Palau

A Taiwan government committee has blocked the sale of a hotel in Palau owned by an opposition party, in a bid to preserve ties with the Pacific nation.

A proposed tourism education bill in Palau will improve environmental protections and crackdown on non-compliant tour operators. Audio

Palau's Tourism Bureau says local businesses are suffering greatly in the wake of China's ban on tourist operators.

Palau has signed up to an international agreement to protect the commercial use of its natural genetic resources.

A New York-based analytics company says it is working to help several Pacific countries switch to renewable energy sources.

Two members of Palau's National Congress have called for more cooperation with China amid pressure over its ties with Taiwan.

The fugitive heir of the global logistics giant DHL has been arrested and jailed in Palau after he failed a drugs test imposed as part of a trafficking sentence.

Academic says the United States should work with Taiwan and Palau to resist Chinese influence in the region. Audio

Taiwan's main airline China Airlines is adding two more weekly flights to Palau after a crackdown on Chinese tourism to the Pacific nation.

A Palau airline will stop flying to China after that country banned flights to the island.

The Palau Media Council has urged Nauru to reconsider its ban on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation at this year's Leaders Meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum.

The Palau Media Council says Nauru's ban on a public broadcaster attending this year's Pacific Forum will impede the flow of vital information to the region.

Tokyo-based Skymark Airlines is to introduce a service between Japan and the Pacific islands of Saipan and Palau next year.

The US Defense Department is to report to the U.S. Congress by 1 December on a range of security concerns in the northern Pacific island groups that are affiliated with the US.

For the first time ever the Micronesian Games basketball competition will follow international eligibility rules.