The new prime minister in the Pacific Island nation of Tuvalu said on Friday his country shares democratic values with Taiwan and reaffirmed that his government would maintain diplomatic ties with Taipei, ruling out a shift to Beijing. Prime Minister Feleti Teo spoke to The Associated Press via Zoom, his first interview with international media … Read more
Tuvalu’s former Attorney General Feleti Teo was named prime minister of the tiny South Pacific nation Monday after elections a month ago ousted the last government leader. Teo was the only candidate nominated by his 15 lawmaker colleagues and Governor General Tofiga Vaevalu Falani declared him elected without a vote, government secretary Tufoua Panapa said … Read more
In an ever-evolving world of diplomacy, it’s time for the United States to set its sights on a new horizon. Tuvalu, the least visited and fourth smallest country in the world, might not be on everyone’s radar but it holds a world of potential. The United States first appointed an ambassador to Tuvalu in 1980 … Read more
The history of the world is one of the rise and fall of nations. Cultures evolve, but they also disappear. Yet it is only in recent decades that have we come to fully understand what we lose when cultures disappear. When, for example, a language dies, a unique facet of humanity and ways of understanding … Read more