Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s whirlwind trip around the Pacific has dominated headlines, whilst Papua New Guinea’s election is just around the corner.

As the Pacific reopens to the world after COVID-19, it faces serious risks from transnational crime, Jose Sousa-Santos writes.

It’s been a challenging year, but the Pacific is stronger for it, Meg Keen writes.

Pacific nations are starting to embrace the digital finance and blockchain ‘revolution’, but there are risks that will need to be addressed, Ben Bohane writes.

COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the Pacific, with many island nations experiencing their first outbreaks of the pandemic.