Chabad Center Miraculously Spared as Wildfire Ravages Pacific Palisades
LOS ANGELES, CA — A devastating wildfire tore through Pacific Palisades this week, leaving behind widespread destruction, but one building stood nearly untouched: the Chabad Jewish Community Center. Surrounded by scorched land…
Vanuatu parliament elects Sato Kilman as prime minister amid China-US rivalry in Pacific Islands
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Vanuatu’s parliament elected Sato Kilman as the nation’s new prime minister on Monday after a court upheld a vote of no-confidence in his predecessor, who had sought…
The US And China Are Ratcheting Up A Tug- Of- War For Influence Over Little-Known Islands In The Pacific
The US And China Are Ratcheting Up A Tug- Of- War For Influence Over Little-Known Islands In The Pacific Micaela Burrow on September 2, 2023 The U.S. and China are competing for…
Union Pacific says two routes into Los Angeles Basin closed due to flooding
(Reuters) – Union Pacific Corp said on Monday that two routes into and out of the Los Angeles Basin were closed due to washouts and flood water over the rail, after parts…
Analysis-In New Zealand, defence and security become election issues amid China’s Pacific push
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – For the first time in decades, foreign and defence policy are in the electoral spotlight in New Zealand, as opinion surveys show public concern about the…
Public debt expected to fall in most Pacific countries -World Bank
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Public debt in most Pacific countries is expected to fall in the next 12 months as countries move towards the gradual unwinding of COVID-19 stimulus and…
U.S. Coast Guard to search, board for PNG, in stepped up Pacific role
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -U.S. Coast Guard officers patrolling Papua New Guinea (PNG) waters will have authority to board foreign vessels suspected of illegal activity in its economic zone without a…
Australia’s Pacific Current receives $388 million buyout offer from Regal Partners
(Reuters) – Australia’s Pacific Current Group received a non-binding buyout proposal from Regal Partners Ltd, which values the asset manager at A$573.5 million ($388.1 million), the companies said on Wednesday. Under the…
Exclusive-US Coast Guard seeks bigger role to search, board vessels in Pacific
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – The United States Coast Guard is in talks with Pacific Island countries to expand its maritime law enforcement role by allowing U.S. officers to board and…
Pacific Gas and Electric says can meet California power demand this summer
(Reuters) – Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) on Friday said it is prepared to meet increased electricity demand in California this summer with new energy supply amid an ongoing heat wave…
Divisive China, Taiwan bids to join Pacific trade pact in focus at meet
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Members of a major trans-Pacific trade pact meeting in Auckland on Sunday are set to discuss applications by China and Taiwan to join the group, proposals…
Cathay Pacific to hire cabin attendants from mainland China from July
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd said on Monday it would in July launch initiatives to improve Mandarin language and cultural understanding, including hiring cabin staff from mainland China, after…
US Military Secures ‘Unimpeded Access’ To Major Pacific Base, Furthering Bid To Outmatch China
US Military Secures ‘Unimpeded Access’ To Major Pacific Base, Furthering Bid To Outmatch China Micaela Burrow on June 15, 2023 The U.S. military would have “unimpeded access” to sites on Papua New…
Biden Says He Plans To Build A ‘Railroad From The Pacific All The Way Across The Indian Ocean’
Biden Says He Plans To Build A ‘Railroad From The Pacific All The Way Across The Indian Ocean’ Nick Pope on June 15, 2023 President Joe Biden said that his administration plans…
Pacific islands, in spotlight, to push climate change in South Korea summit
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Pacific island leaders will meet South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on Monday, their third summit in a week with a large economy as…
US to sign strategic pacts with two Pacific states, hopes for third in weeks
By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will sign new strategic pacts with the Pacific island states of Palau and Micronesia early next week and hopes to do so with…
U.S. to open Vanuatu embassy in latest move to counter China in Pacific
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States plans to open an embassy in the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, the State Department said on Friday, in Washington’s latest move to boost its diplomatic…
HSBC moves China markets head to become adviser to Asia Pacific co-CEOs
By Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) – HSBC has moved its head of markets in Greater China, Justin Chan, to become an adviser to its co-CEOs in Asia Pacific, according to an internal…
Pacific Western Bank faced ‘elevated’ withdrawals after bank failures
(Reuters) – Pacific Western Bank, a unit of PacWest Bankcorp, said on Friday it had witnessed ‘elevated’ withdrawals following the collapses of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, but deposit movements had…
Pacific island leaders meet to show unity amid super power competition
By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) – Pacific island leaders arrived in Fiji on Thursday for a two-day meeting to formalise the return of Kiribati to the 18-member regional bloc, amid tensions between China…
With China looming, U.S. signs MoU with another Pacific island state
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Friday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Federated States of Micronesia, , reflecting a shared understanding on future U.S. assistance…
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific flags up to $893.77 million loss in 2022
(Reuters) -Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd on Friday forecast a fiscal 2022 loss between HK$6.40 billion ($817.18 million) and HK$7.00 billion, but highlighted an upbeat outlook after Hong Kong and mainland China lifted…
Cathay Pacific flight attendant union to start work-to-rule industrial action
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Cathay Pacific Airways Flight Attendants Union said it will start work-to-rule industrial action from Thursday, amid an ongoing dispute over what it has described as long hours that…
‘Setting The Theater’: US, Allies Are Preparing For Conflict In The Pacific
‘Setting The Theater’: US, Allies Are Preparing For Conflict In The Pacific Micaela Burrow on January 15, 2023 The U.S. and allies in the Pacific region are stepping up defense cooperation and…
Pacific storm leaves over 60,000 still without power in California
(Reuters) – More than 60,000 homes and businesses were still without power in California early Friday, according to data from , after a massive Pacific storm unleashed high winds, torrential rains and…
Cathay Pacific Airways aims to return to pre-pandemic levels by end-2024
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd said on Tuesday the group is on track to achieve target of operating up to one-third of pre-pandemic passenger flight capacity levels…
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