Tokyo (AFP) – Palau's President Surangel Whipps on Wednesday said the tiny country, one of Taiwan's few diplomatic allies, had suffered a major cyberattack, pointing the finger at China. The Pacific ...

TOKYO -- Palau's President Surangel Whipps said on Wednesday that the island country was hit by a major cyberattack in March, just as it reached an agreement with the U.S. on a two-decade aid package.

Area: 458 sq. km. (about 190 sq. mi.) in eight main islands plus more than 250 islets. Cities: Capital--Melekeok (pop. 391). Terrain: Varies from mountainous main island to smaller, reef-rimmed coral ...

Palau made history a decade ago when it closed off 80% of its oceans to any kind of fishing. A proposal to open up some of its marine sanctuary to fishing has divided residents on how best to protect ...

This page is no longer being updated. It was last updated on 12 November 2024 More than 200 volcanic and coral islands, many of them surrounded by a single barrier reef, make up the northern Pacific ...

TOKYO -- Japan, the U.S. and Australia will finance the connection of a submarine internet cable to the Pacific island nation of Palau, Nikkei has learned, in a project meant as a counterweight to ...

The island nation of Palau is home to nearly 100 different species of native orchids. More than 30 are found nowhere else on Earth. Smithsonian biologists journeyed to the islands to find secrets to ...

The island nation of Palau has taken a bold step in a new direction towards conservation: requiring every incoming visitor to sign a stamped pledge in their passports to be good environmental stewards ...

The president of the Pacific Islands nation of Palau, Surangel Whipps Jr., was returned for a second term after a national election held last week, a final tally by the Palau Election Commission ...

The Ministry of Finance of Palau officially launched the second phase of its Palau Stablecoin (PSC) program. Jay Hunter Anson, a cybersecurity consultant in Palau and adviser to the Ministry of ...