Palau

Russian President Vladimir Putin says there are good opportunities to cooperate with Palau in tourism.

Tonga suffered a narrow 7-5 defeat against Trinidad and Tobago this morning in a high-octane women's futsal match at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires.

It's been a tough start for Pacific Islands athletes at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires.

Palau and Wallis and Futuna have eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem, while a mass eradication campaign is underway in American Samoa.

The European Union has removed Palau from its list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions.

Palau's president has joined calls from Kiribati and Nauru for the UN to recognise Taiwan.

Palau has echoed calls for the United Nations to appoint a special representative on climate change.

Palau has asked China to remove a research vessel found operating in the country's waters.

Palau's Supreme Court has allowed the jailed heir of the global logistics giant DHL, Larry Hillbroom Junior, to leave the country to access treatment.

A man arrested by an Indian anti-terror police was reportedly radicalised by Muslim extremist groups during his stay in Palau.

Palau will start importing fresh produce from Taiwan for the first time next month, in a breakaway from its reliance on the United States.

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.