A round-up of news from around the region, including the adjournment of the Vanuatu parliament due to lack of a quorum.

Alongside a significant number of South Sea Islanders, many are descendants of the Kanakas, or Blackbirds, a label derived from the form of slavery that bears its name. Blackbirding was the coercive ...

In the heart of Thailand's premier island destination, a small but significant initiative is taking root—one that may reshape ...