Solomon Islands

  • Jun 10, 2002
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NEW CALEDONIA: Nickel aids stability

Plans to expand nickel production will boost the local economy and provide new financial...

New Caledonia
  • May 30, 2002
  • 6 min read

EAST ASIA: Toxic trade thrives on poverty

East Asia's traffic in toxic waste is a quasi-legal trade that thrives on the commercial logic...

East Asia
  • May 30, 2002
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EAST ASIA: Toxic waste trade

East Asia's traffic in toxic waste is a quasi-legal trade that thrives on the commercial logic...

East Asia
  • May 8, 2002
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SOLOMON ISLANDS/TAIWAN: Toxic waste deal

The Solomon Islands has agreed to accept 3 million tonnes of hazardous waste from Taiwan...

Solomon Islands
  • Jan 4, 2002
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: Challenges face new government

The election has returned the country to democratic government following the June 2000 coup....

Solomon Islands
  • Jan 4, 2002
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SOLOMON ISLANDS:

The commitment of the new government to undertake reforms necessary to tackle corruption and a...

Solomon Islands
  • Aug 24, 2001
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FIJI:

The treason trial of George Speight, who led the May 2000, ethnic-Fijian supremacist coup that...

Fiji
  • Aug 23, 2001
  • 7 min read

PACIFIC: Poor prospects for island states

The Asian Development Bank has blamed political instability on the recent poor economic...

Pacific