Tahitian public services need to evolve, Tong Sang says

Tahitian public services will face some important changes in the years to come, French Polynesia President Gaston Tong Sang announced.
During a meeting held Tuesday afternoon in Papeete, Tong Sang said some public establishments may soon have to be closed.
This will be the consequences of reforms required by the French government.
French Polynesia faces budget woes and ....

MV 'Otuanga'ofa sails for Tonga

MV 'Otuanga'ofa sails from Tokyo. Photo courtesy ISB Co. Ltd.
TONGA'S new inter island ferry the MV 'Otuanga'ofa left Japan on September 27 on its way to Tonga where it is expected to arrive in Nuku'alofa on October 15.

Tongans give over $839,000 for Christchurch earthquake appeal

TONGA'S Christchurch Earthquake Appeal fund has collected $839,957 pa'anga to date with more cash donations expected to be raised in a second national radiothon appeal to be held on Thursday, September 29 in Nuku'alofa.

Nobles to close last Parliament session today, Tonga

Peoples Voice, Sep 30, 2010

US slaughter intensifies in Afghanistan

The US military claimed responsibility for killing scores of insurgents over the weekend as it unleashed its long-awaited offensive against Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city. The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), the NATO umbrella organization for the US-led occupation, reported the largest body counts in two eastern regions of the country.

Senior Chinese leaders attend reception to mark National Day

Jia Qinglin, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, addresses a reception in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 29, 2010, to mark the 61st anniversary of the founding of New China, which falls on Oct. 1. Jia Qinglin, Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang, all members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, joined 3,500 guests, including representatives of overseas Chinese and compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, at the reception. (Xinhua/Zhang Duo)

Fairies dazzle Fatima Lopes show at Paris Fashion Week

A model presents a creation by Portuguese designer Fatima Lopes as part of her Spring/Summer 2011 women's ready-to-wear fashion collection during Paris Fashion Week September 28, 2010. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

S Korea, DPRK agree to hold military talks Thursday

SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's defense ministry said Wednesday the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) agreed to hold working-level military talks on Thursday, which will mark the first such talks in nearly two years, local media reported.

China to launch second lunar probe

XICHANG, Sichuan, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- China will launch its second lunar probe, Chang'e II, at an appropriate time between Oct. 1 and 3, the Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC) in southwest China's Sichuan Province announced Wednesday.

S Korea, DPRK wrap up military talks without progress

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) ended Thursday their first working-level military talks in two years without progress, officials in Seoul said.