Fiji

Fiji and Samoa have ended a disappointing weekend on a winning note at the final round of the World Sevens Series in London.

Second half tries to David Havili and Ben Funnell ensured the Canterbury Crusaders remained unbeaten with a 31-24 victory over the Waikato Chiefs in Suva on Friday.

The Fiji sevens team are determined to finish a challenging season on a high in this weekend's World Series finale in London.

New Zealand and Australia are giving Fiji more than $US5m to help it host the next international climate change talks known as COP23.

The leader of Fiji's opposition Sodelpa Party says if elected to be the government next year, it will remove the tertiary loan scheme operated by the Tertiary Scholarships and Loans Board.

Organisers are confident of another bumper crowd for tonight's Super Rugby clash between the Chiefs and Crusaders in Fiji.

Taiwan plans to retain its representative office in Fiji despite Fiji closing its doors in Taipei.

Fiji has closed its representative office in Taiwan, as it holds talks with Beijing

Fiji's National Federation Party says the government's aid package for sugar cane growers is nothing but vote-buying and comes too late for growers hurt by Cyclone Winston.

A representative of Fiji's sugar cane growers says the government's bailout is not fair to all the cane farmers who suffered after Cyclone Winston.

The leader of Fiji's first two military coups Sitiveni Rabuka has again apologised for his actions - 30 years after seizing power.

The Fiji Times has rejected government claims that it has an agenda on issues regarding sugar cane farmers and the sugar industry.

Fiji's sugar cane farmers have been offered nearly $US5 million in government assistance to help them recover from Cyclone Winston.

Visitor arrivals to the Pacific region grew by 3.7 per cent last year compared with 2015.

Samoa survived an injury crisis to record their best finish of the season at the Paris Sevens.