Australia's deputy prime minister pledged support to the Solomon Islands during a visit to the archipelago nation on Tuesday, as Canberra intensifies efforts to counter China's growing influence in ...

Renewable energy only makes up 2% of the Solomon Islands’ electricity mix. Image: Namkoo Solar. A group of investment firms led by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has partnered with the government of ...

Research shows reform could drive country to upper-middle income status by 2040 HONIARA, September 18, 2024 – A comprehensive and ambitious reform effort could lift economic growth in the Solomon ...

SYDNEY, June 6 (Reuters) - Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Canberra wanted deeper ties with its Pacific neighbour Solomon Islands and a region where decisions are made "without fear", as ...

SYDNEY, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Australia will provide over $100 million to help the Solomon Islands, which also has security ties with China, expand its police force so it can reduce its reliance on ...

PORT MORESBY, September 18, 2025 - The World Bank has announced the appointment of Han Fraeters as the World Bank's Division Director for Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu, effective ...

Solomon Islands underwent significant political transformation in 2024 as Jeremiah Manele became Prime Minister following the April elections that ended Manasseh Sogavare's leadership. While Manele's ...

The former diplomat says it was certainly "possible" that China was after a military base in Solomon Islands, and it was "naïve" to assume it wasn't looking for new military footholds in the broader ...

Eighty years after some of World War II’s fiercest battles, unexploded bombs still endanger communities across the Solomon Islands. The HALO Trust and local authorities are racing to clear tens of ...