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