Koror- A low-cost airline company based in Vietnam is going to open a direct flight from Ho Chi Minh to Palau starting September 20. Vietjet Facebook Page Palau will be the newest destination for the Vietjet Air, an airline company servicing various destinations such as Cambodia, Hong Kong, and Japan, among others. It will offer two flights a week to Palau every Tuesday and Friday with its 185-seater Airbus 320 aircraft. The flight will only take about four hours from Ho Chi

Koror- As part of the United States “ economic commitment to peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region,” Palau’s Vice President Raynold Oilouch said that Washington is eager for an early start to the compact talks with each of the three Micronesia’s freely associated states (FAS). Oilouch said this announcement was made by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in his meetings with the leaders of Palau, FSM, and the Marshall Islands, in Pohnpei on August 5. “The big announce

Koror- Micronesia is taking the lead in raising awareness of the devastating impact of waste, especially plastics on the world's oceans and marine life, with a Cleanup Day set for Sep 13. Called the Micronesian Cleanup Day, the initiative was adopted by the Micronesian chief executives of Palau, Guam, CNMI, the Marshall Islands, and the FSM states of Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae during the 25th Micronesian Island Forum (MIF) held in Weno, Chuuk in July. "The Leaders declar

Koror - Visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono announced that the next ministerial interim Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM) will be held for the first time in Fiji in mid-2020. Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono and Palau President Tommy Remengesau Jr. Photo courtesy of Office of the President, Palau Kono first made the pronouncement during his trip to Fiji on August 4 as part of his Asia-Pacific engagements and reiterated it during his first visit to Palau on

Koror- Japan Foreign Minister Taro Kono is scheduled to visit Palau on Aug. 5-7. The official trip by Mr. Kono would be the highest Japanese government official to visit Palau to date. In 2015, then Japan Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visited Palau for two days, including Peleliu, where thousands of Japanese soldiers lost their lives in one of the bloodiest battles in the second world war. Foreign Minister Kono’s visit is part of his latest tour to the Asia-Pacific regi