Palau

A Japanese company's plan to dredge an unlimited amount of sand in northern Palau for the next 50 years poses serious threats to the environment and peoples' livelihoods, an NGO says.

The International Monetary Fund says a drop in Palau's economic growth this year is in part due to the falling number of visitors.

Palau president Tommy Remengesau will meet his Taiwan counterpart this weekend.

US marines and FBI agents will travel to Palau this month to train local officers.

Around 1000 Palauans are estimated to have been affected by the Super Typhoon Yutu that devastated the Northern Marianas last month.

Palau's President has signed off new laws to improve environmental protections and crackdown on non-compliant tour operators.

Palau's president says the country's tourism revenue is up despite a 16 percent drop in arrivals from China.

The Asian Development Bank has approved a $US15 million loan to strengthen disaster resiliance in Palau.

Palau has moved closer to its solar-power roll-out after signing an agreement with a contractor.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says there are good opportunities to cooperate with Palau in tourism.

Tonga suffered a narrow 7-5 defeat against Trinidad and Tobago this morning in a high-octane women's futsal match at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires.

It's been a tough start for Pacific Islands athletes at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires.

Palau and Wallis and Futuna have eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem, while a mass eradication campaign is underway in American Samoa.

The European Union has removed Palau from its list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions.

Palau's president has joined calls from Kiribati and Nauru for the UN to recognise Taiwan.

Palau has echoed calls for the United Nations to appoint a special representative on climate change.

Palau has asked China to remove a research vessel found operating in the country's waters.

Palau's Supreme Court has allowed the jailed heir of the global logistics giant DHL, Larry Hillbroom Junior, to leave the country to access treatment.

A man arrested by an Indian anti-terror police was reportedly radicalised by Muslim extremist groups during his stay in Palau.

Palau will start importing fresh produce from Taiwan for the first time next month, in a breakaway from its reliance on the United States.