A rare dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the Pacific island nation, highlighting the existential ...

Kiribati, a Pacific Ocean neighbor of Hawaii with a vast Exclusive Economic Zone of 3.6 million square kms (1.4 million square miles) has developed close ties to Beijing in recent years including ...

The leader of the tiny South Pacific nation of the Cook Islands has flown to China to seal a controversial security deal, in ...

New Zealand has accused the Cook Islands government of a lack of transparency over its plans to strike a partnership deal ...

With tensions mounting, we break down what the proposed deal between China and the Cook Islands is all about, why New Zealand is upset and what this means for the region. What is ...

Tensions have risen since Kiribati aligned itself with China in 2019 and signed a series of bilateral deals with Beijing. The bond between Kiribati — population 120,000 — and its near neighbor ...

The Cook Islands PM is in Beijing to sign an agreement with China - but the government says he failed to consult with NZ on ...

Reports of "small and beautiful" projects and green development assistance projects, the fifth and sixth issues in the "International Development Cooperation: China's Practice" series, are released by ...

Wellington is at odds with the Cook Islands over a looming new agreement with China and the former Pacific colony's plan to have its own passport.

The U.S. decision to shut down USAID has been widely criticized as a strategic victory for China, allowing it to expand its ...