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Media Interview of ADB President Masato Kanda by Makereta Komai, Manager & Editor in Chief of PACNEWS and the Pacific Islands News Association

Fiji, Feb. 24 -- I was very pleased to have visited Fiji last week, my second visit to the country in three years. The Asian Development Bank's top priority in the Pacific is scaling for impact throu... Read More


Japan Defence Minister calls for 'multilayered network' to protect Pacific as"Ocean of Peace"

Fiji, Feb. 24 -- Japan's Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has called for stronger regional interconnectivity to safeguard the Pacific as an "Ocean of peace," warning that the region faces three inter... Read More


Palau signs hosting deal for 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting

Fiji, Feb. 24 -- The 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM) will be held from 30 August to 04 September 2026 in Palau under the theme - Building Economies: Life. Action. Unity (BELAU). Ma... Read More


Moana Pasifika postpones Tonga Super Rugby match over funding shortffall

Fiji, Feb. 24 -- Moana Pasifika has postponed plans to take a Super Rugby match to Tonga this year after failing to secure the necessary sponsorship. In a statement, the club confirmed it had made th... Read More


ANZ appoints Sohaib Mahmood as Country Head, Fiji

Fiji, Feb. 23 -- ANZ today announced the appointment of Sohaib Mahmood as Country Head, Fiji, subject to the required regulatory approvals. He will take on the role in addition to his current responsi... Read More


Japan faces 'most significant structural changes since WWII,' Foreign Minister Motegi tells Diet

Fiji, Feb. 23 -- Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi has warned that the world is undergoing its most significant structural changes since the end of World War II, pledging a "Responsible Japan... Read More


U.S deputy secretary Landau to host Pacific Summit, visit Fiji, Tonga and Samoa

Fiji, Feb. 20 -- U.S deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau will travel to Hawaii, Fiji, Tonga and Samoa from 22 February to 02 March 2026, the U.S State Department has announced. Landau and Ad... Read More


CEDAW committee warns UN cash crisis threatens women's rights

Fiji, Feb. 18 -- The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has warned that a deepening United Nations financial and liquidity crisis is undermining global protections fo... Read More


Fiji, Samoa removed as EU updates tax blacklist

Fiji, Feb. 18 -- EU Finance Ministers have updated the European Union's list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions, removing Fiji and Samoa from the blacklist while adding Viet Nam and the Turks and Ca... Read More


Japan vows to advance PALM10 outcomes in talks with Niue MP

Fiji, Feb. 18 -- Japan will follow up on the outcomes of the 10th Pacific Leaders Meeting and continue working closely with Pacific Island countries, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Sh... Read More