French Polynesia

More than 2000 people in French Polynesia have contracted dengue type 2 since the start of the epidemic in February.

The prosecution in French Polynesia has asked for jail sentences to be upheld for those appealing their convictions over the 2007 Air Moorea crash.

The prosecution in French Polynesia has refused to accept last week's closure of the OPT case.

Six unions in French Polynesia have issued a joint strike notice for Thursday targeting the territory's four InterContinental hotels in what they call a general strike.

Three luxury hotels in Moorea have been issued strike notices as unions in French Polynesia consider calling a general strike.

A strike in French Polynesia over the sacking of four employees of a luxury hotel may spread.

A new strike has been launched in French Polynesia over the sacking of four employees of a luxury hotel.

French Polynesia's so-called 'OPT affair' has been closed with the judicial authorities deciding that the statute of limitations now applies.

A French Polynesian opposition politician says he doubts the fish farm planned by a Chinese company on Hao will ever be built.

A new airline being planned in French Polynesia has been made to change its proposed fleet and extend its network.

A strike notice has been issued at a French Polynesian luxury hotel - a month after a prolonged strike there was settled.

The French Polynesian government has heeded a call by bakers and raised the price of bread - the first hike in eight years.

The lawyer of four sacked hotel employees in French Polynesia has demanded their reinstatement.

A founder of Cirque de Soleil, Guy Laliberte, has been charged in French Polynesia with possession and cultivation of a banned drug on an atoll he owns.

A founder of Cirque de Soleil, Guy Laliberte, has been detained for questioning in French Polynesia for allegedly growing cannabis.

Renewed phosphate mining on Makatea in French Polynesia has come a step closer, amid resistance by environmental groups. Audio

The court of appeal in French Polynesia has begun hearing an appeal launched by those given jail sentences over the 2007 Air Moorea crash in which 20 people died.

A French Polynesian opposition politician is warning that his side might sue France if it fails to remove radioactive substances from its former weapons test site at Moruroa.