From the time she was a young girl growing up in Hawaii, Noby Kennell, was aware of the work done by missionaries. “I was ...

UN Women Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Christine Arab, concluded a four-day visit to Papua New Guinea (PNG), ...

From landlocked and mountainous Kyrgyzstan to miniscule Andorra, to the Pacific island country of Papua New Guinea, we take a ...

The GWM report found a troubling trend. Scientists issue grim prediction for critical resource in 2025: 'We are seeing worse ...

The US government’s 90-day foreign aid freeze has thrown development projects across the Asia-Pacific into chaos, prompting ...

ADB has appointed Emma Veve as Director General of its Pacific Department, where she will be responsible for the department’s vision and strategy in the subregion.

Remember cassettes? If you're old enough, you might remember dropping one into a player, only to have it screech at you when you pressed“play”. We've ...

JOHANNESBURG: The largest Hindu temple and cultural complex in the southern hemisphere was unveiled in Johannesburg Sunday ...

ASIA PACIFIC: The New Zealand Government announced in a press release from the New Zealand Embassy in Manila, Philippines, ...

The Indonesian government’s proposal to grant amnesty to pro-independence rebels in West Papua has stirred scepticism as the administration of new President Prabowo Subianto seeks to deal with the ...

Western diets—high in processed foods and low in fiber—are associated with obesity, diabetes and heart disease. These diets ...

Under international law, countries are obligated to receive their own citizens who are deported by another country. But in practice, there are often ways to push back. Countries can block deportation ...