Palau

Palau and the US Office of the Climate Envoy has laid a 90-day challenge at COP26 calling for major initiatives to be prepared for announcement at the 'Our Ocean Conference'.

Leaders of several Pacific Islands nations have told the UN General Assembly that Taiwan should be able to participate fully in the UN and World Health system.

The leaders of the five independent Micronesian states are planning to set up a formal secretariat on Nauru.

Palau is settling into a new normal, and seeing a return of tourists, after it says it achieved herd immunity against Covid-19 among its adult population.

Palau is settling into a new normal, and seeing a return of tourists, after it says it achieved herd immunity against Covid-19 among its adult population.

One of the few Covid-free countries in the region has recorded its first case of the virus.

Palau is aiming to vaccinate children between ages 12 to 17, according to the health ministry.

The British Navy's carrier strike group would be welcome to visit Palau when it deploys to the Indo-Pacific this year.

Over 100 tourists have descended on Palau to kick off the first travel bubble with Taiwan.

Palau's President has welcomed a travel bubble with Taiwan as a lifeline for his country's economy, devastated by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Palau has received 200 doses of Johnson and Johnson vaccine this month and has immediately started the rollout to one of the outlying states.

Palau's National Congress has voiced its support for the president's decision to withdraw the country from the Pacific Islands Forum. Audio

Palau's president says it is preparing to leave the Pacific Islands Forum, the region's premier political and economic policy organisation. Audio

The new president of Palau is standing by an ultimatum issued by Micronesian leaders over the top job in the Pacific Islands Forum.

Palau is leading the US on Covid-19 vaccination stats with 17 percent of the population having received their first dose of the Moderna vaccine. Audio

Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu says the international community now understands "what China is about", and that more countries are questioning Beijing's activities in the Pacific Islands region.

Palau has a new president and first in his agenda is assuring close allies like the United States and Taiwan that the nation will stand strong with them.