In Pacific Islands, Mixed Feelings About a Lobbyist's Work. Documents released in Northern Mariana Islands help explain how Jack Abramoff wooed island chain with his connections to powerful ...

researchers find 3,500-year-old rice remains in ritidian beach cave, indicating first settlers brought rice from the philippines.

Often described as “America’s best kept secret,” the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is so much more than the U.S. backdoor to Asia. Aug. 1, 2024 Pacific Islands – Special ...

East Carolina University researchers will conduct community workshops on Guam from July 17-29 to map maritime heritage sites ...

WASHINGTON— The National Marine Fisheries Service announced critical habitat designations today for five threatened coral species living in the Pacific Ocean. The agency’s final rule protects 92 ...

Pacific island nations at the centre of a strategic rivalry between the U.S. and China that brought infrastructure and funding hope President-elect Donald Trump stays engaged in the region but are ...

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

Tahiti's dominance in swimming on day four of the 2025 Pacific Mini Games was broken by some golden moments shared by other ...

The Trump administration’s dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development is a boon to Beijing’s designs on Pacific island nations and weakens America’s national security, the ...

While the U.S. has long held close defense ties with northern Pacific islands near its military base on Guam, Biden had sought to catch up to China’s influence-building in the South Pacific.