Tag: Pacific
Trump touts US military power in Pacific after Japan emperor visit
TOKYO: President Donald Trump on Tuesday used the backdrop of a US naval ship in Japan to tout America's "fearsome" power in the Pacific,...
China says will keep providing aid to Pacific for sustainable development
BEIJING: China will continue to provide aid to Tonga and other countries in the Pacific to help them achieve sustainable development, China's Foreign Ministry...
China says Pacific aid has no political strings
BEIJING: China's aid to countries in the Pacific has no political strings attached and is not aimed at any third party, the country's foreign...
Pacific and China on agenda as Macron arrives in Australia
SYDNEY: Emmanuel Macron arrived in Australia Tuesday on a rare visit by a French president with the two sides expected to agree on greater...
China navy drills in Pacific as tension with Taiwan rises
SHANGHAI: Chinese naval forces have passed through waters south of Taiwan and carried out military exercises in the western Pacific, the latest in a...
North Korea fires missile over Japan, lands far out in the...
SEOUL/TOKYO: North Korea fired a missile on Friday that flew over Japan’s northern Hokkaido far out into the Pacific Ocean, South Korean and Japanese...
8.0 quake off Solomons sparks tsunami in Pacific
A major 8.0 magnitude earthquake hit the Solomon Islands on Wednesday, reportedly flattening three villages, as small tsunami waves lapped Pacific coastlines and emergency...
Flight attendant out of job after Facebook remark
A Cathay Pacific flight attendant is out of a job after writing on her Facebook page that she wanted to throw coffee in a...
Australian scientists claim South Pacific Island does not exist at all
Australian scientists from the University of Sydney discovered in the third week of November 2012 that the South Pacific Island which is located between...
Sharapova upbeat before Pan Pacific Open
French Open champion Maria Sharapova beamed with confidence Saturday and hailed a "tremendous" 2012, ahead of the Pan Pacific Open in Japan where she...
Mexico’s outgoing president calls for oil reform
Mexico’s oil industry is dominated by state monopoly iPemex PEMX.UL and private companes have limited access to the market. The country faces a key...
Asia Pacific in need of a massive influx
Asia and the Pacific is consuming more resources than its ecosystems can sustain, threatening the future of the region’s beleaguered forests, rivers, and...
China warns US from ‘muddying waters’ in South China Sea
It was no time to "make waves" in the disputed South China Sea and dance behind a "Pied Piper", China's official news agency warned...
US to shift most of naval fleet to Pacific by 2020
The United States will shift the bulk of its naval fleet to the Pacific by 2020 as part of a new strategic focus on...
SpaceX Dragon capsule splash lands in Pacific
US company SpaceX’s cargo vessel on Thursday splash landed in the Pacific Ocean, capping a successful mission to the International Space Station that blazed...
Taimoor appointed captain of Asia Pacific Golf Team
The 2012 golf contest between the 12 member Asia Pacific Golf Team and a twelve member Europe Team will start from Wednesday, 25th April...
Obama vows no US defence cuts for Asia-Pacific
US President Barack Obama signalled a pivotal US shift to Asia on Thursday, pledging not to let Washington's budget crunch compromise his expansive vision...
