react to reciprocal tariffs that US President Donald Trump implemented. Photo: EPA-EFE

Pacific nations

Scientists think they’ve finally figured out how iguanas got to Fiji

Most modern-day iguanas live in the Americas – thousands of miles and one giant ocean away from the collection of remote Pacific islands.

18 Mar 2025 - 10:00AM

A female Lau banded iguana in Fiji. Photo: US Geological Survey/AP

Tourism

Beaches, caves, the Blue Lagoon: kayaking in Fiji’s Yasawa islands

Kayaking allows visitors to enjoy a relaxed trip through Fiji’s turquoise waters and volcanic islands and soak up the culture.

15 Feb 2025 - 11:15AMvideocam

Pacific nations

US man sentenced to life for murdering wife at Fiji resort during honeymoon

A judge said Bradley Robert Dawson showed ‘appalling’ disregard for Christe Chen’s life as he fled the scene after attacking her.

14 Feb 2025 - 1:53PM

Australia

2 Virgin Australia crew members allegedly raped, robbed in Fiji

Fiji police were investigating the incidents that happened outside a nightclub in Nadi.

2 Jan 2025 - 12:52PM

Virgin Australia planes parked at Sydney airport. Photo: Reuters

Food and Drinks

Singapore chef talks ‘making memories’ with her chocolate art

‘Dessert queen’ Janice Wong has made her edible chocolate art for Louis Vuitton and, recently, guests at Marriott resorts in Fiji. The lauded pastry chef talks about why chocolate is a perfect medium.

4 Sep 2024 - 7:15AM

Pacific nations

How Fiji PM’s China visit gives Beijing second chance after Pacific ‘failure’

Beijing may have realised it had been a ‘bit insensitive’ after Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka revisited police deal, analyst says.

14 Aug 2024 - 2:59PMvideocam

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Rugby sevens champions Fiji seek to outshine Dupont, defend Olympic ‘legacy’

France’s captain has become one of the faces of the Paris Games, but Fiji are out to uphold their record as the sport’s only Olympic champions so far.

24 Jul 2024 - 12:32AM

Fijian players celebrate after beating New Zealand to defend their rugby sevens gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Photo: EPA-EFE

The Football Association of Hong Kong, China

Kitchee’s new coach Cardoso says fresh signings can turn club’s fortunes around

The 41-year-old Portuguese, who has just earned a Uefa Pro Licence, looks forward to arresting the club’s slide after taking over officially last month.

8 Jul 2024 - 8:00PM

Edgar Cardoso, head coach Hong Kong football’s Kitchee club. Photo: Kitchee

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Tuwai back in Fiji fold as Olympic champs target rugby sevens 3-peat in Paris

Coach Osea Kolinisau won as a player in 2016 and hopes his former teammate can revive their struggling team, while the women welcome back a key player in Sesenieli Donu.

4 Jul 2024 - 1:07PM

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

China rugby sevens boss wants to improve on Tokyo in Paris, despite tough group

China drawn alongside New Zealand, Fiji and Canada – all of whom are World Series grand finals sides.

1 Jul 2024 - 2:02PM

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

China women cruise through in Monaco to seal final Olympic rugby sevens spot

Favourites going into the tournament, China breeze past Kenya in the final, while South Africa claim men’s place at expense of Great Britain.

4 Jul 2024 - 4:04PM

China’s women celebrate winning the World Rugby Sevens Repechage in Monaco. Photo: World Rugby

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Tuvalu, where athletes train on airport runway, send one-man team to Paris Games

Karalo Maibuca will jet across the world to race for Tuvalu in the men’s 100 metres at next month’s Games, having been his country’s flag-bearer in Tokyo three years ago.

4 Jul 2024 - 4:44PM

Karalo Maibuca will be the sole member of the Tuvalu sprint team at the Olympic Games in Paris. Photo: Getty Images

Ukraine war

China calls for Russia-Ukraine peace talks after skipping Swiss summit

More than 90 countries attended Summit for Peace for Ukraine designed to rally support for Kyiv’s own peace proposals over the weekend.

16 Jun 2024 - 8:34PMvideocam

Trade

Outside In | A world facing a polycrisis needs multilateralism more than ever

While the end of globalisation is much touted today, nations are grappling with too many issues that cannot be solved unilaterally.

15 Jun 2024 - 9:30AMvideocam

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Fiji

Call for ‘Pacific Eyes’ intelligence body to offset China’s growing presence

Think tank proposes dedicated alliance – initially with Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Fiji – to avoid being ‘blindsided’.

Australia’s Jetstar prepares to fly with cargo door open, sparking outrage

Pacific Islands leaders call for ‘ocean of peace’ but face rough seas at summit

.css-1m2rp1p{color:#34b8b5;}My Take | World must stand up to US bullying of International Criminal Court

Washington’s latest sanctions of ICC judges continue its direct assault on international law and is a slap in the face of the global community.

US sanctions ICC judges for probes into alleged American, Israeli war crimes

The sanctions, announced by Secretary of State Rubio, are the latest steps the US has taken against the international war crimes tribunal.

Opinion | World Court’s ruling opens the door wider for climate justice

The court’s decision could result in legal action against countries that fail to honour their climate commitments.

World’s top court just changed the game for climate action

The landmarks ruling holds that countries and big corporations have a legal duty to shield people from environmental harm.

World Court states ‘clean environment’ is a human right

The more than 500-page non-binding opinion from the UN’s highest court is seen as a potential turning point in international climate law.

Australia, US push Pacific deterrence amid China’s security overtures

Analysts note the significance of Papua New Guinea and Fiji’s unprecedented involvement in this year’s ‘Olympics of war games’.

Fiji rejects idea of Chinese military bases in Pacific islands

‘If they want to come, who would welcome them?’ Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said on Wednesday. ‘Not Fiji’.

Tiny Pacific nations fear US travel bans. Why?

Tuvalu, Tonga and Vanuatu all appeared on a list of nations facing new visa curbs. A US official says Washington has ‘valid concerns’.

Most Pacific island women don’t work. The World Bank wants to change that

Outdated laws and social norms keep 57 per cent of working-age women across the Pacific out of the labour force, the bank says.

.css-sioo19{color:#c79a00;}Review | Looking for a luxury eco-resort in Fiji? Try Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort

Where better to celebrate World Oceans Day than at this luxury Fijian resort, where Scuba inventor Jacques Cousteau’s son works with its owners through his Ocean Futures Society.

My Take | The United States, not China, turns out to be the real bogeyman

The significance of Trump’s tariffs is that they have destroyed the credibility of America on which its global alliances have long depended.

Scientists think they’ve finally figured out how iguanas got to Fiji

Most modern-day iguanas live in the Americas – thousands of miles and one giant ocean away from the collection of remote Pacific islands.

Beaches, caves, the Blue Lagoon: kayaking in Fiji’s Yasawa islands

Kayaking allows visitors to enjoy a relaxed trip through Fiji’s turquoise waters and volcanic islands and soak up the culture.

US man sentenced to life for murdering wife at Fiji resort during honeymoon

A judge said Bradley Robert Dawson showed ‘appalling’ disregard for Christe Chen’s life as he fled the scene after attacking her.

2 Virgin Australia crew members allegedly raped, robbed in Fiji

Fiji police were investigating the incidents that happened outside a nightclub in Nadi.

Singapore chef talks ‘making memories’ with her chocolate art

‘Dessert queen’ Janice Wong has made her edible chocolate art for Louis Vuitton and, recently, guests at Marriott resorts in Fiji. The lauded pastry chef talks about why chocolate is a perfect medium.

How Fiji PM’s China visit gives Beijing second chance after Pacific ‘failure’

Beijing may have realised it had been a ‘bit insensitive’ after Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka revisited police deal, analyst says.

Rugby sevens champions Fiji seek to outshine Dupont, defend Olympic ‘legacy’

France’s captain has become one of the faces of the Paris Games, but Fiji are out to uphold their record as the sport’s only Olympic champions so far.

Kitchee’s new coach Cardoso says fresh signings can turn club’s fortunes around

The 41-year-old Portuguese, who has just earned a Uefa Pro Licence, looks forward to arresting the club’s slide after taking over officially last month.

Tuwai back in Fiji fold as Olympic champs target rugby sevens 3-peat in Paris

Coach Osea Kolinisau won as a player in 2016 and hopes his former teammate can revive their struggling team, while the women welcome back a key player in Sesenieli Donu.

China rugby sevens boss wants to improve on Tokyo in Paris, despite tough group

China drawn alongside New Zealand, Fiji and Canada – all of whom are World Series grand finals sides.

China women cruise through in Monaco to seal final Olympic rugby sevens spot

Favourites going into the tournament, China breeze past Kenya in the final, while South Africa claim men’s place at expense of Great Britain.

Tuvalu, where athletes train on airport runway, send one-man team to Paris Games

Karalo Maibuca will jet across the world to race for Tuvalu in the men’s 100 metres at next month’s Games, having been his country’s flag-bearer in Tokyo three years ago.

China calls for Russia-Ukraine peace talks after skipping Swiss summit

More than 90 countries attended Summit for Peace for Ukraine designed to rally support for Kyiv’s own peace proposals over the weekend.

Outside In | A world facing a polycrisis needs multilateralism more than ever

While the end of globalisation is much touted today, nations are grappling with too many issues that cannot be solved unilaterally.

My Take | World must stand up to US bullying of International Criminal Court

Review | Looking for a luxury eco-resort in Fiji? Try Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort