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Fiji to strengthen ties with Solomon Islands

FBC News 19 Sep 2023
... Fiji and the Solomon Islands in the area of air services and security.
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Bulldog cheers to this centenarian celebrant: Olmsted Dates and Data

Cleveland 12 Sep 2023
OLMSTED FALLS, Ohio -- Queen for the day. Elizabeth Andorfer wore that honor -- and a crown -- on her 100th birthday Monday (Sept. 11) ... (Joanne Berger DuMound/special to cleveland.com) ... Louie served during World War II and was part of the land campaign at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. Their son, Joe, was an Air Force pilot who served in Vietnam ... 8.
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Fiji and Solomon Islands to strengthen air services

FBC News 09 Sep 2023
Fiji and the Solomon Islands are working together to strengthen their ...
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Some World War II stories never made the news

Leavenworth Times 18 Aug 2023
In April, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the much-admired and respected commander-in-chief of Japan’s Combined Fleet, died at the hands of an Army Air Corps P-38 ambush in the Solomon Islands ... That same month, a P-38 pilot with the unimaginative name of Fred Smith sank a Japanese ship in the Aleutian Islands campaign.
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Washington should halt conflict-provoking moves

China Daily 17 Aug 2023
By comparison, China has no military base in other countries in the Pacific, maintains some facilities in the South China Sea, and has sought law enforcement and security arrangements with the Solomon Islands, much to the ire of Australia and the US.Last year, it used its Navy and Air Force to help victims of a volcano disaster in Tonga.
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US general says allies key to countering China in Pacific

Dawn 01 Aug 2023
The US relationship with Solomon Islands, which last year signed a secretive defence pact with China, was “complicated”, the general said, despite a shared history dating back to World War II when Allied forces fought the Japanese on the island of Guadalcanal ... Solomon Islands is a ...
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US general says allies key to counter China in Pacific

Raw Story 31 Jul 2023
The US relationship with Solomon Islands, which last year signed a secretive defense pact with China, was "complicated", the general said, despite a shared history dating back to World War II when Allied forces fought the Japanese on the island of Guadalcanal ... Solomon Islands is a ...
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US general: Allies to counter China in Pacific

The Manila Times 31 Jul 2023
The US relationship with the Solomon Islands, which last year signed a secretive defense pact with China, was "complicated," the general said, despite a shared history dating back to World War 2 when Allied forces fought the Japanese on the island of Guadalcanal ... Solomon Islands ...
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Full text: Joint Statement on Establishing a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Featuring Mutual Respect and Common Development for a New Era Between the People's Republic of China and Solomon Islands

Xinhua 10 Jul 2023
The two sides formally signed the Agreement Between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of Solomon Islands Relating to Civil Air Transport, and are committed to launching direct flights between the two countries as early as possible.
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Revealed: Why Hipkins has a back-up plane for China trip

NewstalkZB 26 Jun 2023
Seymour said the “out of date air fleet is becoming a source of national embarrassment”. Last year, Ardern was stranded in Antarctica and had to be saved by the Italians, while then-defence minister Peeni Henare was stranded in the Solomon Islands at one point as well after an Air Force C130 Hercules broke down.
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Pacific news in brief for June 23

RNZ 23 Jun 2023
Solomon Islands/Vanuatu - aviation. Solomon Airlines has established a codeshare agreement with Air Vanuatu, enabling both airlines to sell seats on a new flight between Port Vila and Auckland ... Solomon Airlines said it can now offer easy travel from Solomon Islands to New Zealand flying same day from Honiara to Auckland via Port Vila, and vice versa.
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Richard D. Fisher, Jr. On Taiwan: What If We Only Have Six Months?

Taipei Times 18 Jun 2023
Chinese fishing base investments in the Solomon Islands will quickly become full joint missile-air-naval bases to outflank US power projection, contain Australia and New Zealand, dominate trade routes to Latin America, and better secure control over Antarctica — to assure passage ...
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Vanuatu finish India-hosted football cup with victory

RNZ 15 Jun 2023
The Solomon Islands football side has lost the first game of their Asian tour, defeated 4-1 by Malaysia in Kuala Terengganu. The Solomon Islanders grabbed an early lead over the hosts with Bosnian-based striker Raphael Lea'i scoring in the 11th minute ... Group B features Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Samoa and Tonga.
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Brisbane Airport And Air Vanuatu Reconnect Espiritu Santo

Simple Flying 09 Jun 2023
... Air Vanuatu service operated by a Solomon Airlines aircraft.
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ASPA to meet with Fiji Airways

FBC News 30 May 2023
... over an agreement about air services with the Solomon Islands.
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