Telstra is in discussions to buy the Pacific arm of mobile service provider Digicel, in a move widely seen as an attempt to counter China's influence in the region.

Fiji's Minister for Women Mereseini Vuniwaqa is in the race for a top UN post but she'll need the backing of regional countries to overcome competition from India, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Morocco and Jordan.

Civil society and church groups in Australia have joined forces to press the Government to back moves at the WTO to waive patents on COVID-19 vaccines, and eventually drugs. Supporters of the move say it is the only way to prevent the spread of Delta and other potential variants by making vaccines freely available to all countries.

After overcoming an injury Rellie Kaputin is excited to compete in her first Olympics.

Tuvalu's longtime climate ambassador fears the Pacific won't be adequately represented at the Glasgow climate negotiations.

A Papua New Guinea police commander has raised alarm the country's porous border with Indonesia will be the cause of a Delta variant outbreak.

New COVID cases have been reported for the first time in the eastern part of Fiji; concerns that the Pacific will not be properly represented at COP26; and anxiety is high in some parts of Papua New Guinea after the country confirmed its first case of the highly contagious delta strain.

In the lead up to her first Olympics Cheyenne Rova has pushed through a COVID-19 lockdown, quarantine in Sydney, and training in Japan's summer heat.

MasterChef’s latest champion has credited his Indo-Fijian heritage as the spark for his culinary journey.

Fiji recorded more than 2000 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend, with a total of 1043 new infections on Sunday, and 1180 on Saturday, with another 18 deaths announced and 9 more under investigation. Meanwhile, the Government released its 2020/2021 budget, which was focussed on protecting Fijians and 'future proofing' the country.