Concern around Kiribati’s security partnership with China has been growing since its switch in diplomatic recognition from ...

Since coming to power, Maamau has drawn Kiribati ever closer to Beijing, betting ties with the world’s second largest economy will help his country meet ambitious 2036 development goals.

Taneti Maamau, the pro-China President of Kiribati, has retained his seat in the country's parliamentary election. Maamau is seeking a third term as the Pacific island country's president later ...

Beijing has been sending small teams of police to train Kiribati’s stretched forces in the lead-up to the election, a development that has raised eyebrows among Pacific watchers.

Kiribati’s pro-China President Taneti Maamau and opposition leader Tessie Lambourne won their seats in a national election held in the remote Pacific Island nation, unofficial results showed today.

Some saw Beijing’s hand in Maamau’s decision to leave the alliance, a claim China’s Foreign Ministry rejected as “completely groundless” during a regular news briefing Monday.

SYDNEY/TAIPEI (Reuters) - The presidential run-off in the Pacific island nation of Kiribati between a pro-Beijing leader and an opposition candidate sympathetic to Taiwan is the most aggressive ...

(MENAFN - The Peninsula) QNA Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent a cable of congratulations to HE President of the Republic of Kiribati Taneti Maamau, on the occasion of ...

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent a cable of congratulations to HE President of the Republic of Kiribati Taneti Maamau, on the occasion of his country's National Day.

(Reuters) - Kiribati's pro-China President Taneti Maamau and opposition leader Tessie Lambourne won their seats in a national election held in the remote Pacific Island nation, unofficial results ...