PORT VILA, 22 MAY 2026 (VANUATU DAILY POST) —-Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat has confirmed the government will sign the landmark Nakamal Agreement with Australia, as well as the Namele Agreement with China. PM Napat revealed this in Parliament after Union of Moderate Parties (UMP) Member of Parliament for Tanna constituency, Andrew Wilbur Napuat, asked […]
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Palau hints support for US Pacific military strategy amid tensions with China
President Tommy Remengesau, Jr. had hinted support for the United States’ military strategy in the Pacific ahead of his meeting with President Donald Trump along with two other Pacific nation leaders on May 21. In an op-ed article contributed by President Remengesau to The Hill on May 17, he said that it is in the […]
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Remengesau urges US to invest in island nations’ private sector
Prior to the meeting with United States President Donald Trump, President Tommy Remengesau, Jr. told the media that Palau and other close allies of the US would like to see the latter invest in their private sector other than the government federal assistance. In an interview with the media at the sideline of the United […]
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Japan on the move to promote Indo-Pacific Strategy in Palau
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Special Advisor Kentaro Sonoura delivering a speech before the marine law enforcers during his visit to Palau on January 15. (Rhealyn C. Pojas) Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Special Advisor Kentaro Sonoura visited Palau last week as part of the move to promote the Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy in […]
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Koa Moana exercise officially kicks off
US Marines during the opening ceremony for the Koa Moana military exercise at the Ngarachmayong Cultural Center on November 26. (Rhealyn C. Pojas) Palau’s joint military exercise with the United States Marines and sailors under the Tasked Force Koa Moana was officially opened in a ceremony held at the Ngarachamayong Cultural Center on November 26. […]
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US Official visits Palau to discuss bilateral relationship, Indo-Pacific Strategy
United States’ East Asian and Pacific Affairs Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary W. Patrick Murphy had visited Palau last week to meet local officials and discuss bilateral relationship including the advancement of US’ Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy in which Palau is a part of. In a roundtable discussion with the media on Friday, October 12, […]