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

China's embassy in Fiji denied on Thursday that Beijing wanted a military base or sphere of influence in the Pacific Islands, ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force has shelved a proposal to build two rocket landing pads on Johnston Atoll, a remote island in ...

A 1930s makeup bottle may help researchers determine what happened to Amelia Earhart 88 years ago. A new research trip in ...

They are neighbours, friends and in many cases family but now the Pacific Islands are being seen as vital in the struggle for power in our region.

Purdue University researchers are sending a new expedition team to find Amelia Earhart’s missing plane based on evidence that ...

In April, a proclamation from President Donald Trump opened the 490,000-square-mile Pacific Islands Heritage Marine Monument ...

Fiji’s prime minister said his nation opposes Beijing’s plan to build a military base in the region. Read more at ...

The U.S. and India are nearing a deal to lower tariffs on American imports to the South Asian country and to help India avoid ...

The Pacific islands are home to nine of the top 10 countries for obesity globally. Rates of obesity range from 35% to 50% in the region and one in five children are estimated to be obese.

Low-lying atolls in the Pacific Ocean have long been considered some of the most vulnerable areas to climate change, as rising sea levels threaten to submerge them.