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SYDNEY (Reuters) -- Papua New Guinea is in early talks with China on a potential security and policing deal, Foreign Minister Justin Tkachenko told Re

Laos as the 2024 Chair of ASEAN will continue the work set out by its predecessor, Indonesia.

The foreign minister of Papua New Guinea said his government has received an "official note" that Pope Francis intends to visit the country for three days in August, but the director of the Vatican press office said plans for a trip are in the "very preliminary" stages.

A senior official met Asean foreign ministers in Laos, the junta-­ruled country’s first representative to attend a high-level meeting of the regional bloc in more than two years.

Canberra pledged A$35 million (US$23 million) for East Timor’s policing services and A$4 million to help Timorese workers integrate in Australia, as part of its commitment to boost ties in the Pacific region amid China’s growing influence.

Australia is the security partner of choice for neighbouring Papua New Guinea , Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday, after the biggest Pacific Island nation said China was seeking a... -January 30, 2024 at 12:56 am EST - MarketScreener

Australia is the "security partner of choice" for neighbouring Papua New Guinea (PNG), Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday, after the biggest Pacific Island nation said China was seeking a policing and security deal. Major trade partner China approached PNG in September with an offer to assist its police force with training, equipment and surveillance technology, PNG Foreign Minister Justin Tkachenko told Reuters on Monday.

The biggest Pacific Island nation said China was seeking a policing and security deal

Papua New Guinea is in early talks with China on a potential security-and-policing deal, Foreign Minister Justin Tkachenko told Reuters, weeks after deadly riots in the South Pacific nation's capital. Amid jostling between Washington and Beijing for influence in the Pacific, the biggest Pacific Islands nation, Papua New Guinea (PNG), has previously said Australia and…

Jamaica's trade facilitation and paperless trade rating jumped from 50.5% in 2017 to 79.6% in 2023, after rolling out a national electronic single window with UNCTAD’s support. The strategic move in 2020 revolutionized the Caribbean island nation’s trade processes by simplifying, standardizing, automating and coordinating the exchange of regulatory information and documents between traders and government agencies.