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Newly constructed worker's accommodation can be seen in front of the ExxonMobil PNG Limited operated Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant at Caution Bay, located on the outskirts of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Nov. 19, 2018.
The ExxonMobil PNG Limited operated Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant at Caution Bay, located on the outskirts of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Nov 19, 2018.
A visitor walks on a beach with the background of Guan-Tang LNG Receiving Terminal, a major liquefied natural gas import facility in Taiwan, March 25, 2026.
Leaders of Pacific island nations at the Pacific Islands Forum summit in Honiara, Solomon Islands, on Sept. 11, 2025.
Republic of Fiji Military Forces personnel practice servicing cargo for transport with a member of the Royal Australian Air Force during the Australian International Airshow in Avalon, Australia March 26, 2025.
Sailors stand on board HMAS Canberra, facing the Opera House in Sydney, Australia, March 21, 2026.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, left, receives a traditional kava drink during a welcome ceremony alongside Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka at the Grand Pacific Hotel in Suva on July 6, 2026.
A truck damaged by floodwaters in the Ramazon River in the Tinputz district in Northern Bougainville, an autonomous region in Papua New Guinea, due to heavy rains from tropical cyclone Maila.
Cora Diala, a 77-year-old widow from Weraura village, Milne Bay province, Papua New Guinea, in a file photo.
In this file photo, trees that were knocked down by Cyclone Maila have damaged a water tank on Samarai Island, Milne Bay province, Papua New Guinea.
A file photo of Marina Kaisa Eroro, a resident of Samarai Island in Milne Province, Papua New Guinea.
This photo obtained by AFP on April 12, 2026 shows a house damaged by a mud slide at Asiko Village in the Kongara Constituency in Central Bougainville, an autonomous region in Papua New Guinea, due to heavy rains from tropical cyclone Maila.
Experts say the project signals to the region that the US, Japan, India, and Australia can offer more than Beijing.
Marines relocating from Japan and contractors working on new military projects squeeze local housing supply.
Experts say that Matthew Wale will be ‘more moderate’ and ‘less enthusiastic’ about China than his predecessors.
EVS-TAP program makes it easier for Chinese to visit the U.S. territory, but presents security risks, critics say.
