Second Pacific nation in a week ditches Taiwan for Beijing
Kiribati has become the second nation in a week to drop Taiwan as a diplomatic ally and move towards Beijing, Taipei's foreign ministry announced Friday.
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Where is the new year celebrated first?
It would make for a great "Jeopardy" answer: The Pacific island groups of Samoa and Kiribati share this annual first-in-the-world distinction.
Search and rescue operations suspended for missing Kiribati ferry
International search and rescue operations for the missing inter-island ferry in Kiribati have been suspended, New Zealand Maritime authorities announced Friday.
Seven survivors of missing ferry rescued after days adrift in Pacific
Seven people who were on a ferry that went missing in the South Pacific a week ago were rescued Sunday, New Zealand authorities say.
