North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un wished Xi Jinping “great success” in a congratulatory but comparatively restrained message after the Chinese president cemented his grip on power at a landmark Communist Party Congress. Kim’s note offered Xi “sincere congratulations” after he was formally given a second term as the head of China’s ruling party, state-run KCNA […]
Category: Top Stories
Posted inTop Stories
In abandoned Philippine city, first hints of a return to normalcy
MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Reuters) – After five months of crippling conflict, there are slow signs of life returning in the Philippines’ battered Marawi City. Utilities engineers were at work on Thursday in the near-deserted outskirts of Marawi which escaped the daily air strikes that flattened vast swathes of the city. [restrict] A few groceries, motorcycle […]
Posted inTop Stories
horoscope
Aries (Mar.21 – Apr.19) Your writing and speaking abilities are operating at a high level today. If you’ve been thinking about pursuing either of these avenues, starting now gives you an advantage toward attaining success. Make a start and get your ideas down on paper, however rough they may be. The only downside is the […]
Posted inTop Stories
Bringing UNESCO International Hydrological Programme to the Pacific.
UNESCO Apia, October 2017 – On the 23 and 24 of October, UNESCO and Fiji’s Ministry of Infrastructure and Technology Transport will host a high level technical meeting in Nadi Fiji, bringing together more than 40 participants from 14 Pacific Island Countries and Territories . [RESTRICT] The UNESCO Conference on Water Security in the Pacific […]
Posted inTop Stories
Interior hosts FAS Economic Forum
WASHINGTON (Press Release) — U.S. Interior Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas Doug Domenech on Wednesday hosted several presentations focused on economic performance, policies, and possibilities for the Freely Associated States of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Republic of Palau. [restrict] “Today’s presentations are meant to inform and […]
Posted inTop Stories
Pacific conservation of migratory species
Monday, 23 October 2017, 11:50 am Press Release: SPREP Pacific conservation of migratory species benefitting Pacific communities 22 October 2017, Manila, Philippines – “Their future is our future – sustainable development for wildlife and people” is at the heart of the Twelfth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the conservation of Migratory Species […]