Two cyclones form in Pacific
Two cyclones have formed in the Pacific region one in Fiji waters, and the other in the Coral Sea. The Fiji Meteorological ...
More Than A Dozen NGOs Call For Total Ban On Deep Seabed Mining As Pacific Leaders Meet In Fiji
More than a dozen civil society groups are calling on Pacific governments to completely ban deep seabed mining (DSM) as regional leaders meet in Suva for a high-level meeting on deep-sea minerals on ...
Cook Islands deal opens up Pacific to China - expert
China will be able to establish a "significant strategic presence" in the Pacific, a security studies professor says.
Liberals ‘won’t get in the way’ of Medicare changes
The Liberals won’t oppose the changes to Medicare; doctors have said the Catholic leader’s condition is touch-and-go; Elon ...
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Cook Islands strikes deal with China on seabed minerals
The deal does not involve any agreement to give an exploration or mining licence to China, says the Cook Islands government.
Cook Islands and China sign five-year seabed exploration deal
The Cook Islands said on Saturday it has struck a five-year agreement with China to cooperate in exploring and researching ...
Cook islands inks deal with China | Cook islands to explore seabed minerals
The Cook Islands said Saturday it has struck a five-year agreement with China to cooperate in exploring and researching the ...
Cook Islands announces deep sea minerals deal with China
The Cook Islands has announced five-year agreement with China for the exploration of seabed minerals. New Zealand has urged the self-governing nation to keep to its "free association" relationship ...