Tag: Pacific Games
Fears over China influence leads US to reopen Solomon Islands embassy
RNZ Pacific
Washington has announced plans to reopen the United States Embassy in Solomon Islands.
Inside the Games reports that the move is a bid to...
Huawei wins US$66m contract for expanding Solomons telecom network
RNZ Pacific
The Solomon Islands government has secured a US$66 million (NZ$106 million) loan from China for tech giant Huawei to expand the country's telecommunications...
China’s whirlwind Pacific tour a slight success with several signed deals
ANALYSIS: By the RNZ Pacific editorial team
China has been successful in signing multiple bilateral agreements with almost a dozen Pacific Island nations during its...
Solomon Islands riots push nation into slippery slide of self-implosion
ANALYSIS: By Transform Aqorau
The riots in Honiara yesterday, disturbing the city’s normally quiet atmosphere, were unexpected but not surprising.
Someone made reference to a possible...
Pacific Games: New Caledonia lead, Samoa following at halfway point
By RNZ Pacific
New Caledonia has a healthy lead on the Pacific Games medals table after the first week of the competition.
The French Territory has...
One year after vowing support for Games, Pohiva calls for another...
By Philip Cass in Auckland
It is just under a year since the Tongan government assured the Pacific Games Council that it was fully committed...
