AUCKLAND, 24 OCTOBER 2017 (RADIO 531PI)—Auckland’s Tokelau community celebrated the start of Tokelau Language Week over the weekend at the Auckland War Memorial Museum. De-population and small population numbers have contributed to Gagana Tokelau being listed as one of the Pacific languages at risk of being lost over time. [restrict] In his opening address, Reverend […]
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US-China ties will not come at expense of Taiwan: ex-U.S. official
TAIPEI, 25 OCTOBER 2017 (CNA) The United States will not sacrifice Taiwan’s interests in exchange for improved ties with China, a visiting former senior U.S. official said Tuesday in Taipei. Daniel Russel, a former U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs made the comments amid the ongoing 19th Chinese Communist Party […]
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PNG journalist death sparks anger
PORT MORESBY, 24 OCTOBER 2017 (THE NATIONAL)— Papua New Guinea National Capital District (NCD) Governor Powes Parkop is arranging to obtain a court order today to stop the burial of a journalist until a proper post-mortem has been conducted on her. Rosalyn Albaniel Evara, 41, was the business editor of the Post Courier newspaper until […]
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Refugees on Manus Island will be free by Oct 31: Kantha
PORT MORESBY, 25 OCTOBER 2017 (POST COURIER) —- Refugees on Manus Island will no longer be detained come October 31, says acting Papua New Guinea Chief Migration Officer Solomon Kantha. They will be free to move around and services will be made available at the new regional processing centre there. [restrict] Their freedom of movement […]
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US moves third carrier group to western Pacific ahead of Trump’s Asia tour amid North Korea tensions
A second US aircraft carrier strike group has entered the western Pacific in as many days, bringing the total number to three ahead of Donald Trump’s Asia tour. Amid heightened tensions with North Korea, The USS Nimitz and Theodore Roosevelt joined the Seventh Fleet operations area alongside the USS Ronald Reagan, which has been conducting […]
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Taiwan president calls for breakthrough in cross-straits relations
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan and China need to drop historical baggage to seek a breakthrough in cross-straits relations, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said in her first public comments since China’s ruling Communist Party unveiled a new leadership line-up. Relations nose-dived after Tsai, who leads the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party, took office last year, with China […]