Papua New Guinea

Pope Francis lands in Papua New Guinea

Pope Francis landed in Papua New Guinea’s capital Port Moresby on Friday (Sep 6), the second stop of a marathon 12-day tour to the Asia-Pacific region.

More than 150 houses were buried beneath debris almost two stories high. Rescuers told local media they heard screams from beneath the earth.

More than 2,000 could be buried in Papua New Guinea landslide, authorities say

The treacherous terrain and the difficulty of getting aid to the site raises the risk few survivors will be found

People gather at the site of a landslide in Maip Mulitaka in Papua New Guinea's Enga Province. The Australian Broadcasting Corp and other local media reported that more than 100 people had been killed.

Hundreds feared dead after landslide hits remote Papua New Guinea village

More than 50 homes, many with people still asleep inside, were buried in the landslide

Grace Fu, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment, and Simo Kilepa, Papua New Guinea Minister of Environment, Conservation and Climate Change, at the Dec 8 signing ceremony of the implementation agreement between Singapore and Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea is sole host country on Singapore’s carbon credit eligibility list

THE Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE) and the National Environment Agency (NEA) published their eligibility list under the International Carbon Credit (ICC) Framework. It is set to ...

Singapore Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu and Papua New Guinea Minister for Environment, Conservation and Climate Change Simo Kilepa at the signing ceremony of the implementation agreement between Singapore and Papua New Guinea. The agreement is aligned with Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.
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Singapore scores first carbon credit transfer deal at COP28

CARBON credits from Papua New Guinea will make up the pool of credits Singapore’s high emitters can use to offset up to 5 per cent of their taxable emissions from 2024. This is when the carbon tax rat...

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (right) gestures as he speaks during a press conference with Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia. Dec 7, 2023.

Australia, Papua New Guinea announce security deal

AUSTRALIA clinched a security deal with Papua New Guinea on Thursday, bolstering ties to a key Pacific neighbour that has been courted persistently by China.

The boutique workshop in Port Moresby hosts a group of women who specialise in intricately lacing plant fibres together to make roomy pouches known as bilums, a symbol of indigenous pride.

Papua New Guinea women weave their way to a living

Inside a compound in Papua New Guinea’s capital, Betty Nabi is putting six decades of expertise to work, weaving traditional bags that can last a lifetime.

Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape (fourth from right), India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (fourth from left) and leaders posing for a group photo during the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation in Port Moresby. Papua New Guinea, May 22, 2023.

Papua New Guinea, US to sign security pact with eye on China

PAPUA New Guinea will sign a defence pact with the United States on Monday, as it hosts Washington’s top diplomat and India’s prime minister for separate talks that will focus on China’s rising influe...

Bus stops with Chinese signage built for the 2018 Apec summit dot Port Moresby.

Envy in Papua New Guinea as Chinese money pours in

In PAPUA New Guinea’s (PNG’s) capital, shanty towns without electricity or water that surround modern high-rise buildings will soon be joined by a new project in the coastal city – a gleaming Chinatow...