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TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) — Taiwan expressed thanks and China was upset on Wednesday after President Donald Trump signed into law legislation requiring the U.S. State Department to regularly review and update guidelines on how the United States officially interacts with Taipei.

(The Nature Conservancy) — Researchers from the Palau International Coral Reef Center have completed a new round of coral restoration work in Ngaraard State, in northern Palau. The team identified and planted corals that naturally tolerate higher temperatures, aiming to help reefs recover and bette…

MAJURO — Every December, fisheries officials from the Marshall Islands and Forum Fisheries Agency countries troop off to the annual Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission — often for battles with distant water fishing nations over policies that impact tuna fishing on the high seas in the …

(TNC) — The Nature Conservancy, Micronesia and Polynesia, is working with local organizations across Micronesia to fill critical gaps in fisheries data and support sustainable reef management. Through ongoing studies in Palau and the Marshall Islands, scientists are collecting detailed information …

HONG KONG (Reuters) — Revenues at China’s giant military firms fell last year as corruption purges slowed arms contracts and procurement, according to a study released on Monday by a leading conflict think tank.

MAJURO — The Marshall Islands launched a world-first universal basic income program this week that is providing a quarterly payment to every citizen in this western Pacific nation.

TOKYO (Reuters) — President Donald Trump urged Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to avoid further escalation in a dispute with China during a call this week, two Japanese government sources with knowledge of the matter said.

HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — The Leon Guerrero administration is working to address persistent questions about transparency and community input as Guam’s military buildup accelerates, with officials defending their coordination efforts while legislators and residents continue pressing for …