Tag: Solomon Islands

• Friday, July 30th 2021 - 00:25 UTC

  US, Australia, Japan on watch at Beijing's growing influence of Pacific islands' states

  

  China has been stepping up its engagement with South Pacific island nations. It is necessary to monitor China's moves as it looks to win over smaller countries to its side through economic assistance with no concern of how its actions are perceived, turning them into its footholds.

• Thursday, March 7th 2019 - 05:47 UTC

  Environmental disaster: Owner of cargo ship grounded in Solomon Islands coral reef apologizes

  

  The owner of a grounded cargo ship that is leaking oil into World Heritage-listed waters in the Solomon Islands has apologized for the environmental disaster but denied the crew were drunk when the accident happened.