The Asia-Pacific region is changing the world. It hums with an entrepreneurial energy and spirit of opportunity that permeates everywhere from local marketplaces to the sprawling headquarters of multinational corporations. Read More
In this week’s Pacific bulletin, Tess Newton Cain looks at COVID-19 update, unemployment support progress in the northern Pacific, PNG supports China in UN vote, Fiji Budget handed down and pardons in Vanuatu. Read More
The Asia Pacific Women thought leadership series brings focus to the status of women in the Asia-Pacific region through expert commentary on the five priority thematic areas relevant to women’s social inclusion and economic engagement in several aspects of life. Read More
Remittance flow is falling victim to COVID-19. Eserani Munivai suggests expanding connectivity may enhance financial and digital literacy to reduce costs and deepen access across previously excluded segments in Pacific societies. Read More
Griffith Asia Institute Adjunct Fellow, Andray Abrahamian co-authored and article with Rose Adams that draws comparisons between China-US rapprochement as a precedent of potential DPNK-US relations. Read More
Papua New Guinea was the only Pacific country to back China’s harsh security legislation for Hong Kong. Rowan Callick suggests PNG's declining economy may be pushing them closer to Beijing. Read More
‘Australia has to act; we have to build the region and the world we want. If we don’t, others will do it for us. And… Read More
Despite the justifications, Australia’s plan to acquire long-range missiles won’t make the country or the region safer. Dr Tanya Ogilvie-White shares her thoughts. Read More
Beijing’s foreign policy has to take into account challenges from both nuclear-armed neighbours and strategic competitors. But it’s time for self reflection on whether ‘wolf warrior’ diplomacy is the best response, says Kai He Read More
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Update on COVID-19 in the region Although infection rates remain very low, and a number of countries continue to… Read More
