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Street vendors wait for customers at Myeongdong shopping district in Seoul, South Korea, Jan. 9, 2023. REUTERS SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) — South Korea began offering visa-free entry for Chinese tourist groups on Monday, a measure it hopes will boost the economy and help improve ties with its Asian ne…

YAREN (Nauru Government/Pacnews) — Nauru President David Adeang has revealed for the first time that when he was elected president three years ago, he received advice from the government’s finance department that the nation was in “serious trouble.” “Revenue from the Refugee Processing Center had d…

Conference organizers, the PGRSC Board of Directors, back row, from left, Arti Pratap (treasurer), Dr Wolf Forstreuter, Kasaqa Tora (secretary), Lanieta Rokotuiwakaya (vice chair). Front row, from left, Maria Kottermair, Bradley Eichelberger (chair), Salote Viti and Rémi Andreoli. Contributed photo…

Waves from Super Typhoon Ragasa crash onto chairs by the shore in Hong Kong, China, Sept. 23, 2025. REUTERS HONG KONG (Reuters) — Super Typhoon Ragasa, the world’s most powerful tropical cyclone this year, lashed Hong Kong with hurricane-force winds and torrential rain on Wednesday, while hea…

Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. speaks at the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York on Sept. 19, 2023. File photo KOROR (Island Times/Pacnews) — Palau’s decision to vote against a United Nations resolution endorsing Palestinian statehood has ignited both government defense and public…

MAJURO — The U.S. Department of State has pledged $13 million to the Marshall Islands for the reconstruction of the Nitijela parliament building, which was gutted by fire last month. According to the Office of the Spokesperson for the department, Washington has partnered with Taiwan to assist the M…

HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero’s communications director, Krystal Paco-San Agustin, acknowledged the current uncertainty surrounding President Donald Trump’s new H-1B policy, but added, “This is a new federal policy, and more detailed guidance will emerge in the days and wee…

(TNC) — The Nature Conservancy Micronesia and Polynesia has partnered with the University of Queensland to identify coral reef “refugia” in Palau — areas where local conditions help corals withstand extreme heat and other climate-related stresses. As Palau’s reefs face mounting threats from marine …