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No Warships Allowed, Says Island Nation Amid Growing Closeness With China
A snap ban on foreign military vessels docking in Solomon Islands applies to "all countries in the world", a spokesman for the Pacific nation's prime minister told AFP Wednesday.
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This Small Island Nation Gets $66 Million China Loan To Fund Huawei Work
Solomon Islands said Thursday that it had secured a $66 million loan from China to fund tech giant Huawei building 161 telecommunications towers across the Pacific nation.
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Australia Warns Against Pacific Security Pact After China's "Interference" Remark
Australia's foreign minister Penny Wong warned on a visit to Fiji on Friday that there were regional consequences to the Solomon Islands' security pact with China.
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NASA Captures Eruption Of "Sharkcano", The Underwater Volcano Where Sharks Live
Kavachi volcano in the Solomon Islands, which is one of the most active submarine volcanoes in the Pacific Ocean and most known for its shark inhabitants, is showing increased plumes, as per the American space agency NASA.
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Australia's Response To Controversial Solomon Islands-China Security Pact
Australia's Minister for the Pacific was dispatched to the Solomon Islands on Tuesday over a controversial security pact Western allies fear will enable a Chinese military foothold in the South Pacific.
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Rare US Official's Visit To Solomon Islands Amid China Pact Alarm: Report
The White House's top Asia official is set to travel to the Solomon Islands in a rare high-level visit that underscores alarm in Washington over the Pacific nation's security pact with China, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
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"Will Not Be Careless": Solomon Islands Says Won't Allow Chinese Army Base
Amid a regional backlash, the Solomon Islands said it would not allow a Chinese military base in the Pacific islands nation despite its plans to sign a security pact with Beijing.
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"Nonsense": Solomon Islands PM On Reports Of China Pressure For Army Base
The Solomon Islands' prime minister said Tuesday that a contentious security agreement with Beijing was "ready for signing", denying reports that his country had been pressured to allow a Chinese naval base to be built in the Pacific island nation.
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US Expands Pacific Presence With Soloman Islands Embassy After 29 Years
The United States plans to re-establish an embassy in the Solomon Islands, a senior State Department official said Saturday, 29 years after downgrading its diplomatic presence there.
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How China-Taiwan Issue Resulted In Riots, Looting In This Island Nation
Angry riots that left buildings burning in the Solomon Islands capital on Thursday are the latest flare-up in two decades of tensions in the Pacific nation that have often ensnared Chinese businesses.
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Australia To Deploy Police, Military To Solomon Islands As Protests Spread
Australia will deploy more than 100 police and military personnel to aid the Solomon Islands, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday, as protesters in the Pacific Island nation defied a curfew to protest for a second consecutive day.
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Stung By Criticism, Solomon Islands To Ban Facebook
The Solomon Islands is reportedly planning to ban Facebook after the government received harsh criticism on the social media platform, sparking outrage among rights groups and opposition figures in the Pacific island nation.
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Deadly Pacific Cyclone Harold Destroys Buildings, Injures Many In Fiji
A deadly Pacific storm slammed into Fiji on Wednesday, tearing off roofs and flooding towns, after leaving a trail of destruction in the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
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Four Survive 32 Days Adrift In Pacific, Ate Coconuts, Drank Rainwater
Four people survived a month adrift in the Pacific by eating coconuts and drinking rainwater in an ordeal that claimed the lives of eight of their companions, including a baby, reports said Wednesday.
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China "Leases" Pacific Island After Solomons Cuts Ties With Taiwan
A Chinese company signed an agreement to lease an entire island in the Solomon Islands a day after Beijing recruited the Pacific nation as its latest ally in the strategically important region, according to documents obtained by AFP Thursday.
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No Warships Allowed, Says Island Nation Amid Growing Closeness With China
A snap ban on foreign military vessels docking in Solomon Islands applies to "all countries in the world", a spokesman for the Pacific nation's prime minister told AFP Wednesday.
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This Small Island Nation Gets $66 Million China Loan To Fund Huawei Work
Solomon Islands said Thursday that it had secured a $66 million loan from China to fund tech giant Huawei building 161 telecommunications towers across the Pacific nation.
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Australia Warns Against Pacific Security Pact After China's "Interference" Remark
Australia's foreign minister Penny Wong warned on a visit to Fiji on Friday that there were regional consequences to the Solomon Islands' security pact with China.
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NASA Captures Eruption Of "Sharkcano", The Underwater Volcano Where Sharks Live
Kavachi volcano in the Solomon Islands, which is one of the most active submarine volcanoes in the Pacific Ocean and most known for its shark inhabitants, is showing increased plumes, as per the American space agency NASA.
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Australia's Response To Controversial Solomon Islands-China Security Pact
Australia's Minister for the Pacific was dispatched to the Solomon Islands on Tuesday over a controversial security pact Western allies fear will enable a Chinese military foothold in the South Pacific.
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Rare US Official's Visit To Solomon Islands Amid China Pact Alarm: Report
The White House's top Asia official is set to travel to the Solomon Islands in a rare high-level visit that underscores alarm in Washington over the Pacific nation's security pact with China, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
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"Will Not Be Careless": Solomon Islands Says Won't Allow Chinese Army Base
Amid a regional backlash, the Solomon Islands said it would not allow a Chinese military base in the Pacific islands nation despite its plans to sign a security pact with Beijing.
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"Nonsense": Solomon Islands PM On Reports Of China Pressure For Army Base
The Solomon Islands' prime minister said Tuesday that a contentious security agreement with Beijing was "ready for signing", denying reports that his country had been pressured to allow a Chinese naval base to be built in the Pacific island nation.
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US Expands Pacific Presence With Soloman Islands Embassy After 29 Years
The United States plans to re-establish an embassy in the Solomon Islands, a senior State Department official said Saturday, 29 years after downgrading its diplomatic presence there.
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How China-Taiwan Issue Resulted In Riots, Looting In This Island Nation
Angry riots that left buildings burning in the Solomon Islands capital on Thursday are the latest flare-up in two decades of tensions in the Pacific nation that have often ensnared Chinese businesses.
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Australia To Deploy Police, Military To Solomon Islands As Protests Spread
Australia will deploy more than 100 police and military personnel to aid the Solomon Islands, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday, as protesters in the Pacific Island nation defied a curfew to protest for a second consecutive day.
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Stung By Criticism, Solomon Islands To Ban Facebook
The Solomon Islands is reportedly planning to ban Facebook after the government received harsh criticism on the social media platform, sparking outrage among rights groups and opposition figures in the Pacific island nation.
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Deadly Pacific Cyclone Harold Destroys Buildings, Injures Many In Fiji
A deadly Pacific storm slammed into Fiji on Wednesday, tearing off roofs and flooding towns, after leaving a trail of destruction in the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
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Four Survive 32 Days Adrift In Pacific, Ate Coconuts, Drank Rainwater
Four people survived a month adrift in the Pacific by eating coconuts and drinking rainwater in an ordeal that claimed the lives of eight of their companions, including a baby, reports said Wednesday.
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China "Leases" Pacific Island After Solomons Cuts Ties With Taiwan
A Chinese company signed an agreement to lease an entire island in the Solomon Islands a day after Beijing recruited the Pacific nation as its latest ally in the strategically important region, according to documents obtained by AFP Thursday.
