After North Korea conducted a new missile test on Monday, experts warn the hermit country has a date circled on its calendar for more possible provocations.
Experts from the United Nations nuclear agency have inspected the treated radioactive wastewater that has been discharged into the Pacific from Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant.
In the face of continued aggression from China, Taiwan president-elect Lai Ching-te appointed new foreign and defense ministers. China sees Taiwan as its sovereign territory.
Solomon Islands pro-Bejing Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare will not remain head of the South Pacific island nation’s government following general elections.
Philippine ships were blasted by water cannons from Chinese coast guard ships in the latest such incident as China asserts dominance in the South China Sea.
Authorities warned locals of possible super-hot volcanic clouds and a tsunami if the mountain falls into the sea following another eruption of Indonesia's Mount Ruang volcano.
China alleges that in 2016, the Philippines entered into an unwritten agreement that restricted access by military and other official ships to islands in the South China Sea.
Australia accused China of unsafe behavior when a Chinese fighter jet dropped flares in front of an Australian helicopter. Beijing has not commented on the incident.
China blamed Australia for a recent encounter over the Yellow Sea in which a Chinese jet dropped flares near an Australian helicopter when it got too close to Chinese airspace.
Former Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has been sentenced to prison for attempting to obstruct a criminal investigation during his time in office.
Australia and the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu came to a new security agreement that eased the latter's concerns over the deal's effects on its sovereignty.
In Indonesia, heavy rains and a landslide caused a river to overflow its banks, resulting in flash floods that have killed at least 44 people with 15 still missing.
Authorities in New Caledonia have implemented a two-day curfew and banned gatherings following violent unrest in Noumea and other areas, officials said.
French President Emmanuel Macron is considering imposing a state of emergency in New Caledonia, a French territory in the Pacific, in response to a surge in violence.
Indonesian authorities have seeded clouds in a bid to prevent further rainfall after flash floods that hit the country's Sumatra Island over the weekend left at least 59 people dead.
Riots have erupted in New Caledonia, resulting in four deaths and widespread destruction. France has declared a state of emergency and aims to restore order.
After France imposed a state of emergency in New Caledonia, violent incidents slightly declined following the deployment of promised reinforcements, authorities say.
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