Marshall Islands
US, Japan ramp up presence, aid to north Pacific
Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Kono visited the Marshall Islands yesterday, promising increased support to the Micronesian country.
Marshalls restricts domestic travel in wake of dengue outbreak
The Marshall Islands put domestic travel restrictions into force Wednesday night this week in the wake of an outbreak of dengue fever on Ebeye Island.
Marshall Islands declares health emergency over dengue outbreak
The Marshall Islands has declared a health emergency after a dengue outbreak was confirmed.
US starts talks on new agreements with Pacific states
The US has started negotiations to renew agreements with its freely associated states in the Pacific, in a counter to Chinese influence in the region.
Marshall Islands to survey leaking nuclear dome
The Marshall Islands government will survey a leaking nuclear-filled dome after growing international concern over the structure.
Marshall Islands questions US human trafficking report
The Marshall Islands foreign minister has questioned a US government report which said the country wasn't doing enough to combat human trafficking. Audio
Bumper copra production in the Marshalls
Copra production is on a potentially record-setting pace in the Marshall Islands.
Marshalls angler catches massive 429kg marlin
Marshall Islands fisherman Bwiji Aliven did what no angler has ever done in the Marshall Islands - he reeled in a 429kg marlin on Sunday.
US Army report: Reef fish at Marshalls atoll are toxic
A new report on the contamination near a US Army Garrison in the Marshall Islands confirms that fish around Kwajalein Island contain dangerous levels of toxic chemicals.
Marshall Islands drives tuna initiatives
The Marshall Islands fisheries department is pushing two initiatives that could transform the country's engagement in the multi-billion dollar commercial tuna fishery in the region.
The Marshalls plan to get more from the tuna fishery
The Marshall Islands fisheries department wants the country to earn much more from the Pacific's multi-billion dollar commercial tuna fishery. Audio
Call for US to do more to address nuclear legacy in Marshall Islands
There is a call for the United States to do more to help the Marshall Islands, where it conducted nuclear weapons tests more than 60 years ago.
Radioactivity still persists in Marshall Islands after nuclear tests, warn scientists
New research shows radioactivity still persists in parts of the Marshall Islands from nuclear testing in the 1940s and 50s. Audio
Bikini Atoll too radioactive to resettle - new research
Soil on four isles of the Marshall Islands has higher concentrations of nuclear radiation than is found near Chernobyl, new research suggests.
Marshalls says US unfair in latest human trafficking report
The Marshall Islands foreign minister has questioned a US government report which said the country wasn't doing enough to combat human trafficking.
Stunted growth in teens a major problem in Marshall Islands
A startlingly high number of teenage students in the Marshall Islands capital Majuro were found to have stunted growth, according to a new report.
US agency involved in Marshalls' adoptions suspended
An American adoption agency has had its accreditation suspended after a Honolulu media outlet revealed its involvement in illegal Marshallese adoptions.
UN failing to prevent tragedies - Hilda Heine
The United Nations continues to let politics cloud its judgement and is failing to prevent tragedies, the President of the Marshall Islands says.
Climate crisis, nuclear waste and Trump: Marshall Islands struggling to stay above water
The Marshall Islands is struggling to stay above water but its President says she saved her breath rather than try to persuade Donald Trump to hear its climate change message.
Growing concern over Marshall Islands nuclear dome
There's growing concern over a nuclear waste-filled dome in the Marshall Islands which may be leaking. Audio