Tokyo advocates ‘free and open Indo-Pacific’ and promises economic aid By Susumu Kuronuma, Nikkei staff writer TOKYO, 04 JULY 2019 (NIKKEI REVIEW) — A war of nerves involving Japan, the U.S., Australia and China is underway over island nations in the South Pacific Ocean such as Palau, Fiji and the Cook Islands, with attention focused […]
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At DMZ, step into history for Trump as he offers hand to Kim
PANMUNJOM, Korea (AP) — With wide grins and a historic handshake, President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un met at the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone on Sunday and agreed to revive talks on the pariah nation’s nuclear program. Trump, pressing his bid for a legacy-defining deal, became the first sitting American leader to […]
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59-year-old US citizen died while on a dive
A 59-year-old man who is a citizen of the United States had a medical emergency while on a dive with Sam’s Tours on Tuesday last week. When Island Times reached out to the Director of Bureau of Public Safety (BPS), he couldn’t provide the details as of 13th of May and promised to share the […]
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Palau, US hold mid-JCM meeting in Guam
Palau and United States delegations met for the mid-Joint Committee Meeting (mid-JCM) to tackle bilateral defense exercises and other activities from May 6 to 9 at the Joint Region Marianas Headquarters in Guam. Vice President and Minister of Justice (MOJ) Raynold B. Oilouch headed the Palauan delegation composed of 14 officials while US Ambassador to […]
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Lawmaker urges for establishment of US veteran’s affairs office in Palau
A lawmaker introduced a resolution to the senate to urge President Tommy Remengesau, Jr. to ask the United States government to establish a local office of the Department of Veteran’s Affairs here. Senator Regis Akitaya introduced the move to the senate last January with an aim to localize access to US Veterans benefits here for […]
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Governor eyes possibility of US military exercise in Angaur
Angaur state governor Kennosuke Suzuky told the media in an interview that he is looking for possibilities in the future where the United States military can conduct the exercise in the state. Suzuky said that he was trying to make Angaur an attractive place for the US soldiers to do exercise just like the ones […]