SYDNEY, Australia — The Pacific Island nation of Palau, important to the U.S. military amid tensions with China, and among a dozen allies of Taiwan, holds a national election for president on Tuesday.

Palau President Surangel S. Whipps Jr. is taking his campaign against deep-sea mining to a global stage, and his message for ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) -The national congress of Palau has said it "cannot accept" a United States proposal for the Pacific Islands nation to accept asylum seekers from third countries, as its president ...

The former US ambassador to Palau says Taiwan should strengthen ties in the Pacific beyond its formal diplomatic allies.

In an exclusive interview with Hawaii News Now, Palau President Surangel Whipps, Jr. says China is reaping the benefits of U.S. investment in the region.

Palau, a country in the western Pacific Ocean that consists of some 340 coral and volcanic islands, signed an agreement with the Trump administration to take in up to 75 "third-country nationals," in ...