Federated States Of Micronesia

The President of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) officially held his first ever bilateral meeting with a New Zealand government minister on Tuesday. Audio

"We're trying to get some money to help build and make it safe for the future," Kapingamarangi Atoll's chief administrator Solomon Lowson says.

Federated States of Micronesia's permanent representative to the UN has emphasised the urgent need for decisive global action on ocean protection in light of the climate crisis.

President Wesley Simina has also issued several orders, including the set-up of a task force to develop and implement immediate relief efforts, and monitor vulnerable populations.

The four states - Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae - have all been experiencing drier than normal weather since December last year.

A new study has found corals in the remote atolls of the Federated States of Micronesia are more resistant to bleaching than those around the main islands.

Federated States of Micronesia President says his country could be staring down a "fiscal cliff" very soon if the US Congress does not approve its compact agreement. Audio

The United States needs to accelerate diplomatic "catch up" with the Pacific island region in the face of Chinese competition, a US diplomat said on Friday.

The Federated States of Micronesia's outgoing President David Panuelo's recent criticism of China has come as a result of the heightened geopolitical competition between Beijing and Washington, a… Audio

Outgoing Micronesian leader claims he is facing "direct threats" to his life for resisting China and is proposing his country cut ties with Beijing in favour of Taiwan.

Micronesian leaders have welcomed a possible visit to the Pacific by the US president Joe Biden this year.

The FSM Government said the late vice president exemplified the country's foreign policy of being 'a friend to all and an enemy to none'.

The Federated States of Micronesia is taking action as Covid-19 spreads rapidly in the states of Pohnpei and Kosrae.

The Micronesian bloc of nations are "saddened" by Kiribati's shock decision to leave the Pacific Islands Forum regional body, one leader says.

The Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General, Henry Puna, is set to leave the post after just 18 months to try and repair a rift in the organisation.

The president of the Federated States of Micronesia offers some level-headed takes on the fraught issues confronting the Pacific Islands region.

Two missing fishermen from Kiribati have been rescued by a Federated States of Micronesia-flagged vessel in the waters of Marshall Islands.

The Federated States of Micronesia is opting out of an annual US military humanitarian mission due to coronavirus fears, but the nation's president David Panuelo says it wasn't an easy choice to make.

A spate of confiscations of weapons and ammunition in the FSM is a sign cooperative law enforcement is working, according to authorities.

The court cases related to the high-profile murder of a high level official from the Federated States of Micronesia are finally expected to progress next month.