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
A remote Pacific nation selling passports to fund climate action has approved just six applicants since early this year, but officials said interest in joining the low-lying, largely barren island is increasing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/09/nauru-passports-climate-action/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #nauru #climatechange