The forward deployment of warships marks Washington's commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, the Navy ...

The South Pacific is a rich collection of islands and archipelagos with a dizzying array of options for visitors. The easiest ...

The first simultaneous deployment of two Chinese carrier groups beyond the strategically vital First Island Chain took place ...

President Donald Trump has opened one the largest protected swaths of the Central Pacific Ocean to commercial fishing, lifting a ban that sought to help conserve the region’s imperiled fish ...

A United States aircraft carrier continued its transit to the Middle East following a stop at a military hub in the Western Pacific Ocean, while its sister ship began its voyage from the U.S. West ...

When the Cook Islands was granted “internal self-government” in 1965—while still remaining a New Zealand colony—Albert Henry’s Cook Islands Party won the territory’s first election.

Pacific allies don’t usually air their dirty laundry in public. But a rare on-the-record dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the poor and isolated island nation ...

A brilliant map showed just how big the Pacific Ocean is. The Ocean, which is around 32 percent of the planet’s total surface area and 46 percent of its water surface, covers 165.25 million ...

The PLA Navy’s Liaoning CSG (Carrier Strike Group), operating in the western Pacific’s SCS (South China Sea) since Sep. 17-18, 2024, saw approximately 130 take-offs and landings by carrier ...

It departed the U.S. island territory in the Western Pacific Ocean the following day. During the brief visit, the ship onloaded more than 700 pallets of parts, food and mail.

Britain began building its Pacific empire out into the islands from 1788 when settlers first began colonizing what became known as Australia, and then New Zealand 50 years later in 1840.

In a world increasingly concerned with environmental sustainability, Japan is making strides in helping the Pacific island countries achieve U.N. Sustainable Development Goal 14 (Life Below Water).