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Palau burns Vietnamese boats caught fishing illegally

June 21, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Elaine Kurtenbach Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The tiny Pacific nation of Palau, fighting a rising tide of illegal fishing in its waters, has set fire to four boats belonging to Vietnamese caught poaching sea cucumbers and other marine life in its waters. Palau’s president, Tommy Remengesau Jr., said the boats were burned Friday […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Asia, China, EEZ, IUU, Jarvis Island, Johanne Fischer, Johnston Atoll, Le Hai Binh, Nearby Indonesia, New Zealand-based, Palau, Philippines, Rock Islands Southern Lagoon, Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Seth Horstmeyer, South Pacific Ocean, South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organization, Tommy Remengesau Jr, Vietnamese, Vol 34 No 26 | June 20 - June 26, Wake Atoll, japan

King says Tonga should move to nuclear power

June 17, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga (AP) — The impoverished South Pacific island nation of Tonga should move quickly toward nuclear power as its main source of electricity, its king said on June 11.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Australia, King George, King Taufa, Molly Melhuish, New Zealand-based, South Pacific, Tonga Energy Road Map, Vol 29 No 25 | June 19 - June 25, guinea, poverty

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