Australia and Vanuatu sign an agreement blocking China or any other country from building a military base on Vanuatu. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

A research team in Papua New Guinea has discovered a new species of shark that “walks.” HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

The president of a Western Pacific island country has asked the United Nations to place nicotine under global drug control. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

The new Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands said he will review the country’s security treaty with China. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

A conference this week in Tokyo on ocean planning and management is drawing leaders from more than two-dozen island countries. Itʻs being led by the head of a Pacific Island nation. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

The U.S. Coast Guard's newest fast response cutter is now operating in Guam. The ship will patrol the Pacific Island region, and HPR's Derrick Malama has details in the Pacific News Minute.

One of the smallest countries in the world wants to change its name. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

An Australian billionaire and the head of a Paris fashion label plan to burn trash for energy in Fiji. The Pacific nation's U.N. ambassador says the idea risks spoiling a “beach paradise.” HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

The Marshall Islands is taking a novel approach to save energy. It's focused on government offices, closing hours and air conditioning. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

The death toll in Papua New Guinea from Tropical Cyclone Maila has risen to more than 20. Recovery teams have discovered more victims in remote areas.