Palau

After erecting a new tower Palau's state broadcaster has restored its AM radio service. Audio

The Our Ocean Conference opened this morning in Palau with more than 500 delegates from more than 80 nations taking part.

At least one member of the Fijian delegation to the 7th Our Ocean Conference has reportedly tested positive for Covid-19 on arrival to Palau.

It is significant for Palau to be the first small island developing state to host a large event like the Our Ocean conference, its Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and the Environment says.

A new political alliance against deep-sea mining in the Pacific will be launched on Wednesday to coincide with the first day of the 7th Our Ocean Conference in Palau.

A former leader of Palau is "frustrated" about the foreign fishing lobby trying to influence national leaders to get rid of a critical law aimed to protect its exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

RNZ Pacific talks one-on-one with Palau's President

The president of Palau said the pause on Micronesia's pending withdrawal from the Pacific Islands Forum is the last chance for leaders in the south to set things right.

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.

Palau has passed a new law that will offer digital residency to non-Palauan citizens.

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.