A new breed of police dog, the Chinese Kunming Dog, is being used as an ambassador of international security ‘cooperation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/31/world/chinese-diplomacy-goes-to-the-dogs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #globaldevelopmentinitiative #kunmingdog #solomonislands #fiji #police
📣 New Podcast! "7 December 1959: Fiji oil strike" on @Spreaker #fiji #history #workers
https://www.spreaker.com/episode/7-december-1959-fiji-oil-strike--68813157
Blowout triumphs by Japan and defending champion Fiji in the Pacific Nations Cup semifinals set the stage for a rematch of last year's final. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/16/more-sports/japan-fiji-rematch-pacific-nations-cup/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports#eddiejones#braveblossoms #fiji #pacificnationscup
A Chinese corporation has pledged 1 billion Australian dollars to Nauru, ahead of a meeting of foreign ministers of the Pacific Islands Forum regional bloc this week and the region's top political meeting next month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/12/asia-pacific/politics/china-us-pacific-islands-funds-meet/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #us #pacificocean #oceania #fiji #nauru
All but forgotten in the hype of a British and Irish Lions tour, Fiji has gathered in a rain-soaked corner of eastern Australia to plot a confidence-killing defeat of Joe Schmidt's Wallabies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/02/more-sports/fiji-australia-rugby-test/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #fiji #australia #mickbyrne #billmata