Leaders of the four biggest Pacific Islands nations have delayed adopting a joint security strategy that could provide an opening for Beijing, against a backdrop of increasing rivalry between China, ...

Rice is difficult to grow in the Pacific, so how did it end up in a cave? Archaeologists reveal the hidden history of this ...

Climate change, conflicts, drug resistance and funding cuts block progress towards ending malaria in the Asia Pacific region ...

Malaria cases in the Asia Pacific region have surged in the last few years, reaching 4.8 million in 2024 and putting the ...

Malaria cases in the Asia Pacific region have surged in the last few years, reaching 4.8 million in 2024 and putting the region further off track to reaching its elimination goal by 2030, a summit ...

Pitcairn Islands, located in the South Pacific Ocean, hold the title of the least populated country in the world, with only around 50 residents living on its shores. This remote and virtually unknown ...

The domesticated rice was transported by the first islanders, who sailed 2,300 kilometres of open ocean from the Philippines about 3,500 years ago. The discovery settles debates and curiosity about ...

Volcanic islands, such as those in Hawaii and the Caribbean, are often fringed by coral reefs – ring-shaped structures that ...

Lauren Jarvis explains how to spend 10 perfect days in Perth and beyond, in this guide to Western Australia's best sites ...