HONIARA, 03 OCTOBER 2019 (ISLAND SUN) —Solomon Island Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare tried to bypass diplomatic protocol on Monday by ordering the Governor General to receive an unknown Chinese person as China’s Ambassador to Solomon Islands, it is reported. Speaking to Island Sun on condition of anonymity, senior officials within the Prime Minister’s Office, say […]
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Palau urges UN anew to end Taiwan’s exclusion
Palau President Tommy Remengesau said Taiwan’s exclusion from the United Nations should end, boosting Taipei’s stand in the region despite losing Kiribati and Solomon Islands to Beijing in September. Remengesau addressed the UN General Assembly on September 25 saying that the “collective commitment to leaving no country behind” should be followed by the UN. “We know […]
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Taiwan sends special envoys to congratulate Palau on its 25th Independence Day celebration
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen appointed Minister Icyang‧Parod of the Council of Indigenous Peoples (CIP) to lead the Taiwan delegation as Special Envoy to Palau and to congratulate the latter on its 25th anniversary of Independence Day. Minister Icyang‧Parod and other Taiwanese delegations are in Palau since September 27 until October 2. CIP pointed out that […]
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Taiwan cannot be absent from the global fight against transnational crime
Taiwan serves as key geopolitical hub in East and Southeast Asia. The World Drug Report 2018[1]published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) pointed out that North America, East Asia and Southeast Asia are key regions in the production and consumption of amphetamine. Furthermore, the UNODC report entitled Transnational Organized Crime in […]
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Palau’s support for Taiwan remains firm
Amid speculations that the Solomon Islands’ severance of diplomatic ties with Taiwan pose domino effect among the latter’s few remaining allies in the region, Palau continues to display unwavering support for its long-time ally Taiwan. President Tommy Remengesau, Jr., during a press conference on Wednesday, September 18, said that Palau’s stance about supporting Taiwan has […]
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U.S Vice President calls Solomon Islands PM for a meet
HONIARA, 16 SEPTEMBER 2019 (ISLAND SUN) — Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has received a phone call from the Vice President of the United States, Mike Pence, inviting him to a bilateral meeting in the margin of the UN General Assembly. Island Sun was reliably informed of the phone call, which was reportedly made […]