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Chinese foreign minister's Pacific tour continues in Vanuatu

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has arrived in Vanuatu for talks as he continues his regional island-hopping tour two days after failing to ink an ambitious deal with 10 South Pacific nations

The Independent UK

Sunshine Coast father-son duo steer boat from landfill to 'floating school bus' for Vanuatu

Dean Frith and his son Beau have turned a rundown boat into a "ute" on the water for Pacific Island community as part of a project to "give back as much" as they can.

ABC News

China’s Pacific tour spurs hopes and fears in tiny island nations

Countries such as Vanuatu and Kiribati expected to seek Wang Yi’s support for development and infrastructure.

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China’s Foreign Minister to Visit South Pacific Island Nations After Security Pact With Solomon Islands

Wang Yi’s trip will take him to the Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Samoa, Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and East Timor

Caixin Global

Vanuatu’s push for legal protection from climate change wins crucial support

1,500 civil society groups from 130 countries back Vanuatu’s move to seek protection from the international court of justice

The Guardian - AU

Pacific nations walk geopolitical tightrope over Ukraine war, as nuclear legacy looms

Pacific leaders have broadly lambasted the Russian assault, but some countries have resisted outright condemnation of the superpower

The Guardian - AU

Covid outbreaks in Samoa and Vanuatu chip away at Pacific islands’ virus-free status

Case numbers in the two Pacific nations have exploded over past week following first cases of community transmissionRead all our coronavirus coverage

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Riots and snubs: In Pacific Islands, a growing wariness of China

Samoan Prime Minister’s decision to skip recent summit is latest evidence of growing mistrust of Beijing.

Al Jazeera

Vanuatu government launches inquiry into labour schemes after testimony from workers in Australia

The inquiry comes after Vanuatu seasonal workers made allegations of bullying and exploitative working conditions in the Australian scheme

The Guardian - AU

Bitcoin paradise? Briton creates ‘crypto utopia’ in South Pacific

Cryptocurrency investors invited to join Anthony Welch and his partner on the regulation-free island on the Vanuatu archipelago

The Guardian - UK

Migrant farm workers claim exploitation

Seasonal workers from Samoa and Vanuatu have spoken of exploitative practices, poor pay and living conditions under employers approved to run migrant programs.

AAP

Vanuatu no longer COVID-free as Pacific nation records first case of coronavirus

The Pacific nation of Vanuatu records its first case of coronavirus, after a citizen repatriated from the US tests positive.

ABC News

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