New Guinea is the second-largest island in the world, located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It has a population of 14.8 ...

Politicians in Papua New Guinea will soon be considering the country's budget for 2025 after a turbulent year in which many ...

A round-up of news and sports in brief from arond the region, including over 100 illegal fish aggregating devices (FADs) ...

A South Pacific island is offering America the deal of the century. Is Washington listening? The post Bougainville: The world’s next new country? appeared first on The World from PRX.

Increased transnational and organised crime operations have prompted a rethink in Pacific Island countries. Detecting, ...

Writers recall unpleasant experiences in dealing with peaked caps, unwelcoming glares, and all the other facets of gate-keeping officialdom ...

There’s millions of invasive snakes on this tiny island, where they were accidentally introduced during World War II. Since ...

A stroll through a Chinese street market offers a glimpse into centuries-old traditions, showcasing jars and pouches filled ...

Now, the groundbreaking project gathering data about sawfish could ultimately help protect their future. According to ABC ...

Together with our local partners, we completed one of the most comprehensive ocean surveys of coral reef deep sea and pelagic environments to date in Papua New Guinea. Alison Green, a marine ...

Labor abuses on foreign-flagged fishing vessels in Indonesia’s remote eastern seas continue to claim lives, with Indonesian ...

Highlighting the fact that people around the world “are demanding” action on plastic pollution, the Secretary-General urged negotiators meeting in Cali to conclude an agreement by the end of 2024 - as ...