Palau

Palau is anticipating a further drop in tourism revenue with the president asking his government to "exercise financial caution" as they ride out what he calls a "black eye" amid the coronavirus…

Palau has been put back on a European Union blacklist of tax havens, after Brussels said it failed to implement promised reforms.

Palau has joined the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes.

The President of Palau is appealing to the island's people to get behind an appeal created to support communities devastated by the Australian bushfires.

Taiwan's Pacific allies have congratulated Tsai Ing-wen on her landslide re-election.

Palau has become the first nation in the world to ban common commercial sunscreen products for containing chemical sunscreen ingredients that are harmful to the coral reefs.

Palau is gearing up for the implementation of its long-heralded marine reserve, which comes into effect next month.

The Palau government says its new National Marine Sanctuary Act enables islanders and tourists to eat pelagic fish while reducing demand for coral reef fish.

Pacific nations must look closely at every financial option available to help them better manage their resources, says Palau's government.

Australian Air Force planes have finished a two week hunt for illegal fishing boats in the North Pacific.

The director of Palau's Narcotics Enforcement Agency has had his vehicle torched in what could be an act of retaliation.

US officials have held talks in Palau on renewing the Compact of Free Association agreement.

Taiwan's Ambassador to Palau says his country was "betrayed" by Solomon Islands and Kiribati and its heart "broken".

The US and its allies need to "double down" in light of two countries switching recognition from Taiwan to China, a US Army senior commander in the Pacific says.

A teenager from Palau attending the United Nations Climate Summit says young people are asking leaders to take action to save the islands that families depend on. Audio

The President of Palau says the United Nations Climate Summit in New York shows there is momentum building in the fight against climate change. Audio

A US funded effort to protect ecosystems will target invasive species and protect coral reefs.

Palau maintains a strong relationship with Taiwan, Palau's President, Tommy Remengesau, says.

The United States' top official to the Pacific is in Palau this week to break ground on a US grant funded infrastructure initiative.