Nauru
Canadian group closer to mining in international waters
New information shows Canadian mining group The Metals Company or TMC is a step closer to deep sea mining in international waters under controversial US laws. Audio
Canadian miner advances deep sea mining plans in Pacific waters
The Metals Company is advancing deep sea mining ambitions with Nauru and Tonga, bypassing UN oversight by leveraging a United States regulatory pathway.
Mysterious Chinese billion-dollar proposed deal in Nauru sparks concern
Australia has pressed Nauru for more detail about a claimed billion-dollar investment agreement that it has signed with a mysterious Chinese company.
Nauru minister calls for stronger laws to combat violence against women
Pacific Island countries rank among the worst places in the world for women, with almost 70 percent of women experiencing intimate partner violence - double the global average.
Nauru grants first citizenship through investment scheme
The first approved applicants are a German family who recently sold their business and are living in Dubai, the Nauru government says.
Nauru seeks to transform its economy by becoming a crypto powerhouse
The island launched a new scheme for digital asset transfers, including cryptocurrency lending and exchange, becoming the first nation in Oceania to regulate digital finance.
Nauru is causing big waves over mining
Nauru, just 21 square kilometres and with a population of 12,000, has opened the door to a deep sea mining company to explore and potentially harvest the sea bottom for minerals and resources.
Australian financier's crypto ambitions for Nauru
An Australian finance director has flown to Nauru with ambitions to turn it into the crypto powerhouse of the Pacific. Audio
Nauru's pathway to deep sea mining
Laws over international deep sea mining are being thrashed out at a meeting in Jamaica, but the process has so far taken over a decade and we don't even have a draft set of rules
Tiny Nauru is causing big waves over mining
Laws over international deep sea mining are being thrashed out at a meeting in Jamaica, but the process has so far taken over a decade and we don't even have a draft set of rules Audio
Dengue fever cases surge in the Pacific
Dengue cases have increased significantly across the Pacific this year, with outbreaks in Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, American Samoa, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu. Audio
Nauru eyes big payout under US deep sea mining route
The Micronesian nation is a step closer to mining in international waters and earning "a significant amount of money" under highly contentious US legislation. Audio
Nauru a step closer to mining in international waters
Nauru is a step closer to mining in international waters under highly contentious US legislation. Audio
Nauru signs two landmark agreements in Majuro
The two deals were signed on the margins of the Micronesian Islands Leaders' Forum this week.
Nauru, Metals Company revise deep sea mining agreement
The updated "sponsorship agreement" was announced in a press release from The Metals Company.
Trump's push on deep sea mining imperils Nauru's commercial ambitions
Anti-deep sea mining advocates warn Trump's fast-track order circumvents long-standing international sea laws by providing an alternative path to mine the seabed.
'No future' for refugees on Nauru after funding extension - activist
A Nauru government report states that, of the 93 transferees on Nauru, four have been granted refugee status, and 89 asylum seekers are undergoing the appeals process.
Nauru-Australia finalise long-term funding for refugee processing
President David Adeang made the announcement in parliament this month, according to the Nauru Bulletin.
Nauru officials meet Indian railway contractor to discuss 'cost-effective' phosphate transportation
The island's Minister for Nauru Phosphate Corporation met with Unirail officials in Dubai "to discuss a desktop study titled Sustainable Transport for Nauru - The Railway Solution for RonPhos.
Nauru's citizenship scheme eyes AU$60 million in first year
The head of Nauru's citizenship by investment scheme hopes the initiative will bring in tens of millions of dollars for the island this year.
