They are increasingly worried that their homeland, a self-governing region of Denmark, has become a pawn in the competition ...

Children wave the national flags of the Republic of China and Palau during then-vice president William Lai’s visit to the country on Nov. 3 ... and disrupt its strategic role in the Pacific, the ...

“On his deathbed he talked a lot about the flag ... the Marshall Islands negotiated with the U.S. when it became independent in 1986. That agreement recognizes the Pacific archipelago as ...

The "One Country ... island to increase defense spending in recent years and extend compulsive military service to one year from four months. U.S. Navy Admiral Samuel Paparo, head of the Indo ...

Nauru, a small island ... from countries with restrictive travel policies. However, the scheme has strict eligibility criteria. Individuals with criminal records or other red flags will be denied ...

Solomon Islands is considering following in the footsteps of other Pacific Island nations by starting a ship ... All vessels on the high sea must have a flag and countries pay to fly under the flag of ...

France has warned that a tiny volcanic island in the South Pacific ... The comments come as countries push for a crackdown on the abuse of the flag-state system. Ship registering is aimed at ...

Now, they are increasingly operating under foreign flags ... island, not conceal its intentions. However, what happens in the Taiwan Strait will not stay in the Taiwan Strait. China’s shadow-fleet ...