Briefs

News in brief covering China, Samoa, Tonga, Federated States of Micronesia, New Caledonia and Northern Marianas.

News in brief covering Vanuatu, PNG, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Fiji and Samoa

Price control move in Vanuatu; fraud warning in Samoa; ex-Fiji minister latest to quit; and more

Date pencilled in for Forum summit; PNG leader wants to expand cabinet; new flu vaccines in Samoa; and more

Special sitting delayed by cyclones; Fiji schools re-opening; concerns over Fiji's debt; and more

Samoa measles alert; Tuvalu climate vulnerability; French Polynesia's ruling party prepares for polls; and more

Retraction: Oro governor refutes bribery trial allegations as false; Nauru detention move criticised; sex trial in French Polynesia abandoned; and more

Panguna mine closer to re-opening; flu kills three in Tonga; Sau set to turn out for Drua; and more

Security forces say they don't know where kidnapped pilot is; new bridge in Fiji; sports venues decaying in PNG; and more

PNG Police seize illegal drugs and guns; James Marape calls for investigations; West Papua independence leader accuses Indonesia; and more

UN ocean treaty is agreed; visa free travel for ni-Vanuatu citizens to New Caledonia; Nauru inducted into Micronesian Islands Forum, and more

A round-up of today's Pacific stories in brief

Ex-PNG minister found guilty; peacekeeping mission raises concerns; overseas minister's first visit to Pacific; and much more

RSE workers 'being managed'; boost for Pacific fishing; and use of gillnets condemned

Search fails to find missing fishermen; 'killer' shark caught; and search for crocodile in Solomon Islands

Petrol rationing in PNG; China's new envoy to the Pacific; and progress on Vanuatu visas

Vanuatu gains Australian help; concerning health figures in Fiji; and jail for killers

Covid orders renewed; killer sentenced in Samoa; and jail for drug traffickers

Buildings damaged in Papua city; Kanak Senate's new president; inquest ordered after prisoner dies; and more

Vow to rebuild Vanuatu chiefs' meeting house; French minister expands Pacific visit; and call for better cancer facilities in PNG