Tag: Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
PNG’s donated APEC vehicles given to state agencies, NGOs and churches
By Simon Keslep in Port Moresby
The 166 donated vehicles used during last year's Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference in Papua New Guinea have...
Former PM Sir Mekere blasts ‘lavish staging’ and ‘ridicule’ of APEC
NZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters announces a K22 million (NZ$10 million) aid project to help polio vaccination for Papua New Guineans at the St...
APEC 2018 dominated by US-China trade war – no agreement reached
Speeches made by US Vice-President Mike Pence and Chinese President Xi Jinping to the APEC delegates during the leaders summit in Port Moresby at...
Chinese President Xi’s early PNG arrival upstages APEC rivals
News headlines with the arrival of the Chinese president in Papua New Guinea for APEC. Video: EMTV News
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Chinese President Xi Jinping...
Chinese president bound for PNG as controversy mounts over APEC 2018
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Chinese President Xi Jinping left Beijing today for state visits to Papua New Guinea, Brunei and the Philippines - and the...
500 US marines arrive in PNG to bolster APEC summit security
US Marines arrive in Port Moresby on board USS Green Bay. Video: EMTV News
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More than 500 US marines and US Navy...
FijiFirst scores head start on social media for election, says journalist
By Rahul Bhattarai in Auckland
Fijians are counting down for their general election on Wednesday after early voting that started on November 5.
Prime Minister Voreqe...
Indonesia sees PNG as a top ‘non-traditional’ market priority for APEC
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Papua New Guinea has been placed as one of Indonesia’s top non-traditional market priorities as the country leader President Joko Widodo...
PNG to host first Pacific APEC – but is it leaders’...
RNZ's Insight visits Papua New Guinea, which is due to host an APEC Leaders Summit next month. Video: RNZ Pacific
Papua New Guinea is about...
40 luxury Maseratis for PNG, but little effort put into climate...
Papua New Guinea has shown unwavering commitment to next month’s Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit with its controversial purchase of 40 Maserati luxury sedans....
PNG government faces mounting pressure over Maseratis splurge
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific
Papua New Guinea's government is under mounting pressure to account for a purchase of 40 luxury vehicles for next...
O’Neill replies on Maseratis, shuns ‘racist’ critic as opponents call strike
Prime Minister Peter O’Neill says the Papua New Guinean government will not spend any money on the purchase of 40 Maserati luxury sedans to...
PNG aims to ‘unlock potential’ by hosting APEC leaders summit
RNZ Live News video by Johnny Blades and Koroi Hawkins.
By Johnny Blades in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea is preparing to host the APEC (Asia...
PNG facelifts for APEC but neglects gender-based violence
The Papua New Guinean government has been working tirelessly to clean up its capital city in preparation for APEC, instead of attending to serious...
