Towering forward Kitione Salawa is set to make his 50th Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific appearance for the Fijian Drua, while prop Meli Tuni returns to the squad for his first appearance after recovering from injury.

Around 100 participants from Fiji are expected to compete across professional and amateur divisions at the 27th VONU Pro Am Golf Tournament next week at the Denarau Golf and Racquet Club.

Two Chinese tankers laden with oil exited the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, shipping data showed, brightening hopes that the U.S.-Israeli conflict with ​Iran may soon be resolved after positive comments from the U.S. president and his deputy.

They appear in the video in costumes covered in small dots.

The Pacific is no longer just a transit point for illicit drugs and organised crime.

A three-party Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the iTaukei Land Trust Board (TLTB), the iTaukei Trust Fund Board (TTFB), and Tokatoka Sawaieke of Viseisei, Vuda, to explore a major mixed-use commercial development in Lautoka.

Close to 220 tourists from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and Singapore are in Fiji this week for the Ocean Swim Fiji recreational open-water swimming event, contributing to both tourism revenue and community support initiatives.

One of the most expensive Korean films ever made, this epic sci-fi begins as a “breathless rollercoaster ride” and mashes up The Terminator, Predator, Aliens and Avatar.

A tale about forbidden love and Taiwanese food has won the International Booker Prize, becoming the first novel translated from Mandarin Chinese to win the prestigious award.

China and Russia’s leaders are set to meet for ​a summit in Beijing on Wednesday featuring discussions on bilateral and international issues, capped by an intimate tete-a-tete between “old friends” over tea.

A staggering 17 tonnes of illicit drugs, mostly cocaine, have already been seized across the Pacific in just the first five months of this year, raising alarm among regional law enforcement agencies over the rapidly escalating drug trade in Pacific waters.

Transnational organised crime and illicit drug trafficking are escalating across the Pacific, with law enforcement leaders warning that the region is facing a coordinated and growing security threat.