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China says a visit by Cook Islands' prime minister isn't meant to antagonize others in South Pacific
China says a visit by Cook Islands' prime minister isn't meant to antagonize others in South Pacific
Published on Feb 10, 2025 04:05 PM IST
AP |
Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te departs for Pacific visit with 2-day stop in US
Taiwan's president departed Saturday for a trip to the South Pacific that will include a two-day transit in the U.S., his first since assuming office.
Published on Nov 30, 2024 09:02 PM IST
AP |
Vanuatu tourism hit as Air Vanuatu cancels flights, enters liquidation
Tourists stranded after Air Vanuatu cancels flights to Australia and New Zealand as government puts Pacific Island's national carrier into liquidation
Published on May 10, 2024 10:13 AM IST
Reuters | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Sydney
All Blacks and Flying Fijians will play a rugby test match in San Diego on July 19
All Blacks and Flying Fijians will play a rugby test match in San Diego on July 19
Updated on Feb 01, 2024 08:34 AM IST
AP |
A confident India is taking on the world
PM Modi's three-nation tour was a testament to how New Delhi has managed the turbulence of global politics effectively and positioned itself well for the future
Published on May 31, 2023 09:49 PM IST
A common agenda for the Global South
India’s recent embrace of the Global South represents a strategic opening to advance its objectives and push institutional reform
Updated on Apr 05, 2023 08:09 PM IST
7.3 magnitude earthquake puts Tonga on tsunami alert; waves observed in Samoa
"An urgent tsunami advisory is now in force for all of Tonga due to a strong earthquake being felt in the Kingdom tonight. Please move inland immediately until further advised," Tonga's meteorological service said.
Updated on Nov 11, 2022 06:43 PM IST
Reuters | | Posted by Nisha Anand
China and the Pacific Step Up
The article has been authored by Balasubramanian C is senior research analyst, Chennai Centre for China Studies
Published on May 30, 2022 02:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times
China signs pact with Solomon Islands. What does it mean? Is India affected?
China-Solomon Islands security deal: As part of the deal, the islands can offer Chinese naval vessels a safe harbor just 2,000 km from Australia.
Updated on Apr 19, 2022 05:13 PM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Sonic boom, quake, tsunami waves: Why Tonga volcanic eruption was no small event
The Tonga volcanic eruption, which happened below the surface of the ocean, was one of those rare events which triggered tsunami waves. The US Geological Survey estimated the eruption caused the equivalent of a magnitude 5.8 earthquake.
Published on Jan 17, 2022 11:33 AM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Uncharted Destination:Know all about Tuvalu island, one of the least visited travel destinations, to add to your bucket list
Located in the Pacific Ocean, the isolated island of Tuvalu is counted as one of the world’s least visited travel destinations but its gorgeous beaches and stilt houses are too dreamy to miss.
Updated on Sep 20, 2020 06:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Jahnavi Gupta
Ileana D’Cruz rowing ‘away from responsibilities’ is exactly how we fantasise our 2021 travel plans
Ileana D’Cruz reminded us of her Fiji trips as she gave our travel fantasies a ‘winky’ nostalgia with her video of rowing a surfing board with style | Watch
Updated on Sep 20, 2020 12:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Zarafshan Shiraz
Total solar eclipse on Tuesday across 11,000 km stretch over South Pacific, Chile and Argentina
The cosmic spectacle that will begin at 10:24 a.m. local time (1824 GMT) in the South Pacific and sweep along a path 6,800 miles (11,000 kilometers) across open waters to Chile and Argentina, the only places that the total eclipse will be seen aside from an uninhabited island out in the ocean.
Updated on Jul 02, 2019 10:22 AM IST
LA SERENA, Chile | Associated Press
World War II aircraft carrier discovered beneath surface of South Pacific
The aircraft was sighted after remote controller research glimpsed the hull of an aircraft carrier. The sighting follows the discovery of another World War II-era shipwreck, the USS Hornet, which sank not far away.
Updated on Mar 21, 2019 03:11 PM IST
Honiara [Solomon Islands] | Asian News International
Massive 7.6 quake prompts tsunami warning off France’s New Caledonia
The undersea quake was only a shallow 10 km (6 miles) deep and about 155 km (95 miles) east-southeast of the Loyalty Islands off New Caledonia’s east coast.
Published on Dec 05, 2018 10:26 AM IST
New Caledonia | Reuters
Forget Sydney, Auckland is becoming a global dining powerhouse
Auckland has become one of the most innovative culinary destinations in the South Pacific- rivaling even Sydney and Melbourne.
Updated on Apr 08, 2018 12:29 PM IST
Bloomberg