HONIARA: When Solomon Islander Dennis Phillip struck metal while ploughing his field, he discovered not a rock — but one of the many unexploded World War II bombs still buried beneath the Pacific ...

Japanese and Allied forces waged a savage campaign across the Solomon Islands from 1942 to 1945, in which tens of thousands were killed. They left behind bombs now buried under homes, schools, ...

IT IS A 20 MILE WIDE STRETCH OF WATER IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC’S SOLOMON ISLAND CHAIN, KNOWN AS IRONBOTTOM SOUND. IRONBOTTOM SOUND WAS THE SITE OF PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL NAVAL BATTLES, ACTUALLY ...

AUKI, Solomon Islands -- Joycelyn Funusui leaves her home most mornings before dawn, crammed among fellow travelers in the open-air back of a truck, lugging bananas and potatoes to sell in the ...

China has exported its village surveillance model to the Solomon Islands in the Pacific, where Chinese police are piloting fingerprint and data collection to curb social unrest, officials and locals ...

SYDNEY-China has exported its village surveillance model to the Solomon Islands in the Pacific, where Chinese police are piloting fingerprint and data collection to curb social unrest, officials and ...

The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), Oceania’s main international body, is gathering in the Solomon Islands this week. Member states include Australia and New Zealand, while the US and China, who are not ...

China, US barred from Pacific Islands Forum as leaders gather for annual summit in the Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele, attending the 2023 Pacific Island Forum as ...

In a rare glimpse into Beijing’s naked interference in the rule of Pacific island nations, The Australian can reveal how China’s Solomon Islands embassy orchestrated moves to sideline prominent MPs ...

With the next Pacific Islands Forum poised to convene in Honiara next month, the Solomon Islands’ decision to exclude all external dialogue partners has reignited debate over the cost of regional ...

The Solomon Islands has blocked leaders from nearly two dozen countries, including China and the US, from attending Pacific Islands Forum. Sources said PM Jeremiah Manele's decision was to avoid ...