Kiribati

Concern over poor pay for contractors offloading catch from foreign fishing vessels has been raised in the Kiribati parliament.

Kiribati's former president, Sir Ieremia Tabai, is urging the government to make access to information easy.

A legal battle between members of the Kiribati Uniting Church and the church's trustees over a name change has come to an end with the Court of Appeal dismissing the case.

An opposition MP in Kiribati is urging the government to review its copra subsidy, saying it cannot be sustained in the long run.

Fiji's prime minister Frank Bainimarama says people who leave Tuvalu and Kiribati because of climate change will be allowed to settle permanently in Fiji.

A Russian businessman keen to revive the Romanov empire says he has to date received no official decision from the Kiribati government rejecting his investment proposal.

The Pacific Community is issuing schools in Kiribati with a booklet to raise children's awareness on environmental conservation and the need to choose sustainable and healthy foods.

A Taiwanese purse seiner has been fined $US4 million dollars for illegal fishing in Kiribati's Phoenix Islands Protected Area.

The Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen is to visit Taiwan's six diplomatic allies in the Pacific in July according to reports from Taipei.

Vegetables that can counter non communicable diseases (NCDs) have been found by Australian scientists to grow well on Pacific atolls. Audio

Kiribati will use its trust funds to address a shortage of fresh water and coastal damage because, according to the president, it can't waste time.

A scientist says further studies are needed to find out if people in the Pacific are being harmed by high levels of mercury.

A new study has found that 96 percent of women of childbearing age in four Pacific countries have elevated levels of mercury.

A Kiribati-flagged ship has sunk in China and 12 people are missing.

A new study shows that Kiribati has the highest rate of male smokers, with nearly 50 percent of men using tobacco daily.