But the Vietnamese island of Phú Quốc located in the Gulf of Thailand and off the coast of Cambodia offers an incredible alternative with stunning white-sand beaches, a tropical jungle ...

TOKYO -- Japan and Australia are partnering to foster the development of IT personnel in Pacific island nations, looking to counter China's growing presence in the region. Japan's Ministry of ...

TOKYO -- Chinese military vessels sailed through waters around Japan's southwestern islands 68 times in 2024, more than triple the number of such incidents in 2021, Japanese Defense Minister Gen ...

Phu Quoc, voted world's second most beautiful island last year, has been named among the five fastest-growing destinations in Southeast Asia, according to world-leading travel news source Travel Off ...

(UPDATE) WELLINGTON — The Cook Islands has inked a deal to expand relations with China, stressing that the accord does not impinge on ties with former colonial power New Zealand. Prime Minister Mark ...

SYDNEY, Feb 15 (Reuters) - The Cook Islands said on Saturday that it signed a comprehensive strategic partnership deal with China, a move expected to raise concerns in New Zealand with which it ...

The Cook Islands has signed a comprehensive strategic partnership deal with China, a move expected to raise concerns in New Zealand with which it has constitutional ties. Cook Islands Prime ...

At the heart of the matter is a major deal set to be signed between the Cook Islands and China this week, one that observers have called a “diplomatic victory” for Beijing and a potential turn ...

SYDNEY - The Cook Islands said on Saturday that it signed a comprehensive strategic partnership deal with China - a move expected to raise concerns in New Zealand with which it has constitutional ...

South China's Hainan Province will start survey work on 32 uninhabited islands and their surrounding waters that have potential for development in 2025, as part of the effort of the tropical ...

Brown's trip to China, the first by a leader of the small South Pacific nation in a decade, has drawn ire from New Zealand, with whom the Cook Islands has a special political relationship.

Cook Islands PM visits China, to meet Premier Li Qiang New Zealand upset over lack of consultation on agreements Brown to sign strategic partnership with China on infrastructure, trade ...