A set of conjoined twins, Tom and Sawong, were born in Papua New Guinea on October 9. The hospital they are being treated at has recommended they should not be separated or at least one twin will die.

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Participants at a press conference today urged Malaysian and Malaysian-linked timber companies to relinquish their licences to carry out forest clearing activities in Papua New Guinea. A think tank ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — The leaders of Australia and Papua New Guinea signed a major bilateral defense treaty Monday that China believes targets it unfairly. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ...

SYDNEY, Oct 2 (Reuters) - The Papua New Guinea cabinet has approved a defence treaty with Australia, Prime Minister James Marape said on Thursday, as Canberra seeks to block China from expanding its ...

Papua New Guinea has selected “Papa Buka” as its inaugural submission to the Academy Awards, marking the first time the Pacific nation has entered the international feature film category at the Oscars ...

The World Bank's Papua New Guinea (PNG) Economic Update offers a comprehensive evaluation of the country's economy, highlighting the challenges and opportunities for sustainable growth, macro-fiscal ...

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation This Selected Issues paper proposes to strengthen Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) authorities’ fiscal framework by introducing a ...

Papua New Guinea’s prime minister, James Marape, opposes deep-sea mining in Papua New Guinea, according to comments made at the United Nations Ocean Conference and directly to Mongabay. Contradicting ...

Following Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s May 2025 re-election, Australia is advancing a historic defence treaty with Papua New Guinea. Rooted in shared history and strategic urgency amid ...

A tsunami warning was issued for Papua New Guinea following a powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The tsunami warning was rescinded just after 7 p.m. ET on Friday.

The earthquake was centered 194 km southeast of Kimbe. A strong 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck near Papua New Guinea on Saturday morning local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The ...