Palau

Palau has become the latest Pacific country to join a regional conservation initiative to protect shark and ray species in its waters.

Police from around the region have gathered in Pohnpei for a workshop aimed at improving how they deal with gender violence and discrimination against women.

A professor of meteorology at the University of Guam says drought conditions in Micronesia are easing but normal levels of rainfall are unlikely to return until the end of the year.

Palau has come out on top in an assessment of press freedom in the Asia-Pacific region.

Pacific Oceania have beaten Iran 3-0 in their latest tennis tie at the Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group Two event in Thailand.

Palau's President Tommy Remengesau says he wants to more than double the minimum wage within a decade.

The captain of the Pacific Oceania Fed Cup tennis team says next month's tie in Thailand is an opportunity for some new faces to impress on the global stage.

Pacific Oceania belive they're ready to take the next step and win promotion in next month's Fed Cup tennis tie in Thailand.

Rain has fallen in Palau for the first time in months but it has not been enough to avert a serious water shortage.

Forecasters say a severe drought that has hit Micronesia is expected to worsen over the next few weeks.

Palau has legislated for a new Energy Administration in an attempt to completely reshape the sector.

Palau will face its second United Nations human rights review in Geneva on Friday.

The number of Chinese tourists in Palau doubled last year over 2014 and Chinese visitors now account for a majority.

The president of Palau, Tommy Remengesau, says the COP 21 agreement is going to fall short on what needs to be done to combat climate change.

Palau has become the first Pacific island country to ratify an international agreement to combat illegal fishing.

The government of Palau has approved the creation of a new marine sanctuary the size of California, that will be one of the world's largest protected areas of ocean.

Palau has established diplomatic relations with Cuba.